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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Riverton, WY

June 19, 2008Natrona County, Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2008, 2:14 PM MDT for Natrona County, Wyoming. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jun 19, 2008, 2:14 PM MDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2008, 3:15 PM MDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Riverton, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Natrona County, WY

What 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.

NWS Riverton, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 19, 2:55 AM MDT, 11 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 2:55 AM MDT, 11 hours 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 12:28 PM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 12:05 PM MDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 12:31 PM MDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1231 PM MDT THU JUN 19 2008

WYZ019-020-022-191930-
CASPER MOUNTAIN-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-NATRONA COUNTY
LOWER ELEVATIONS-
1231 PM MDT THU JUN 19 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NATRONA COUNTY...

AT 1228 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF U.S.
HWY 220 MILE MARKER 80...OR 32 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CASPER...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 21 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

RESIDENTS IN SOUTHERN NATRONA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF
U.S. HWY 220 MILE MARKER 80...ALCOVA AND U.S. HWY 220 MILE MARKER
90...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. IF RECREATING ON
ALCOVA RESERVOIR...HEAD TO SHORE AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING
WEATHER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
RIVERTON AT 1-800-211-1448.

LAT...LON 4252 10640 4243 10649 4243 10671 4243 10672
      4243 10677 4261 10706 4275 10691
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 306DEG 18KT 4263 10689

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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 12:37 PM MDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1237 PM MDT THU JUN 19 2008

WYZ009-010-191930-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
1237 PM MDT THU JUN 19 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JOHNSON COUNTY...

AT 1232 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SADDLESTRING...OR 12 MILES
WEST OF BUFFALO...MOVING EAST AT 8 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

RESIDENTS IN NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF
SADDLESTRING...I90 EXIT 51...I90 EXIT 47...LAKE DE SMET AND I90 EXIT
53...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD
SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
RIVERTON AT 1-800-211-1448.

LAT...LON 4433 10700 4443 10705 4457 10675 4457 10674
      4456 10667 4456 10666 4435 10656
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 251DEG 7KT 4439 10694

SMITH
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 1:41 PM MDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
141 PM MDT THU JUN 19 2008

WYZ002-005-007-192045-
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN
BASIN-
141 PM MDT THU JUN 19 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HOT SPRINGS COUNTY...

AT 136 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTH OF ANCHOR DAM...OR 34 MILES WEST
OF THERMOPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 8 MPH.

AN ESTIMATED 3 QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY FALLEN
FROM THIS STORM OVER THE OTA CREEK DRAINAGE. ANOTHER QUARTER INCH OF
RAINFALL COULD FALL IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.

HALF INCH HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

RESIDENTS IN CENTRAL HOT SPRINGS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE LOCATION OF
LEGEND ROCK...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
RIVERTON AT 1-800-211-1448.

LAT...LON 4389 10847 4363 10854 4374 10900 4392 10895
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 282DEG 7KT 4381 10885

LIPSON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 6:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWNatrona64 min
Jun 18, 6:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWJohnson37 min
Jun 18, 6:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWNatrona36 min
Jun 18, 6:58 PM MDTTornado WarningRIWNatrona47 min
Jun 18, 7:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWSublette61 min
Jun 19, 12:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson40 min
Jun 19, 12:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWNatrona59 min
Jun 19, 12:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWSheridan53 min
Jun 19, 12:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWJohnson20 min
Jun 19, 1:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWNatrona41 min
Jun 19, 1:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWHot Springs64 min
Jun 19, 2:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWHot Springs64 min
Jun 19, 4:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWBig Horn54 min
Jun 19, 5:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWBig Horn51 min
Jun 19, 5:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWBig Horn52 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.