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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 25, 2026Albany County, Laramie County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2026, 5:54 PM MDT for Albany County, Laramie County, Wyoming. It was in force for 51 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 25, 2026, 5:54 PM MDT (23:54 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2026, 6:45 PM MDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Albany County, WY, Laramie 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
Jun 25, 1:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 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 25, 5:42 PM MDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 5:42 PM MDT, 12 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 4:38 PM MDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
438 PM MDT Thu Jun 25 2026

WYZ101-252315-
Converse County Lower Elevations WY-
438 PM MDT Thu Jun 25 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL CONVERSE COUNTY
THROUGH 515 PM MDT...

At 437 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Converse County Airport, or near Douglas, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Douglas and Converse County Airport.

This includes Interstate 25 in Wyoming between mile markers 132 and
138.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead
to localized flooding in the Urban areas. Do not drive your vehicle
through flooded roadways.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
east central Wyoming.

&&

LAT...LON 4268 10535 4284 10547 4300 10513 4282 10494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 241DEG 48KT 4279 10531

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

MM

Local storm report, Jun 25, 4:49 PM MDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
449 PM MDT Thu Jun 25 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0442 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     10 SE Arlington         41.50N 106.05W
06/25/2026  E60 MPH          Albany             WY   Public

&&

NB

Local storm report, Jun 25, 5:15 PM MDT, 39 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
515 PM MDT Thu Jun 25 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0510 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     7 E Laramie             41.31N 105.45W
06/25/2026  E68 MPH          Albany             WY   Mesonet

            Pilot Hill Mesonet.

&&

NB

Local storm report, Jun 25, 5:19 PM MDT, 35 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
519 PM MDT Thu Jun 25 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0517 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 S Laramie             41.29N 105.58W
06/25/2026  M70 MPH          Albany             WY   Amateur Radio

            HAM radio operator reported severe wind
            gust: 15th/Skyline Rd, Laramie: 70mph
            clocked at 510-512 pm.

&&

MM

Local storm report, Jun 25, 5:39 PM MDT, 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 25, 5:48 PM MDT, 6 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 6:06 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Goshen	16 min
Jun 24, 6:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Albany, Carbon	47 min
Jun 24, 6:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CYS	Albany, Platte	52 min
Jun 24, 6:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Albany, Carbon	47 min
Jun 24, 6:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CYS	Goshen, Platte	54 min
Jun 24, 6:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	33 min
Jun 24, 7:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Albany, Platte	46 min
Jun 24, 7:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Carbon	53 min
Jun 24, 8:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Albany, Converse	50 min
Jun 24, 8:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Laramie	52 min
Jun 24, 8:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS		33 min
Jun 24, 8:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	40 min
Jun 24, 8:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS		51 min
Jun 24, 10:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Converse	49 min
Jun 25, 2:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Carbon	46 min
Jun 25, 2:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Albany, Carbon	49 min
Jun 25, 3:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Albany, Carbon, Converse, Platte	52 min
Jun 25, 3:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Carbon	48 min
Jun 25, 3:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Albany, Carbon, Converse	23 min
Jun 25, 4:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Albany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara and 1 more	60 min
Jun 25, 4:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Converse	37 min
Jun 25, 5:06 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CYS	Albany, Goshen, Laramie, Platte	54 min
Jun 25, 5:22 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	CYS	Laramie	23 min
Jun 25, 5:26 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	CYS	Platte	79 min
Jun 24, 7:05 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Cheyenne	40 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.