< Wyoming Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/08/2026 17:38

Wyoming Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/08/2026 17:38

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 8 at 6:38PM MDT until June 8 at 7:15PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 8, 2026 - 5:38pm
Expires: 
June 8, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description: 
At 638 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles west of Meriden Rest Area, or 34 miles north of Cheyenne, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Goshen, north central Laramie and southeastern Platte Counties.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This thunderstorm is capable of producing all types of severe weather including extremely large hail, destructive straight line winds and tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter, such as an interior room, a bathroom or closet or basement.
Area Description: 
Goshen, WY; Laramie, WY; Platte, WY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cheyenne WY