Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Kimball County NE and Laramie County WY
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NOAA issued it on May 17, 2026, 3 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Cheyenne has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern Kimball County in Nebraska and east central Laramie County in Wyoming until 5:30 PM MDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern Wyoming and Nebraska Panhandle
- Issued
- May 17, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Cheyenne WY
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southeastern Wyoming and Nebraska Panhandle.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Cheyenne WY. The alert is effective from May 9 at 4:47 PM MDT until May 9 at 5:30 PM MDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Southern Kimball County in the Panhandle of Nebraska and East central Laramie County in southeastern Wyoming. Locations impacted include Kimball, Pine Bluffs, Bushnell, Oliver Reservoir, Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport, Kimball Municipal Airport, Oliver Reservoir Campground, and Kimball County Fairgrounds. This includes Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 398 and 402 and Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 1 and 28.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 4:47 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pine Bluffs, or 20 miles west of Kimball, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
Timeline
The alert is in effect until 5:30 PM MDT on May 9, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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