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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 156, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 29, 2025Albany County, Laramie County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2025, 2:22 PM MDT for Albany County, Laramie County, Wyoming. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 29, 2025, 2:22 PM MDT (20:22 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2025, 3:15 PM MDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Albany County, WY, Laramie County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 29, 1:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 29, 12:09 PM MDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 12:09 PM MDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 12:33 AM MDT, 13 hours 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1233 AM MDT Sun Jun 29 2025

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-300645-
Dawes County-Box Butte County-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County-
Morrill County-Kimball County-Cheyenne County-
Northern Sioux County-Southern Sioux County-
Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County-
North Laramie Range-Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-
Shirley Basin-Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
East Platte County-Goshen County-Central Carbon County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-Southwest Carbon County-
Sierra Madre Range-Upper North Platte River Basin-Snowy Range-
Laramie Valley-South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Central Laramie County-East Laramie County-
1233 AM MDT Sun Jun 29 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of panhandle
Nebraska...east central Wyoming...south central Wyoming and
southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

- Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected Sunday. A few
  storms will have the potential to become strong to severe.

- Elevated fire weather conditions continue for Carbon county

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

- Warm temperatures and daily coverage of isolated to scattered
  afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms expected for
  Monday through Saturday.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotters are encouraged to report severe weather to the National
Weather Service in Cheyenne.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:28 PM MDT, 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
128 PM MDT Sun Jun 29 2025

WYZ116>118-292015-
South Laramie Range WY-Central Laramie County WY-
South Laramie Range Foothills WY-
128 PM MDT Sun Jun 29 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LARAMIE COUNTY
THROUGH 215 PM MDT...

At 127 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Willadsen Estates, or 19 miles southwest of Cheyenne, moving east at
25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Cheyenne, Willadsen Estates, South Greeley Highway, Fox Farm-College,
Cheyenne Regional Airport, Warren AFB, Frontier Park, South Cheyenne,
Winchester Hills, Bison Crossing, and Cowboy Ranch South.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 25 in Wyoming between mile markers 1 and 11.
 Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 345 and 363.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4108 10523 4117 10477 4100 10476 4100 10522
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 261DEG 21KT 4102 10513

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Goatley
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:02 PM MDT, 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
202 PM MDT Sun Jun 29 2025

WYZ116-117-292045-
South Laramie Range WY-South Laramie Range Foothills WY-
202 PM MDT Sun Jun 29 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ALBANY AND
SOUTHWESTERN LARAMIE COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM MDT...

At 201 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Pine Grove Estates, or 22 miles west of Cheyenne, moving east at 20
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Happy Valley, Willadsen Estates, Silver Sage Estates, Granite Canon,
Granite Springs Reservoir, Crystal Lake Reservoir, Curt Gowdy State
Park, Pine Grove Estates, Buford, Ranchettes, and Cheyenne Pass.

This includes Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 335 and
356.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
southeastern Wyoming.

&&

LAT...LON 4109 10530 4118 10533 4123 10489 4101 10491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 270DEG 19KT 4114 10522

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 7:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse53 min
Jun 28, 7:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSCarbon72 min
Jun 28, 8:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSPlatte49 min
Jun 28, 9:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara60 min
Jun 28, 9:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSCarbon59 min
Jun 28, 9:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSNiobrara32 min
Jun 28, 9:44 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon2 hr
Jun 28, 10:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany47 min
Jun 28, 10:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSPlatte46 min
Jun 29, 1:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie47 min
Jun 29, 2:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie43 min
Jun 29, 2:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany39 min
Jun 29, 2:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie50 min
Jun 29, 3:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSAlbany, Carbon31 min
Jun 29, 3:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Laramie66 min
Jun 29, 4:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie34 min
Jun 29, 4:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSGoshen, Laramie54 min
Jun 29, 4:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Laramie, Platte63 min
Jun 29, 5:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSPlatte40 min
Jun 29, 5:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSGoshen57 min
Jun 29, 5:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSCarbon22 min
Jun 29, 5:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Platte54 min
Jun 29, 5:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Platte57 min
Jun 28, 6:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBox Butte49 min
Jun 28, 6:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSScotts Bluff55 min
Jun 28, 6:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSMorrill53 min
Jun 28, 6:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSScotts Bluff, Sioux38 min
Jun 28, 7:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBox Butte, Morrill, Sioux49 min
Jun 28, 8:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBox Butte51 min
Jun 29, 5:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSBanner, Morrill, Scotts Bluff36 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.