
Cheyenne Weather Service Office Issues Weather Statement
The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for southeast Wyoming, warning of the following conditions:
- Winds expected to begin across northern Carbon, Albany Counties as well as Arlington/Bordeaux as early as Tuesday early evening.
- Rawlins, Laramie, Wheatland and the South Laramie Range could see these strong winds beginning around Midnight Wednesday.
- Cheyenne and Douglas could see these winds begin around sunrise Wednesday.
- Not your typical high wind event for southeast Wyoming with low elevation areas seeing strong winds with this event. Gusts 70-75 mph expected for the wind prone areas (Arlington, Bordeaux, south Laramie Range). Laramie could see wind gusts 65-70 mph while Rawlins, Wheatland and Cheyenne expected to see wind gusts 60-65 mph.
- High Wind Watch has been issued for much of southeast Wyoming. See attached graphic that shows locations and onset times of strong winds.
- IMPACTS: Blowoff/Blowover risk EXTREME for light weight and high profile vehicles. Could see Interstates closed to these vehicles leading to a lot of semis around Cheyenne, Laramie, Rawlins as well as Douglas from these restrictions/road closures.
National Weather Service
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