A few thunderstorms produced brief strong wind gusts near Chadron Nebraska.
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A few thunderstorms produced brief strong wind gusts near Chadron Nebraska.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 9, 1:16 PM MST, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
216 PM MDT Tue Jun 9 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Red Flag Warning in effect for eastern Wyoming and all of
western Nebraska Tuesday through late Wednesday, with critical
fire weather conditions likely extending through late in the
week.
- High Wind Watches in effect for the southeast Wyoming wind
prones early Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 157 PM MDT Tue Jun 9 2026
A windy day persists across the area with strong south to southwest
flow ahead of an approaching trough. Earlier, sites across the
Arlington area were hitting high wind criteria, so went ahead and
issued a short-fuse High Wind Warning through this evening to cover
gusts to 60 MPH. Arlington, however, won't be the only location to
see wind today. Places east of the Laramie Range have already seen a
few wind gusts over 50 MPH. The wind threat will increase this
afternoon as the upper-level trough enters the CWA. This will
generate enough lift for scattered shower and storm development a
bit later in the day. However, given the extremely dry low and mid-
level, model soundings show deep inverted-v profiles. This means
DCAPE values exceeding 1300 J/kg, especially in the Nebraska
panhandle, resulting in a severe wind threat. With PWs much lower
today, not much precipitation is anticipated to make it to the
surface. With a bit of elevated instability present, cannot rule out
a dry lightning threat in any storms or gusty showers that develop.
The wind threat will diminish later this evening as showers and
storms move out of the area.
The wind returns again tomorrow, with another round of High Wind
headlines for the wind prones. High Wind Watches are in effect
starting early Wednesday morning as a strong cold front moves across
the area. MSLP gradients as well as 700 mb height gradients will
steepen, causing winds aloft to increase up to 55 kts. With strong
downward omegas also in place, these winds could make it down to the
surface. In-house guidance shows a 40 to 50 percent chance of high
winds occurring, so went with a Watch for now since we are out of
high wind season. However, if high winds occurred today, then
confidence is pretty high for them occurring tomorrow with the
better set up. Will also have to keep an eye on the rest of
Carbon County for high winds later in the day on Wednesday. With
subsidence across the area, precipitation chances are not
expected as mostly sunny skies dominate the area.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Issued at 157 PM MDT Tue Jun 9 2026
Thursday starts off chilly following the passage of a cold front.
Temperatures in the interior basins are progged to be in the mid to
upper 30s. On the high plains lows in the mid 40s and 50s can be
expected. The prevailing flow out of the northwest should keep high
temperatures slightly below average Thursday. An upper level
shortwave will be passing overhead during the day, however without
any significant sources of moisture this feature will not cause much
in the way of weather. The afternoon hours will once again see
humidity values drop into the teens with widespread gusty
conditions. A continuation of elevated fire weather conditions will
likely spill over into Friday. Overnight recoveries are poor at 35-
50 percent along the foothills and basins. Afternoon humidities may
plummet into the single digits area wide. Winds look concerning over
the basins where gusts of 25-40 mph will exaggerate fire conditions
when combined with the very low humidities. Temperatures also are a
little toasty with a good portion of the Nebraska Panhandle reaching
the 90s.
Saturday features a return flow with southeastern winds. There may
be enough moisture with this return flow to alleviate critical fire
conditions, though they remain elevated. A few storms could develop
in the southern parts of the CWA and spreading into the mountain
basins Sunday and Sunday. There is not much of a signal for severe
weather in the long term. Between Sunday and Monday a cold front may
push its way through, though at this range there is considerable
spread in timing.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 1122 AM MDT Tue Jun 9 2026
VFR conditions will prevail across all terminals for the duration of
this TAF period. Gusty winds, if not already occurring, will continue
or increase for all sites by 19Z with southwest to west gusts 30 to
45 knots, with a few isolated areas that may gust a bit higher. Due
to low confidence, kept any mention of thunderstorm activity out of
the TAFs. However, there is the slight chance of a storm and/or
shower which may come near a terminal, best chances are across
the Nebraska Panhandle. If a storm or showers crosses over or
comes very near a site, expect gusty and erratic winds along
with lowering of CIGs and VIS.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...Red Flag Warning until 9 PM MDT Wednesday for WYZ417-418-
430>433.
High Wind Watch from Wednesday morning through Wednesday
afternoon for WYZ106-116.
High Wind Warning until 9 PM MDT this evening for WYZ110.
High Wind Watch from late tonight through Wednesday evening
for WYZ110.
NE...Red Flag Warning until 9 PM MDT Wednesday for NEZ434>437.
&&
SHORT TERM...SF
LONG TERM...RV
AVIATION...RZPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1226 PM MDT Tue Jun 9 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1106 AM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 9 WNW Elk Mountain 41.74N 106.57W
06/09/2026 M59 MPH Carbon WY Mesonet
Mesonet station WY17 8.9 S Hanna (WYDOT).
1216 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 7 NW Elk Mountain 41.75N 106.51W
06/09/2026 M67 MPH Carbon WY Mesonet
Mesonet station WY18 Halleck Ridge (WYDOT).
0924 AM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 18 NNE Harrison 42.92N 103.71W
06/09/2026 M56 MPH Sioux NE Mesonet
Mesonet station MTRN1 Montrose.
&&Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
200 PM MDT Tue Jun 9 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0132 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 9 WNW Elk Mountain 41.74N 106.56W
06/09/2026 M64 MPH Carbon WY Mesonet
&&
NBSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
305 PM MDT Tue Jun 9 2026
WYZ108-092130-
Goshen County WY-
305 PM MDT Tue Jun 9 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN GOSHEN COUNTY
THROUGH 330 PM MDT...
At 305 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles southwest of Veteran, or 24 miles southwest of Torrington,
moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...
Yoder.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4178 10460 4188 10462 4198 10424 4181 10420
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 257DEG 20KT 4184 10455
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
VasquezSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
317 PM MDT Tue Jun 9 2026
NEZ095-WYZ102-092145-
North Sioux NE-Niobrara County WY-
317 PM MDT Tue Jun 9 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SIOUX AND
SOUTHEASTERN NIOBRARA COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM MDT...
At 316 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Van Tassell, or 13 miles east of Lusk, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Sioux
and southeastern Niobrara Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4304 10405 4300 10405 4300 10399 4287 10378
4273 10420 4280 10434 4307 10409
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 234DEG 24KT 4277 10420
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
VasquezPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
321 PM MDT Tue Jun 9 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0312 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 7 NW Elk Mountain 41.75N 106.51W
06/09/2026 E65 MPH Carbon WY Mesonet
Reported by WYDOT.
&&
NBSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
335 PM MDT Tue Jun 9 2026
NEZ055-092215-
Cheyenne NE-
335 PM MDT Tue Jun 9 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY
THROUGH 415 PM MDT...
At 335 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lorenzo, or 9 miles south of Sidney, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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...
Sidney, Lodgepole, Colton, Sunol, Sidney Municipal Airport, and
Lorenzo.
This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 56 and
76.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 4100 10262 4100 10313 4104 10316 4129 10274
4108 10260
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 239DEG 21KT 4100 10302
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
VasquezThe Rapid City radar (KUDX), 144 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:43 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong winds over 58 MPH reported at Chadron ASOS for nearly an hour.
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