Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 12:16PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 30, 2026 - 11:16am
Expires:
August 30, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description:
At 1215 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers 8 miles west
of Elk Mountain, or 34 miles east of Rawlins, moving 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...
Saratoga, Hanna, Medicine Bow, Rock River, Elk Mountain, Bosler,
Brooklyn Lake Campground, McFadden, Shively Field, Corral Creek
Campground, Nash Fork Campground, Ryan Park Campground, Arlington,
French Creek Campground, Bennett Creek Campground, Saratoga Lake
Campground, Ryan Park, Turpin Reservoir, Brooklyn Lake, and Sugar
Loaf Campground.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains; Shirley Basin; Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County; Central Carbon County; North Snowy Range Foothills; Upper North Platte River Basin; Snowy Range; Laramie Valley; South Laramie Range
Forcast Office:
NWS Cheyenne WY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov