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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Cheyenne, WY

May 24, 2025Albany County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2025, 12:35 PM MDT for Albany County, Wyoming. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: May 24, 2025, 12:35 PM MDT (18:35 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2025, 1:15 PM MDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Albany County, WY

The radar

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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 May 24, 11:50 AM MDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 11:50 AM MDT, 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 12:38 AM MDT, 11 hours 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 6:38 AM MDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 7:29 AM MDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 12:15 PM MDT, 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1215 PM MDT Sat May 24 2025

WYZ103-105-241900-
Shirley Basin WY-North Laramie Range WY-
1215 PM MDT Sat May 24 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CARBON AND NORTH
CENTRAL ALBANY COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM MDT...

At 1215 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles east of Battle Mountain, or 53 miles south of Casper, moving
east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Carbon
and north central Albany Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4200 10609 4214 10613 4228 10579 4206 10570
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 248DEG 12KT 4209 10603

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Goatley

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 7:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Platte	32 min
May 23, 7:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Goshen, Platte	47 min
May 23, 8:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CYS	Goshen	35 min
May 23, 9:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CYS	Goshen	49 min
May 24, 5:26 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Niobrara	34 min
May 24, 6:03 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Niobrara	42 min
May 24, 9:42 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CYS	Laramie	3 hr
May 24, 12:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Albany	45 min
May 24, 1:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Albany	48 min
May 24, 1:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS		31 min
May 24, 1:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Albany	37 min
May 24, 2:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS		31 min
May 24, 2:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS		31 min
May 24, 5:56 PM MDT	Dense Fog Advisory	CYS	Albany, Laramie	14 hr
May 23, 9:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Scotts Bluff	29 min
May 23, 9:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Box Butte, Scotts Bluff, Sioux	28 min
May 23, 9:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Scotts Bluff	35 min
May 23, 10:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Box Butte	35 min
May 23, 10:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Morrill	49 min
May 24, 5:39 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Banner	36 min
May 24, 6:12 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Banner	48 min
May 24, 6:38 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Cheyenne	52 min
May 24, 7:29 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Sioux	46 min
May 24, 5:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Scotts Bluff	32 min
May 24, 5:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Banner	23 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.