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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cheyenne, WY

August 8, 2025Platte County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2025, 4:49 PM MDT for Platte County, Wyoming. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Aug 8, 2025, 4:49 PM MDT (22:49 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2025, 5:45 PM MDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
55

County Platte County, WY

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 8, 3:40 PM MDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 3:40 PM MDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 3:42 PM MDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
342 PM MDT Fri Aug 8 2025

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-092145-
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-
342 PM MDT Fri Aug 8 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

- An isolated strong to severe thunderstorm cannot be ruled out
  this afternoon/evening, mainly in the northern NE panhandle
  and east central WY.

- Red Flag Warnings remain in effect through Saturday due to
  low afternoon relative humidity and poor overnight humidity
  recoveries.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

- Sunday will be the coolest day of the period, with drying and
  warming next week and gusty winds returning by the middle to end
  of the week alongside potential critical fire weather
  conditions.

.Spotter information statement...

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 4:49 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
449 PM MDT Fri Aug 8 2025

WYZ102-103-106>108-082345-
East Platte County WY-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County WY-
Goshen County WY-North Laramie Range WY-Niobrara County WY-
449 PM MDT Fri Aug 8 2025

...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NIOBRARA...NORTHEASTERN
ALBANY...NORTHERN GOSHEN...CENTRAL PLATTE AND SOUTHERN CONVERSE
COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM MDT...

At 449 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line
extending from near Rawhide Buttes to near Laramie Peak. Movement was
southeast at 15 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...
Wheatland, Guernsey, Fort Laramie, Hartville, Chugcreek, Lakeview
North, Westview Circle, Y-O Ranch, Register Cliff State Historic
Site, Friend Park Campground, Sandy Cove Campground, Laramie Peak,
Guernsey State Park, Pine Ridge Estates, Phifer Airfield, Jay Em,
Oregon Trail Ruts State Historic Site, Dwyer Junction, Fort Laramie
National Historic Site, and Grayrocks Reservoir.

This includes Interstate 25 in Wyoming between mile markers 77 and
105.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4227 10410 4188 10541 4225 10552 4261 10452
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 306DEG 12KT 4250 10453 4222 10535

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

Natoli

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 5:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany57 min
Aug 8, 5:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany66 min
Aug 7, 7:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBanner57 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.