NWS Cheyenne WYFW.W 0044October 5, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains, North Laramie Range and Adjacent High Plains, North Laramie Valley/Shirley Basin and 5 more, WY
The National Weather Service office in Cheyenne issued a red flag warning for Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains, North Laramie Range and Adjacent High Plains, North Laramie Valley/Shirley Basin and 5 more in Wyoming, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on October 5. It was the 44th red flag warning the NWS office in Cheyenne issued in 2026. Wyoming had 2 red flag warnings in October 2026, against 6 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Wyoming's red flag warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 21 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Cheyenne WY
- Area
- Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains, North Laramie Range and Adjacent High Plains, North Laramie Valley/Shirley Basin and 5 more
- State
- Wyoming
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:39 p.m. MDT, October 5, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. MDT, October 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KCYS FW.W 0044
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Red Flag Warnings in Wyoming since 2008Every warning type in Wyoming
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The notice as issued
Humidity values will continue to increase while winds continue to wind down. Therefore, the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire on time at 6 PM MDT this evening.
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