NWS Cheyenne WYFF.W 0020August 14, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Laramie, WY
The National Weather Service office in Cheyenne issued a flash flood warning for Laramie in Wyoming, which was in force until 7:15 p.m. local time on August 14. It was the 20th 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 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Cheyenne WY
- Area
- Laramie
- State
- Wyoming
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:13 p.m. MDT, August 14, 2026
- Expires
- 7:15 p.m. MDT, August 14, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCYS FF.W 0020
- 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... Southwestern Laramie County in southeastern Wyoming... * Until 715 PM MDT. * At 413 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 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, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Cheyenne, Happy Valley, Federal, Table Mountain Ranches, Rocking Star Ranch, Willadsen Estates, Silver Sage Estates, Warren AFB, Frontier Park, Cheyenne Regional Airport, South Cheyenne, South Greeley Highway, North Cheyenne, Bison Crossing, Fox Farm-College, Winchester Hills, Ranchettes, Laramie County Fairgrounds at Archer, Granite Canon and Cowboy Ranch South. This includes the following highways... Interstate 25 in Wyoming between mile markers 1 and 5...and between mile markers 6 and 22. Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 342 and 371.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.