Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 1992, 2:27 PM MDT for Box Butte County, Nebraska. It was in force for 33 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 1992, 2:27 PM MDT (20:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 1992, 3:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Box Butte County, NE
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -204 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1251 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KBFF 162038 COR
TORBFF
NEC013-162100-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING...CORRECTED TO CANCEL OTHER WARNINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SCOTTSBLUFF NE
227 PM MDT TUE JUN 16 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA
BOX BUTTE
AT 220 PM MDT A TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY THE ALLIANCE POLICE DEPT.
15 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALLIANCE NEBRASKA. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO
THE EAST AT 25 MPH.
TAKE SHELTER IN A BASEMENT IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE GO TO A SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. ABANDON
CARS AND MOBILE HOMES.
DO NOT TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO IN A CAR. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED
AROUND BY TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...
LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A REINFORCED BUILDING. IF NO STRUCTURE IS
NEARBY...TAKE SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE.
THIS WARNING CANCELS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM FOR NORTHERN SHERIDAN
COUNTY AND SOUTHERN SIOUX AND BOX BUTTE COUNTIES OF THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE.
KIRKWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 16, 11:40 AM MDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
WYZ068>070-1618430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 114035 AM MDT MON JUN 15 1992 ...HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING... AT 1125 AM MDT...THE PLATTE COUNTY SHERRIF/S OFFICE IN WHEATLAND REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL NEAR WHEATLAND. PEA SIZE HAIL FELL AT CHUGWATER. HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO OCCURRING. BOTH CITIES ARE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 ABOUT 90 AND 40 MILES NORTH OF CHEYENNE RESPECTIVELY. RADAR SHOWED THAT THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN GOSHEN COUNTIES BETWEEN NOW AND 1230 PM MDT. PEOPLE IN THE TOWNS OF HART...JAY EM...TORRINGTON ...AND HAWK SPRINGS SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. AS THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...EXERCISE COMMON SENSE AND MOVE INDOORS. HAIL AND LIGHTNING ARE A THUNDERSTORMS MOST DAMAGING AGENTS. > CAS
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 11:41 AM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
WYZ068>070-1618430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1140 AM MDT MON JUN 15 1992 ...HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING... AT 1125 AM MDT...THE PLATTE COUNTY SHERRIF/S OFFICE IN WHEATLAND REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL NEAR WHEATLAND. PEA SIZE HAIL FELL AT CHUGWATER. HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO OCCURRING. BOTH CITIES ARE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 ABOUT 90 AND 40 MILES NORTH OF CHEYENNE RESPECTIVELY. RADAR SHOWED THAT THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN GOSHEN COUNTIES BETWEEN NOW AND 1230 PM MDT. PEOPLE IN THE TOWNS OF HART...JAY EM...TORRINGTON ...AND HAWK SPRINGS SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. AS THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...EXERCISE COMMON SENSE AND MOVE INDOORS. > ...CORRECTED FOR TIME... > CAS
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 11:44 AM MDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
WYZ068>070-1618430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1140 AM MDT MON JUN 15 1992 ...HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING... AT 1125 AM MDT...THE PLATTE COUNTY SHERRIF/S OFFICE IN WHEATLAND REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL NEAR WHEATLAND. PEA SIZE HAIL FELL AT CHUGWATER. HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO OCCURRING. BOTH CITIES ARE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 ABOUT 90 AND 40 MILES NORTH OF CHEYENNE RESPECTIVELY. RADAR SHOWED THAT THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN GOSHEN COUNTIES BETWEEN NOW AND 1230 PM MDT. PEOPLE IN THE TOWNS OF HART...JAY EM...TORRINGTON ...AND HAWK SPRHINGS SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. AS THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...EXERCISE COMMON SENSE AND MOVE INDOORS. HAIL AND LIGHTNING ARE A THUNDERSTORMS MOST DAMAGING AGENTS. ...CORRECTED FOR MACHINE ERROR... > CAS
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 11:46 AM MDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
WYZ068>070-1618430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1140 AM MDT TUE JUN 16 1992 ...HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING... AT 1125 AM MDT...THE PLATTE COUNTY SHERRIF/S OFFICE IN WHEATLAND REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL NEAR WHEATLAND. PEA SIZE HAIL FELL AT CHUGWATER. HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO OCCURRING. BOTH CITIES ARE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 ABOUT 90 AND 40 MILES NORTH OF CHEYENNE RESPECTIVELY. RADAR SHOWED THAT THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN GOSHEN COUNTIES BETWEEN NOW AND 1230 PM MDT. PEOPLE IN THE TOWNS OF HART...JAY EM...TORRINGTON ...AND HAWK SPRINGS SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. AS THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...EXERCISE COMMON SENSE AND MOVE INDOORS. HAIL AND LIGHTNING ARE A THUNDERSTORMS MOST DAMAGING AGENTS. ...CORRECTED FOR MACHINE ERROR... > CAS
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 12:29 PM MDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
WYZ068>070-161925- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1228 PM MDT TUE JUN 16 1992 ...A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST WYOMING... AT 1220 PM MDT A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF TORRINGTON WYOMING TO CHEYENNE. THE STORMS WERE ALL MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 10 NORTHWEST OF TORRINGTON...30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TORRINGTON AND JUST WEST OF CHEYENNE. EARLIER REPORTS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH HAIL WERE RECEIVED NEAR FORT LARAMIE AT 1215 PM MDT. 3/8 INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED IN NORTH CHEYENNE AT 1228 PM MDT. PEOPLE IN AND NEAR THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOFR THREATENING WEATHER WITH STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS...HAIL...INTENSE LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS DEVELOP. PARKER
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 12:38 PM MDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
NEZ001-005-011-161930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SCOTTSBLUFF NE 1238 PM MDT TUE JUN 16 1992 ...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORMING ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... AT 1235 PM MDT...RADAR INDICATED WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FORMING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHADRON NEBRASKA IN DAWES COUNTY OF THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALLIANCE IN NORTHERN BOX BUTTE COUNTY AND OVER SCOTTSBLUFF IN CENTRAL SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY. THE STORM WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND...HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSI(BLE WITH THESE STORMS OVER SCOTTS BLUFF...BOX BUTTE...DAWES AND NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE UNTIL 130 PM MDT. KIRK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Dawes, Sheridan | 56 min |
| Jun 16, 1:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Sioux | 63 min |
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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.