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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 12:15 AM Aug. 25, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NATRONA COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM MDT... At 614 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 14 miles northwest of Teapot Rock to near Muddy Gap. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, and Goldeneye Reservoir around 620 PM MDT. Teapot Rock around 625 PM MDT. Emigrant Gap around 630 PM MDT. Other locations in the path of these storms include Bar Nunn, Homa Hills, Antelope Hills, Alcova, Casper, Mills, Red Butte, Paradise Valley, Evansville, Beartrap Meadows County Park and Bates Hole. This includes Interstate 25 between mile markers 176 and 228. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service office in Riverton. If on or near Pathfinder Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until these storms pass. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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