Laramie County Fire Authority

Even with the rain, its a great time to be wildfire prepared.

Back to school is here! Drivers 🚘, parents and caregivers 🧑 — it's time to take notes on child safety 📝:

✔️ Watch your speed in school zones
✔️ Never pass a stopped school bus
✔️ Keep kids at least 5 giant steps from the curb
✔️ Teach kids how to exit a bus safely

Getting closer.

A special weather statement has been issued for Buford WY and Tie Siding WY until 7:00 PM MDT

https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=103859781

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💧 With August half over, many locations across our forecast area have already received more rain than what is average for the month! Cheyenne and Laramie have already received over 2 inches of rain this month, with Scottsbluff and Sidney not too far behind. Looking ahead, temperatures will be warm with more precipitation chances possible next week.

Community & Low Angle Rescue. From May Training. LCFA is ready to perform low angle rescue should the need occur in Curt Gowdy and other areas where its needed.

Community & Heat. Looks like we are in for a little heat over the next few days.

14/340AM: Howdy! Look for showers and thunderstorms to develop this afternoon and continue through the evening hours as they move east. Today's highs will range from 77 at Saratoga to 88 at Chadron. Overnight lows range from 45 at Saratoga to 59 at Chadron.

14/310AM: Greetings! Looks like chances for afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms will continue through the extended forecast for southeast Wyoming and Nebraska Panhandle. Just about every day has chances for storms. Driest day looks to be Saturday. Temperatures will be on the rise towards the end of the week into the weekend. Mid 90s return to the Nebraska Panhandle beginning Saturday, while southeast Wyoming sees highs in the mid to upper 80s.

13/325AM: Howdy! A Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms covers most of southeast Wyoming and Nebraska Panhandle for this afternoon and evening. Storms will be capable of producing quarter sized hail and 60 mph downburst winds, along with very heavy rainfall. Be weather aware today!

Looks like we are in for rain.

13/3AM: Greetings! Showers and thunderstorms look to become widespread again this afternoon through the evening hours. Some of these storms will create heavy rainfall and the possibility of flash flooding. Especially where storms move over the same area (training storms). A Marginal Risk for excessive rainfall has been identified along the Interstate 80 corridor from Sidney to Rawlins as well as Interstate 25 north to Wheatland. Be flood aware today, never drive through flooded roadways, they might be washed out. If encountering flooded roads, turn around, don't drown!

Prepare to head back to school with some light summer reading. Time to pull out your car seat and booster seat manuals. Your child may have had a summer growth spurt, so this is a great time to make sure everything is adjusted correctly.

National Safety Council National CPS Certification NHTSA Safe Kids Worldwide

Partnerships and Mutual Aid. Last Sunday Battalion 78 was requested for mutual aid by Vedauwoo Volunteer Fire Department Grateful for the opportunity to assist!📸Dale Ammerman

A wetter and stormier few days are expected before a pattern change brings warmer and drier weather do the area for the latter half of the week.

12PM/Aug. 12 Update: Looking at a decent chance of showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon and evening. Isolated flooding will be possible, especially in south/central NE.

***The image has a simulated forecast of rainfall from one weather model. Please use this graphic as a way of estimating where the higher potential rainfall accumulations may reside later today and tonight***

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💧 There is a marginal risk for excessive rainfall over much of the area on Monday and Tuesday as monsoon moisture returns to the region. The areas in green represent where heavy rain and excessive rainfall could lead to increased chances for flash flooding. Expect scattered to numerous storms across southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska on Monday. These storms will begin early in the afternoon and could continue into the overnight hours. On Tuesday, expected another round of scattered convection, but will less coverage of storms. There is also a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms for portions of the area on both days.

5AM 8/11 - While it is uncertain if thunderstorms will manage to develop today, any isolated storms that do develop will have the potential to become strong to severe. This will be a relatively early threat, mainly between 12PM and 6PM.