{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.ccba868feb6789a5143b7945ecd7efd244202ec7.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued September 18 at 4:22PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.ccba868feb6789a5143b7945ecd7efd244202ec7.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Cheyenne WY"},"word_count":165,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued September 18 at 4:22PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Converse County Lower Elevations; North Laramie Range; Shirley Basin; Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County; East Platte County\n**Issued by:** NWS Cheyenne WY\n**Sent:** 2026-09-18T16:22:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-18T16:22:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-18T17:15:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nAt 421 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of gusty\nthunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southeast of\nBeartrap Meadows County Park to near Boxelder to Laramie Peak.\nMovement was north at 30 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nDouglas, Glenrock, Rolling Hills, Orin, Esterbrook, Friend Park\nCampground, Curtis Gulch Campground, Laramie Peak, Esterbrook\nCampground, Laprele Reservoir, Windy Peak, Deer Creek, Converse\nCounty Airport, Boxelder, Campbell Creek Campground, Harris Park, and\nFort Fetterman Historic Site.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}