Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 11 at 2:47PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 11, 2026 - 1:47pm
Expires:
April 11, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 243 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of showers, with
isolated thunder, along a line extending from 8 miles west of Hanna
to near Six Mile Campground. Movement was east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Brief gusts
around 60 mph possible.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Brief strong winds gusts may result in
travel difficulties.
Locations impacted include...
Rawlins, Albany, Saratoga, Hanna, Encampment, Sinclair, Medicine Bow,
Rock River, Elk Mountain, Riverside, Nine Mile, Six Mile Campground,
Pelton Creek Campground, McFadden, Rambler, Teton Reservoir, Shively
Field, Platte River Wilderness, Savery, and Separation Lake.
This includes Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 200 and
305.
Instruction:
Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
these storms pass.
Area Description:
Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains; Shirley Basin; Central Carbon County; North Snowy Range Foothills; Southwest Carbon County; Sierra Madre Range; Upper North Platte River Basin; Snowy Range; Laramie Valley; South Laramie Range
Forcast Office:
NWS Cheyenne WY