| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Kimball; Central Laramie County; East Laramie County |
| Effective | 8/29/2026, 7:36:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/29/2026, 8:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 6:36PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
At 636 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Laramie County Fairgrounds at Archer, or 10 miles east of Cheyenne,
moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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, Hillsdale, Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport,
Gun Barrel, Panorama Point, and Carpenter.
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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