Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 1990, 10:12 PM MDT for Banner County, Kimball County, Nebraska. It was in force for 28 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 1990, 10:12 PM MDT (04:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 1990, 10:40 PM MDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Banner County, NE, Kimball County, NE
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 172 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1329 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2428 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KBFF 070412
SVRBFF
NEC007-105-070515-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SCOTTSBLUFF NE
1012 PM MDT WED JUN 6 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA
BANNER...NORTHERN KIMBALL
AT 1008 PM MDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 25 MILES
SOUTH OF SCOTTSBLUFF NEBRASKA...3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HARRISBURG
NEBRASKA. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
PREPARE FOR LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND...HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING BY TAKING COVER. STAY AWAY FROM AREAS WHERE LOOSE ITEMS
CAN BECOME DANGEROUS FLYING DEBRIS.
THESE STORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE
OR NO WARNING...SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY IF ONE IS SPOTTED.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
UNTIL 2 AM MDT.
PLISCHKEWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 5:32 PM MDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before
NEZ001-005-070030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SCOTTSBLUFF NE 0530 PM MDT WED JUN 6 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... AT 0525 PM MDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SCOTTS BLUFF AND SOUTHERN SIOUX COUNTIES OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THE STORM IS LOCATED 15 MILES WEST OF SCOTTBLUFF OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY. THE STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND...DANyGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND SOME SMALL HAIL IS LIKELY WITH THIS THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVES THROUGH SCOTTS BLUFF AND SOUTHERN SIOUX COUNTIES OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE UNTIL 630 PM MDT. SALMONS
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 5:57 PM MDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
WYZ012-017-070130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 555 PM MDT WED JUN 6 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING UNTIL 9PM TONIGHT... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING. AT 545 PM SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF CHEYENNE AND CHUGWATER...WHICH IS ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF WHEATLAND... NORTHEAST TO THE NEBRASKA BORDER. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. BETWEEN 445 PM AND 515 PM THIS EVENING A STORM PRODUCED HAIL BETWEEN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF WHEATLAND AT GUERNSEY...AND$ ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF LUSK NEAR JAY EM. < PEOPLE IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. CGB
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 6:08 PM MDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
WYZ013-014-070100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 610 PM MDT WED JUN 6 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST WYOMING... AT 600 PM MDT RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED FROM EVANSTON TO RAWLINS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET...THEN WILL SLOWLY DECREASE. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY W1INDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MENTZER
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 7:40 PM MDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
NEZ001-005-011-070215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SCOTTSBLUFF NE 740 PM MDT WED JUN 6 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR NEBRASKA PANHANDLE UNTIL 9 PM MDT... ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... AT 738 PM MDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES SOUTH OF SCOTTSBLUFF NEBRASKA IN BANNER COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.C BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND...AND SOME HAIL IS LIKELY WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM AS IT MOVES THROUGH BANNER COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM MDT. SALMONS
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 9:02 PM MDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
WYZ012-017-070800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 900 PM MDT WED JUN 6 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 200 AM MDT THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE TORNADO WATCH THAT INCLUDED A PART OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING UNTIL 200 AM TONIGHT. THE WATCH HAD EARLIER BEEN SLATED TO EXPIRE AT 900 PM MDT. WEATHER CONDITIONS STILL FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WITH A FEW POSSIBLY PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE RUMBLING OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AT 855 PM WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHEYENNE. MOST OF THE LSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. HATTEN
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 9:42 PM MDT, 30 minutes before
NEZ001-005-011-070500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SCOTTSBLUFF NE 941 PM MDT WED JUN 6 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR NEBRASKA PANHANDLE UNTIL 2 AM MDT... AT 940 PM MDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER MOST OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND ADJOINING PORTIONS OF EASTERN WYOMING AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SOUTH DAKOTA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 35 MILES SOUTHWEST AND 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SCOTTSBLUFF NEBRASKA IN BANNER AND MORRILL COUNTIES. THE THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND...AND SOME HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS BANNER...KIMBALL...MORRILL...AND CHEYENNE COUNTIES OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE UNTIL 11PM MDT. TORNADO WATCH 403 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE UNTIL 2AM MDT THURSDAY MORNING. PFEIFFER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 6:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Sioux | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 8:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Kimball | 57 min |
| Jun 7, 1:53 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner | 67 min |
| Jun 7, 2:07 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Morrill, Scotts Bluff | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.