Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Cheyenne, Laramie, Tornado Possible

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Cheyenne, Laramie, Tornado Possible

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UPDATE 12:09 PM: The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been upgraded to a warning for Laramie and surrounding areas until 12:30 p.m.

Map of Forecast Area

 

The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service says a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for southeast Wyoming, including Cheyenne and Laramie

Possible Hazards Include Hail, A Couple Tornadoes

Possible hazards include hail and strong winds. A couple of tornadoes are possible.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for southeastern Wyoming and southwestern Nebraska.
Damaging hail and strong winds are the primary threat, with a couple tornadoes not out of the question. The watch will be in effect until 5PM MDT.
This graphic displays Severe Thunderstorm watch number 428 plotted on a map. The watch is in effect until 5:00 PM MDT. The watch includes parts of Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming. The threats associated with this watch are a couple tornadoes possible, scattered hail up to apple size likely and scattered gusts up to 70 mph possible. There are 5,281,457 people in the watch along with 1559 schools and 81 hospitals.

The agency posted this additional map on its website

Map of Forecast Area
The area colored in pink is covered by the watch

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