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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2026, 7:17 PM MDT for Goshen County, Laramie County, Wyoming. It was in force for 15 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2026, 7:17 PM MDT (01:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2026, 7:32 PM MDT
- In force
- 15 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Goshen County, WY, Laramie County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 7:37 PM MDT | HAIL 1.5 | 6 Wsw La Grange, WY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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 8, 2:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 300 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2173 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS55 KCYS 090117
TORCYS
WYC015-021-090145-
/O.NEW.KCYS.TO.W.0009.260609T0117Z-260609T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
717 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Goshen County in southeastern Wyoming...
Northeastern Laramie County in southeastern Wyoming...
* Until 745 PM MDT.
* At 717 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Meriden Rest Area, or 33 miles south of
Torrington, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Goshen and northeastern Laramie Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4156 10444 4166 10442 4167 10420 4152 10422
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 265DEG 14KT 4160 10437
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
$$
Vasquez2 follow-up statements
704
WWUS55 KCYS 090126
SVSCYS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
726 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026
WYC021-090136-
/O.CAN.KCYS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260609T0145Z/
Laramie WY-
726 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LARAMIE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
southeastern Wyoming.
&&
LAT...LON 4166 10438 4167 10420 4157 10421 4157 10435
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 244DEG 13KT 4162 10434
$$
WYC015-090145-
/O.CON.KCYS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260609T0145Z/
Goshen WY-
726 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL GOSHEN COUNTY...
At 726 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Meriden Rest Area, or 31 miles south of Torrington,
moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Goshen County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4166 10438 4167 10420 4157 10421 4157 10435
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 244DEG 13KT 4162 10434
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
$$
Vasquez512 WWUS55 KCYS 090132 SVSCYS Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 732 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026 WYC015-090141- /O.CAN.KCYS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260609T0145Z/ Goshen WY- 732 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GOSHEN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for southeastern Wyoming. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for South Goshen County until 745 PM && LAT...LON 4166 10438 4167 10420 4157 10421 4157 10435 TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 265DEG 14KT 4162 10431 $$ Vasquez
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jun 8, 6:16 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier. Its key messages:
- A Slight Risk (2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms is possible Monday for eastern Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle, with all severe hazards possible.
- Expect a quick cool down on Monday before a quick warmup on Tuesday, and then temperatures moderate through the end of the week though still around 5 to 10 degrees above normal.
- Red Flag Warning in effect for the eastern high plains of southeast Wyoming and all of western Nebraska Tuesday through late Wednesday, with critical fire weather conditions likely extending through late in the week.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 6:16 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
616 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- A Slight Risk (2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms is possible
Monday for eastern Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle, with
all severe hazards possible.
- Expect a quick cool down on Monday before a quick warmup on
Tuesday, and then temperatures moderate through the end of
the week though still around 5 to 10 degrees above normal.
- Red Flag Warning in effect for the eastern high plains of
southeast Wyoming and all of western Nebraska Tuesday through
late Wednesday, with critical fire weather conditions likely
extending through late in the week.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 1234 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Severe weather will once again be possible this afternoon for areas
east of the Laramie Range. Model soundings show a favorable
environment for all modes of severe weather with large hail, severe
wind gusts and an isolated tornado all possible this afternoon
and evening. Flash flooding also cannot be ruled out with high
PWs over the Nebraska panhandle. Radar already shows a few
storms over Albany County going up where a cumulus field
developed. The uncapped environment here quickly led to the
development of a few stronger updrafts with some small hail. As
these storms progress eastward, they will enter a less favorable
environment with less SBCAPE and shear, so they will likely
weaken an fall apart. Mesoscale analysis as well as model
soundings show a more favorable environment east of the Laramie
Range around mid to late afternoon. Soundings from the GFS still
indicate a strong capping inversion around 18Z that will first
need to erode away. Hi-Res guidance like the HRRR also seems to
be catching on to this, showing convection developing a little
later in the day with each new run.
Once the cap erodes and convection can actually get going, the
environment shows both good instability and shear. Model soundings
show MUCAPE values up to 2000 J/kg of CAPE with about 45 kts of
effective shear. These parameters along with steep mid-level lapse
rates will support a large hail threat for areas east of the Laramie
Range. Severe wind gusts will be a secondary threat in some of the
stronger storms with DCAPE approaching 900 J/kg. Cannot rule out an
isolated tornado or two as MLCAPE reaches about 1500 J/kg by this
evening with the favorable shear. As previously mentioned, flash
flooding could be possible with PWs around an inch in the Nebraska
panhandle. Luckily, cloud layer winds are fairly fast so storms
shouldn't sit in any one area for too long. While convection is
already occurring and will continue for the next several hours,
Hi-Res guidance has delayed the timing of severe storms, making
the most likely window between about 6 PM and 10 PM this
evening. Once storms move out later this evening, it will be a
calm overnight.
Even though a strong trough will push into Wyoming on Tuesday, the
weather will be a bit quieter compared to Monday. Ahead of the
trough, southwest flow will dominate the low and mid-levels.
Southwest flow will advect hot and dry desert air into the CWA. 700
mb temperatures will climb to about +14C which is roughly the 90th
percentile of NAEFS climatology. This will lead to quite a hot day,
mainly for areas east of the Laramie Range. High temperatures here
will reach the upper 80s and 90s. These hot temperatures will help
dry out the eastern portions of the CWA, with relative humidity
dropping as low as the single digits. With the incoming trough, a
250 mb jet will move into the CWA creating windy conditions. This
combination of dry and windy conditions will lead to fire weather
conditions. As a result, the Fire Weather Watch in effect was
upgraded to a Red Flag Warning. The trough could also trigger
some shower and storm development across the CWA. Given the very
dry low and mid-levels, gusty showers with severe wind gusts
are possible. Dry lightning will also be possible, given a few
hundred joules of elevated CAPE.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Issued at 1234 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026
The long term forecast appears dry with a switch in the flow regime
from southerly flow to a more westerly. This is due to a persistent
upper level trough pattern to our north into Canada. A cold front
Wednesday will effectively cut us off from the more moist air that
has been advecting in from the Gulf. During this period we are
watching for conditions favorable for fire weather and high winds.
The high wind conditions spill over from Tuesday as flow at the 700
mb level stays elevated. The GFS is projecting winds at this level
at around 50 knots. As daytime mixing commences the risk of these
winds being mixed to the surface increases. Additionally enhancement
by mountain wave breaking is likely to occur. Taking a horizontal
cross section across our west to east ranges depict downsloping
winds approaching 55 knots during the late morning to early
afternoon hours collocated in areas of negative omega. Higher gusts
are certainly possible given the low resolution of global models.
This is not a great combination with the expected low relative
humidities values. Across most of the area values are expected to
plummet below 15 percent and temperatures in the 70s to high 80s.
This is following previous poor nighttime recoveries of about 40-50
percent.
Going into Thursday and beyond, winds start to calm down after the
departure of the mid level shortwave and ridging builds in. As
mentioned our source of moisture has been cut off by the prevailing
synoptic pattern, so humidity values remain very low. Winds are
likely to remain high enough to warrant continued fire weather
products through just about the entirety of the long term. Saturday
and Sunday may see enough moisture and a source of lift from a
clipper type system to support a few storms. Both GFS and Euro are
on board with this solution with the usual caveat being that at
this range solutions will change. If you are looking for any bit of
good news past the long term, the latest CPC outlook has our area in
below average temperatures and increased precipitation chances.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 616 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Primarily VFR conditions will be in place through the TAF period
with the exception of any terminals in the vicinity of any of the
heavier showers and thunderstorms. Areas of heavier rain will lower
CIGs to MVFR criteria, mainly for the Nebraska terminals where
surface dewpoints are in the mid to upper 50s. Can also expect
visibilities to briefly decrease to 3SM, with the potential for
large hail and frequent lightning with some of the stronger storms,
mainly for KBFF, KSNY, and KAIA. Storms are anticipated to be east
of our area by 04Z. For the Wyoming terminals, wind gusts will
increase to 35-40 knots after 20Z in response to lee cyclogenesis
east of the Black Hills, resulting in broad WSW flow.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...Red Flag Warning from noon Tuesday to 9 PM MDT Wednesday for
WYZ430>433.
NE...Red Flag Warning from noon Tuesday to 9 PM MDT Wednesday for
NEZ434>437.
&&
SHORT TERM...SF
LONG TERM...RV
AVIATION...NBIn the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 8, 6:17 PM MDT, 1 hour before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
617 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0559 PM Hail 7 S Chugwater 41.66N 104.85W
06/08/2026 E0.50 Inch Platte WY Public
&&
NBLocal storm report, Jun 8, 6:46 PM MDT, 31 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
646 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0642 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 N Bayard 41.83N 103.32W
06/08/2026 M59 MPH Morrill NE Public
Personal weather station.
&&
NBLocal storm report, Jun 8, 6:59 PM MDT, 18 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
659 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0646 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 8 S Chugwater 41.65N 104.84W
06/08/2026 E57 MPH Laramie WY Mesonet
&&
NBLocal storm report, Jun 8, 7:02 PM MDT, 15 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
702 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0657 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NNW Lorenzo 41.06N 103.07W
06/08/2026 E61 MPH Cheyenne NE Public
Personal weather station reported gust in
stratiform region to the north of a
thunderstorm.
&&
NBLocal storm report, Jun 8, 7:13 PM MDT, 4 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
713 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0702 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NE Sidney 41.14N 102.96W
06/08/2026 M64 MPH Cheyenne NE Public
Personal weather station.
&&
NBLocal storm report, Jun 8, 7:14 PM MDT, 3 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
714 PM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0711 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 N Bayard 41.83N 103.32W
06/08/2026 E67 MPH Morrill NE Public
Personal weather station.
&&
NBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 6:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Goshen, Laramie, Platte | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 6:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Goshen | 12 min |
| Jun 8, 7:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Goshen | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 7:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Goshen, Laramie | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 7:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Goshen | 24 min |
| Jun 8, 7:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Goshen | 13 min |
| Jun 9, 11:16 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 31 hr |
| Jun 9, 11:16 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 10 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Goshen | 25 min |
| Jun 9, 3:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Niobrara | 28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.