Alert archive / Wyoming / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this tornado warning at Jul 3, 2006, 5:11 PM MDT for Converse County, Wyoming. It was in force for 34 min. 6 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
- Jul 3, 2006, 5:11 PM MDT (23:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2006, 5:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Converse County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 214 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 5:30 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Glenrock, WY | 1 INCH FALLING DOWNTOWN...SEVERAL REPORTS...COVERING GROUND. |
| Jul 3, 5:30 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Glenrock, WY | ONE INCH FALLING DOWNTOWN...SEVERAL REPORTS..COVERING THE GROUND. |
| Jul 3, 5:34 PM MDT | TORNADO | 20 W Douglas, WY | SPOTTED BY PILOT |
| Jul 3, 5:34 PM MDT | TORNADO | 20 W Douglas, WY | SPOTTED BY PILOT. |
| Jul 3, 5:35 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Glenrock, WY | BROKE WINDSHIELD OF HIGHWAY PATROL CAR. |
| Jul 3, 5:35 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Glenrock, WY | HAIL BROKE WINDSHIELD OF HIGHWAY PATROL CAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -233 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1623 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 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 032311 TORCYS WYC009-032345- /O.NEW.KCYS.TO.W.0009.060703T2311Z-060703T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 511 PM MDT MON JUL 3 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL CONVERSE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL WYOMING * UNTIL 545 PM MDT * AT 502 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR BLUE HILL RESERVOIR...OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF EVANSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS WILL BE NEAR... SAND CREEK RESERVOIR BY 525 PM MDT... ROLLING HILLS ESTATES AND GLENROCK BY 540 PM MDT... DEER CREEK BY 545 PM MDT... 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. LAT...LON 4314 10606 4286 10606 4256 10567 4284 10543 $$ SOWKO
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS55 KCYS 032329 SVSCYS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 529 PM MDT MON JUL 3 2006 WYC009-032345- /O.CON.KCYS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060703T2345Z/ CONVERSE WY- 529 PM MDT MON JUL 3 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT FOR SOUTHERN CONVERSE COUNTY... AT 523 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR I-25 MM 165...OR ABOUT 16 MILES EAST OF EVANSVILLE... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BOXELDER BY 545 PM MDT... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4298 10587 4277 10608 4244 10594 4255 10542 $$ SOWKO
000 WWUS55 KCYS 032332 SVSCYS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 531 PM MDT MON JUL 3 2006 WYC009-032345- /O.CON.KCYS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060703T2345Z/ CONVERSE WY- 531 PM MDT MON JUL 3 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT FOR SOUTHERN CONVERSE COUNTY... AT 531 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR I-25 MM 165...OR ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF EVANSVILLE... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. 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. LAT...LON 4298 10587 4277 10608 4244 10594 4255 10542 $$ JR
000 WWUS55 KCYS 032335 SVSCYS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 535 PM MDT MON JUL 3 2006 WYC009-032345- /O.CON.KCYS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060703T2345Z/ CONVERSE WY- 535 PM MDT MON JUL 3 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT FOR SOUTHERN CONVERSE COUNTY... AT 532 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR I-25 MM 165...OR ABOUT 21 MILES EAST OF EVANSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS WAS REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN GLENROCK AT 534 PM MDT. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4298 10587 4277 10608 4244 10594 4255 10542 $$ JR
000 WWUS55 KCYS 032345 SVSCYS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 545 PM MDT MON JUL 3 2006 WYC009-032353- /O.EXP.KCYS.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060703T2345Z/ CONVERSE WY- 545 PM MDT MON JUL 3 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CONVERSE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 545 PM MDT... THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED SOUTH INTO SOUTHWEST CONVERSE COUNTY AND WAS OUT OF CENTRAL CONVERSE COUNTY. ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWEST CONVERSE COUNTY. LAT...LON 4298 10587 4277 10608 4244 10594 4255 10542 $$ JR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2:09 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | CYS | 7 hr | |
| Jul 3, 3:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | CYS | Laramie | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 4:06 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | CYS | Laramie | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 4:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Converse | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 5:12 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | CYS | Platte | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:44 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | CYS | Converse | 46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.