Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Cheyenne, WY
Issued by NWS Cheyenne, WY
746 WWUS85 KCYS 082046 SPSCYS Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 246 PM MDT Sat Jun 8 2024 NEZ054-WYZ119-082130- Kimball NE-East Laramie County WY- 246 PM MDT Sat Jun 8 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN KIMBALL AND SOUTHEASTERN LARAMIE COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM MDT... At 245 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Carpenter, or 29 miles east of Cheyenne, moving east at 15 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... Pine Bluffs, Panorama Point, and Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 393 and 402. Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 1 and 6. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM MDT for the Panhandle of Nebraska...and southeastern Wyoming. && LAT...LON 4114 10430 4122 10394 4100 10392 4101 10431 TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 266DEG 15KT 4106 10423 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Wills