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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 281, NWS Cheyenne, WY

August 2, 2025Albany County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 2, 2025, 6:10 PM MDT for Albany County, Wyoming. It was in force for 65 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
Aug 2, 2025, 6:10 PM MDT (00:10 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2025, 7:15 PM MDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

County Albany County, WY

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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 Aug 2, 4:59 PM MDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 4:59 PM MDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 2:55 PM MDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
255 PM MDT Sat Aug 2 2025

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-032100-
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-
255 PM MDT Sat Aug 2 2025

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

- There is a Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) for severe weather
  Saturday afternoon and evening east of the Laramie Range. All
  modes of severe weather are possible: large hail, damaging
  winds, an isolated tornado or two (southern Panhandle), and
  flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

- There is a Marginal to Slight Risk of severe weather for
  Sunday, mainly across western Nebraska. Primary hazards look
  to be large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding.

- Drier and warmer conditions return mid-week and continue through
  the weekend with critical fire weather conditions possible.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter reports for severe weather and flooding are encouraged.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 2, 4:47 PM MDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 4:54 PM MDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 4:59 PM MDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 5:13 PM MDT, 57 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 2, 5:49 PM MDT, 21 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 2, 5:55 PM MDT, 15 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 6:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Laramie46 min
Aug 3, 1:08 PM MDTFire Weather WatchCYSAlbany, Carbon, Laramie26 hr
Aug 3, 1:08 PM MDTRed Flag WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara and 1 more6 days
Aug 3, 1:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSScotts Bluff30 min
Aug 3, 4:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSSioux29 min
Aug 3, 4:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBox Butte37 min
Aug 3, 4:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSScotts Bluff23 min
Aug 3, 5:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSDawes26 min
Aug 3, 5:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSDawes40 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.