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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 264, NWS Cheyenne, WY

July 29, 2025Albany County, Goshen County, Platte County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2025, 9:56 PM MDT for Albany County, Goshen County, Platte County, Wyoming. It was in force for 49 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: Jul 29, 2025, 9:56 PM MDT (03:56 UTC)
Expired: Jul 29, 2025, 10:45 PM MDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Albany County, WY, Goshen County, WY, Platte County, WY

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 29, 6:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 29, 6:53 PM MDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 29, 7:01 PM MDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
701 PM MDT Tue Jul 29 2025

WYZ109-110-113-300130-
Upper North Platte River Basin WY-North Snowy Range Foothills WY-
Central Carbon County WY-
701 PM MDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY THROUGH
730 PM MDT...

At 701 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles south of Fort Steele Historic Site, or 17 miles southeast of
Rawlins, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Fort Steele Historic Site.

This includes Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 226 and
242.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4154 10689 4165 10708 4187 10694 4171 10665
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 216DEG 9KT 4166 10693

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jul 29, 7:34 PM MDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 29, 8:11 PM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 29, 8:41 PM MDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 29, 9:20 PM MDT, 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
920 PM MDT Tue Jul 29 2025

WYZ103-105-106-110-114-115-300345-
Shirley Basin WY-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County WY-
North Snowy Range Foothills WY-North Laramie Range WY-
Laramie Valley WY-Snowy Range WY-
920 PM MDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL CARBON AND CENTRAL
ALBANY COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM MDT...

At 918 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Wheatland Reservoir Number 3 to 11 miles
east of Rock River to 11 miles southeast of McFadden to near Deep
Creek Campground. Movement was southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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...
Rock River, Bosler, and Wheatland Reservoir Number 3.

This includes Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 275 and
297.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4193 10555 4160 10557 4138 10584 4137 10613
      4155 10625 4161 10610 4184 10586 4198 10581
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 318DEG 11KT 4193 10578 4175 10576 4152 10600
4150 10618

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 29, 6:04 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Albany, Carbon	26 min
Jul 29, 6:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Carbon	30 min
Jul 29, 6:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	34 min
Jul 29, 6:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Carbon	37 min
Jul 29, 7:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Carbon	29 min
Jul 29, 7:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS		26 min
Jul 29, 8:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Albany	34 min
Jul 29, 8:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Albany	34 min
Jul 29, 9:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Albany	25 min
Jul 29, 9:48 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Albany	42 min
Jul 29, 10:32 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CYS	Platte	2 hr
Jul 29, 10:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Albany, Goshen, Laramie, Platte	47 min
Jul 29, 11:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	33 min
Jul 30, 3:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Albany	36 min
Jul 29, 10:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Kimball	24 min
Jul 29, 11:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Banner	30 min
Jul 29, 11:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Banner	37 min
Jul 30, 12:34 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Banner, Kimball, Scotts Bluff	26 min
Jul 30, 12:58 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Banner, Kimball, Scotts Bluff	62 min

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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.