Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 2005, 5:28 PM MDT for Cheyenne County, Nebraska. It was in force for 47 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2005, 5:28 PM MDT (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2005, 6:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Cheyenne County, NE
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 5:35 PM MDT | TORNADO | 3 Ne Potter, NE | |
| Jun 27, 5:49 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | 1 N Potter, NE | |
| Jun 27, 5:59 PM MDT | TORNADO | 5 E Potter, NE | BRIEF TOUCHDOWN OVER OPEN COUNTRY |
| Jun 27, 6:06 PM MDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 5 W Sidney, NE | |
| Jun 27, 6:24 PM MDT | TORNADO | 8 W Sidney, NE | TORNADO OVER OPEN COUNTRY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -346 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2260 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS55 KCYS 272329 TORCYS NEC033-280015- /O.NEW.KCYS.TO.W.0009.050627T2328Z-050628T0015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 528 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA * UNTIL 615 PM MDT * AT 528 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 11 MILES NORTH OF POTTER...OR ABOUT 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF KIMBALL... MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... POTTER BY 605 PM MDT 9 MILES WEST OF BROWNSON BY 615 PM MDT THIS REPLACES THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING FOR THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING. LAT...LON 4143 10304 4142 10337 4111 10336 4111 10305 $$ RUBIN
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS55 KCYS 272337 RRA SVSCYS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 537 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005 NEC033-280015- /O.CON.KCYS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-050628T0015Z/ CHEYENNE NE- 537 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR WESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY... AT 535 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF POTTER...OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF KIMBALL...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... POTTER BY 545 PM MDT I-80 MM 43 BY 605 PM MDT IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING FOR THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING. LAT...LON 4143 10304 4142 10337 4117 10336 4117 10305 $$ RUBIN
000 WWUS55 KCYS 272346 SVSCYS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 545 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005 NEC033-280015- /O.CON.KCYS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-050628T0015Z/ CHEYENNE NE- 545 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR WESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY... AT 545 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR POTTER...OR ABOUT 18 MILES EAST OF KIMBALL...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... I-80 MM 43 BY 550 PM MDT MOUNT VERNON BY 605 PM MDT THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING FOR THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING. LAT...LON 4142 10304 4141 10335 4110 10336 4109 10304 $$ RUBIN
000 WWUS55 KCYS 272353 SVSCYS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 552 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005 NEC033-280015- /O.CON.KCYS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-050628T0015Z/ CHEYENNE NE- 552 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR WESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY... AT 552 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR POTTER...OR ABOUT 18 MILES WEST OF SIDNEY...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MOUNT VERNON BY 610 PM MDT AT 549 PM MDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN POTTER. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING FOR THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING. LAT...LON 4142 10304 4141 10335 4107 10336 4105 10303 $$ RUBIN
000 WWUS55 KCYS 280003 SVSCYS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 602 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005 NEC033-280015- /O.CON.KCYS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-050628T0015Z/ CHEYENNE NE- 602 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR WESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY... AT 602 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR I-80 MM 43...OR ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF SIDNEY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BROWNSON...MOUNT VERNON...9 MILES NORTHWEST OF SIDNEY AIRPORT AND 9 MILES WEST OF SIDNEY BY 615 PM MDT IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING FOR THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING. LAT...LON 4134 10298 4133 10337 4101 10337 4100 10299 $$ RUBIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Scotts Bluff | 23 min |
| Jun 27, 3:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Scotts Bluff | 61 min |
| Jun 27, 3:44 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | CYS | Banner, Scotts Bluff | 46 min |
| Jun 27, 3:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Sioux | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 4:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner | 61 min |
| Jun 27, 4:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Sioux | 61 min |
| Jun 27, 4:37 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | CYS | Banner, Morrill | 54 min |
| Jun 27, 4:37 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | CYS | Banner, Morrill | 53 min |
| Jun 27, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Dawes | 55 min |
| Jun 27, 4:54 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | CYS | Cheyenne | 36 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Nebraska, 2005Every tornado warning in 2005Tornadoes in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.