Alert archive / Wyoming / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this tornado warning at Jul 13, 1994, 7:22 PM MDT for Albany County, Wyoming. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 13, 1994, 7:22 PM MDT (01:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 1994, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Albany County, WY
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 7:35 PM MDT | Tornado F0 | Bosler, WY |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Lander/Hunt Fiel, WY (KLND), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 277 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -193 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1903 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 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 KCYS 140126 TORCYS WYC001-140200- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 722 PM MDT WED JUL 13 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING ...EAST CENTRAL ALBANY COUNTY THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITY OF BOSLER THROUGH THE AREA 25 MILES NORTH OF BOSLER. AT 720 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO NORTHWEST OF BOSLER AND WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. ANYONE TRAVELING ALONG WYOMING HIGHWAY 34 EAST OF BOSLER SHOULD TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. WCJIN-WYSE CAnS
What 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, Jul 13, 6:43 PM MDT, 39 minutes before
NEZ001>004-019>022-054>056-140145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SCOTTSBLUFF NE 643 PM MDT WED JUL 13 1994 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PANHANDLE... AT 635 PM MDT RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND A COUPLE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. ONE THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN KIMBALL COUNTY 53 MILES SOUTH OF SCOTTSBLUFF...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF KIMBALL. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST ACROSS THE NEBRASKA-WYOMING BORDER 30 MILES WEST OF SCOTTSBLUFF. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND... SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. RESIDENTS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN KIMBALL...WESTERN SCOTTS BLUFF AND WESTERN BANNER COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE OVER THESE AREAS THROUGH 745 PM MDT. EMANUEL
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 6:44 PM MDT, 38 minutes before
NEZ001>004-019>022-054>056-140145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SCOTTSBLUFF NE 643 PM MDT WED JUL 13 1994 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PANHANDLE... AT 635 PM MDT RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND A COUPLE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. ONE THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN KIMBALL COUNTY 53 MILES SOUTH OF SCOTTSBLUFF...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF KIMBALL. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST ACROSS THE NEBRASKA-WYOMING BORDER 30 MILES WEST OF SCOTTSBLUFF. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND... SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. R(ESIDENTS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN KIMBALL...WESTERN SCOTTS BLUFF AND WESTERN BANNER COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE OVER THESE AREAS THROUGH 745 PM MDT. EMANUEL
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 6:58 PM MDT, 24 minutes before
WYZ069-070-140130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 658 PM MDT WED JUL 13 1994 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 700 PM MDT. AT 655 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THE STORM HAD WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. HOWEVER...BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL MAY CONTINUE IN THE CARPENTER AREA THROUGH 715 PM. WCJIN-WYSE JBS
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 6:58 PM MDT, 24 minutes before
WYZ069-070-140130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 658 PM MDT WED JUL 13 1994 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 700 PM MDT. AT 655 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THE STORM HAD WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. HOWEVER...BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL MAY CONTINUE IN THE CARPENTER AREA THROUGH 715 PM. WCJIN-WYSE JBS
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 7:06 PM MDT, 16 minutes before
WYZ015-062-064-065-140200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 710 PM MDT WED JUL 13 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS ALBANY COUNTY... THUNDERSTORMS ARE HEADING SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBANY COUNTY AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN THE ROCK RIVER AREA. SHORTLY BEFORE 7PM THIS EVENING SMALL HAIL WAS REPORTED AT ROCK RIVER. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND BRIEF LOCAL HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...TAKE SHELTER INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WCJIN-WYSE CGB
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 7:10 PM MDT, 12 minutes before
WYZ015-062-064-065-140200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 710 PM MDT WED JUL 13 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS ALBANY COUNTY... THUNDERSTORMS ARE HEADING SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALBANY COUNTY AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN THE ROCK RIVER AREA. SHORTLY BEFORE 7PM THIS EVENING SMALL HAIL WAS REPORTED AT ROCK RIVER. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND BRIEF LOCAL HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...TAKE SHELTER INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WCJIN-WYSE CGB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 6:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Goshen | 51 min |
| Jul 13, 6:18 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | CYS | Goshen | 27 min |
| Jul 13, 6:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Platte | 53 min |
| Jul 13, 6:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Laramie | 32 min |
| Jul 13, 6:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | CYS | Platte | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 6:47 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | CYS | Goshen | 28 min |
| Jul 13, 7:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Goshen | 52 min |
| Jul 13, 7:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Laramie | 26 min |
| Jul 13, 8:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Laramie | 48 min |
| Jul 13, 9:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Laramie | 22 min |
Nearby
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.