NWS Cheyenne WYFF.W 0023August 22, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Albany, WY
The National Weather Service office in Cheyenne issued a flash flood warning for Albany in Wyoming, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on August 22. It was the 23rd flash flood warning the NWS office in Cheyenne issued in 2026. Wyoming had 6 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 3 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Wyoming's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Cheyenne WY
- Area
- Albany
- State
- Wyoming
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:30 p.m. MDT, August 22, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. MDT, August 22, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCYS FF.W 0023
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWCYS The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Albany County in southeastern Wyoming... * Until 500 PM MDT. * At 230 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Yellow Pine Campground, Tie City Campground and Pope Springs.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.
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