| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Cheyenne |
| Effective | 9/6/2026, 12:59:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 9/6/2026, 1:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 5 at 11:59PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
At 1159 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Peetz, or 12 miles southwest of Sidney, moving northeast at 10 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.
Locations impacted include…
Sidney, Brownson, Sidney Municipal Airport, Lorenzo, and Cheyenne
County Fairgrounds.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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