Weston County Emergency Management

06/23/2026

I need some help! Upton residents, I have seen a video of a Tornado that looks to be to the West, Northwest of town, fairly close, close enough to probably have the siren go off.

Does anyone know who took the original video so they could help me find out about what time that was?

Unfortunately, parts of Weston County are not seen by Radar, and we have to be diligent to report them if we seem them by calling 911. If a Tornado is within 5 miles of town then the siren will be blown. Please, if you see a tornado, or what you think is a tornado, please call 911.

There were spotters at the airport, but did not see it, but also got called to a fire and could of missed it.

Any help would be helpful so I can get all the facts to the US National Weather Service Rapid City South Dakota

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06/23/2026

06/23/2026

The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Weston County in northeastern Wyoming...

* Until 845 PM MDT.

* At 752 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Upton, or 28
miles southwest of Sundance, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Upton, Osage, Four Corners and Newcastle.
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.

06/23/2026

Monday (6/22): The lone strong storm left this evening is headed for Weston county, Wyoming.

It'll be near Newcastle in the next hour or so.

06/22/2026

Possibility of some Severe Weather today.

06/18/2026

Yesterday Weston County Emergency Management took part of Operation Thunderbolt, A Red Cross Sheltering Exercise that every Chapter across the Nation had to participate in. Weston County was one of 4 Counties in Wyoming to participate. The date and time was chose by the Red Cross and we were scored on a variable things. Weston County was a partner shelter, meaning it was a County run shelter, run by County volunteers, using our County Sheltering Plan. Thanks to our amazing volunteers we scored a 100/100 and and got some good experience. We took time to discuss some different scenarios that could happen and went through our County Sheltering Plan as well. A huge shout out to Cedar Scribner, Linda Hunt, Judy Hanzlik, Randy Stensaas, and Undersheriff Dan Fields for their help. There are other shelter volunteers in the County, but getting off work on a Wednesday morning for an exercise sometimes isn't feasible and I am thankful for them as well. Thanks to the School District for letting us invade their space for the morning! Thank you to Robby Gallob, my Red Cross Boss, for setting us up for success. Also, thanks to Christopher Gualtieri and Pam Dustin-Gualtieri for feeding us!

06/16/2026

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE | Radar
Red Flag Warning
Active until 8:00PM MDT
A severe event that will likely develop..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA, PINE RIDGE AREA, SOUTHERN CAMPBELL, AND WESTON COUNTY PLAINS...
Very warm, dry, and windy conditions will lead to widespread critical fire weather conditions across portions of northeastern Wyoming and southwestern South Dakota this afternoon and evening.
Humidities will drop to as low as 13 percent with northwest winds gusting up to 35 mph.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 315, 317, 322, and 326.

* TIMING...Until 8 PM MDT this evening.

* WINDS...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity as low as 13 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
Issued by NWS Rapid City SD

06/10/2026

NOTICE:
Stampede Street will be having sealing done on Thursday and Friday, June 11th and 12th.
Questions, please contact 307-746-2882

06/09/2026

Don't Forget to sign up for RAVE/Smart 911.

https://www.smart911.com/smart911/ref/reg.action?pa=westongov&fbclid=IwY2xjawNnJs1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEzREhFeFNqVTdYQnUwd0kxAR7VGlmRR2b8spFbCvuzI1N2IIY-WtteNwIP-H-PBUfMS6P_18Q149ZAeCRzKA_aem_y8OdEvjgmuAFlcKS5tuu6g

06/09/2026