Weather Alerts For Orpha, WY

A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # HEADLINE -------------------- A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NIOBRARA, NORTHERN GOSHEN AND EAST CENTRAL CONVERSE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM MDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 432 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Manville, or near Lusk, moving northeast at 20 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE Lusk, Manville, Keeline, Lost Springs, Shawnee, and Niobrara County Fairgrounds. ISSUED AT Friday, June 26, 2026 at 4:32 PM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Cheyenne WY HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for southeastern and east central Wyoming. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Converse County Lower Elevations WY, Niobrara County WY

# SUMMARY -------------------- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 398 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN PANHANDLE NEBRASKA BANNER CHEYENNE KIMBALL MORRILL SCOTTS BLUFF SIOUX IN WYOMING THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL WYOMING CONVERSE NIOBRARA IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING GOSHEN LARAMIE PLATTE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AGATE, ANGORA, BAYARD, BILL, BORDEAUX, BRIDGEPORT, BROWNSON, CHEYENNE, DEER CREEK, DOUGLAS, GERING, GLENROCK, GUERNSEY, HARRISBURG, HARRISON, KIMBALL, LUSK, REDBIRD, REDINGTON, SCOTTSBLUFF, SIDNEY, TORRINGTON, AND WHEATLAND. # DETAILS -------------------- ISSUED AT Friday, June 26, 2026 at 2:38 PM MDT ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY HEADER WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 398

Closest strike: 18.27 miles Storms Approaching Stay alert and frequently check WeatherBug to see if storms are moving toward you. Be mindful that new storms can also form with little notice.