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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 191, NWS Cheyenne, WY

July 8, 2026Laramie County, Wyoming; Kimball County, Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2026, 4:52 PM MDT for Laramie County, Wyoming; Kimball County, Nebraska. It was in force for 38 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 8, 2026, 4:52 PM MDT (22:52 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2026, 5:30 PM MDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Kimball County, NE, 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
Jul 8, 1:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 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 Jul 8, 1:27 PM MDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 1:27 PM MDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:25 PM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:37 PM MDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:46 PM MDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:59 PM MDT, 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
359 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026

WYZ118-119-082230-
Central Laramie County WY-East Laramie County WY-
359 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LARAMIE COUNTY
THROUGH 430 PM MDT...

At 359 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Gun Barrel, or 24 miles northeast of Cheyenne, moving
southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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.

Locations impacted include...
Gun Barrel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4139 10464 4152 10453 4142 10417 4121 10438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 301DEG 24KT 4142 10449

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Vasquez

Local storm report, Jul 8, 4:20 PM MDT, 32 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
420 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026

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

0350 PM     Hail             12 E Chugwater          41.76N 104.59W
07/08/2026  M1.25 Inch       Goshen             WY   Trained Spotter

&&

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 4:33 PM MDT, 19 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
433 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026

WYZ110-090145-
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain
433 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026

Gusty showers are moving east near Arlington and along I-80. These
showers will be capable of producing wind gusts in excess of 50 to
55 mph.

These showers are expected to continue for the next two to three
hours.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 7, 6:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Goshen, Platte	43 min
Jul 8, 2:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	18 min
Jul 8, 2:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	35 min
Jul 8, 3:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Goshen, Laramie, Platte	51 min
Jul 8, 3:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Carbon	50 min
Jul 8, 3:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	23 min
Jul 8, 3:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Goshen, Platte	47 min
Jul 8, 3:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Converse	29 min
Jul 8, 3:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	31 min
Jul 8, 4:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Goshen	26 min
Jul 8, 4:19 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Laramie	41 min
Jul 8, 5:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	34 min
Jul 8, 5:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Niobrara	31 min
Jul 8, 5:54 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	CYS	Albany	16 min

Nearby

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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.