Flood Watch Issued For Cheyenne, Laramie, Casper, SE Wyoming
The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for all of southeast Wyoming from Thursday afternoon into Friday night
The watch area includes the communities of Cheyenne, Laramie, Torrington, Wheatland, Douglas and Casper.
The agency posted this statement on it's website:
Scattered to numerous slow-moving thunderstorms will begin to spread across the forecast region Thursday afternoon, and persist occasionally through Friday afternoon. Heavy rainfall is expected where thunderstorms persist for prolonged periods of time. Flooding is possible in areas due to saturated soils. Find your local forecast at weather.gov/cys
Here is the Cheyenne forecast:
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 47. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 58. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 45. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Here is the Laramie forecast:
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 47. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 58. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 45. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
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