Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 12:31PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 29, 2026 - 11:31am
Expires:
August 29, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
At 1229 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking showers and thunderstorms
from near Creston Junction to near Silver Lake Campground. Movement
was northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Rawlins, Saratoga, Hanna, Encampment, Sinclair, Elk Mountain,
Riverside, McFadden, Rambler, Teton Reservoir, Shively Field,
Separation Lake, Rob Roy Reservoir, Arlington, French Creek
Campground, Pike Pole Campground, Turpin Reservoir, Bow River
Campground, Lincoln Park Campground, and Snowy Range Pass.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains; Central Carbon County; North Snowy Range Foothills; Sierra Madre Range; Upper North Platte River Basin; Snowy Range; Laramie Valley
Forcast Office:
NWS Cheyenne WY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov