August 23, 2026

Midwest Storm Chasers

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Kimball; South Laramie Range Foothills; Central Laramie County; East Laramie County – Saturday, August 22, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Kimball; South Laramie Range Foothills; Central Laramie County; East Laramie County
Effective 8/22/2026, 6:55:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/22/2026, 7:30:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 5:55PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

At 555 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles south of Laramie
County Fairgrounds at Archer to near Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport.
Movement was east at 20 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…
Pine Bluffs, Burns, Egbert, Laramie County Fairgrounds at Archer,
Hillsdale, Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport, Carpenter, Cowboy Ranch
South, and Grass Hills.

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.