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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 276, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2026, 4:03 PM MDT for Albany County, Platte County, Wyoming. It was in force for 27 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 22, 2026, 4:03 PM MDT (22:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2026, 4:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Albany County, WY, Platte County, WY
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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 22, 2:52 PM MDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 2:52 PM MDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 22, 2:27 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
227 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026
WYZ115-116-222100-
South Laramie Range WY-Laramie Valley WY-
227 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL ALBANY COUNTY
THROUGH 300 PM MDT...
At 226 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rogers Canyon, or 7 miles north of Laramie. This thunderstorm was
nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size 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...
Antelope Buttes and Rogers Canyon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4138 10566 4150 10560 4147 10536 4130 10544
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 312DEG 3KT 4142 10554
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
GoatleySpecial weather statement, Aug 22, 2:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 6:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Laramie | 23 min |
| Aug 21, 6:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Goshen | 50 min |
| Aug 21, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Goshen | 47 min |
| Aug 21, 7:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Goshen | 49 min |
| Aug 22, 1:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Albany | 26 min |
| Aug 22, 1:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Albany, Laramie | 41 min |
| Aug 22, 2:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Albany | 33 min |
| Aug 22, 2:30 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | CYS | Albany | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Albany | 25 min |
| Aug 22, 3:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Albany | 28 min |
| Aug 22, 3:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Albany | 33 min |
| Aug 22, 4:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Platte | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 4:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Platte | 30 min |
| Aug 22, 4:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Albany, Converse, Platte | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 4:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Albany, Converse, Goshen, Niobrara, Platte | 48 min |
| Aug 22, 5:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Platte | 28 min |
| Aug 22, 5:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | 27 min | |
| Aug 22, 5:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Converse, Niobrara, Platte | 38 min |
| Aug 22, 5:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Laramie | 35 min |
| Aug 21, 6:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Box Butte | 45 min |
| Aug 21, 6:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Box Butte, Morrill, Scotts Bluff | 42 min |
| Aug 21, 7:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Morrill, Scotts Bluff | 55 min |
| Aug 21, 7:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Cheyenne, Morrill | 41 min |
| Aug 21, 7:51 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | CYS | Banner, Cheyenne, Kimball, Morrill | 39 min |
| Aug 21, 8:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Cheyenne, Kimball, Morrill | 49 min |
| Aug 21, 8:19 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | CYS | Cheyenne, Kimball | 41 min |
| Aug 21, 8:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Box Butte, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sioux | 49 min |
| Aug 21, 8:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Cheyenne, Kimball | 53 min |
| Aug 21, 8:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CYS | Banner, Cheyenne, Kimball, Morrill | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 8:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Cheyenne, Kimball | 51 min |
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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.