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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2010, 11:54 AM MDT for 5 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 66 min. 16 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
- May 24, 2010, 11:54 AM MDT (17:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2010, 1:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 11:55 AM MDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Nw Mitchell, NE | |
| May 24, 11:55 AM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | Gering, NE | |
| May 24, 11:56 AM MDT | HAIL 1.5 | Scottsbluff, NE | HAIL STARTED OUT AT 1.5 INCHES...THEN GREW TO GOLF BALL SIZE. |
| May 24, 11:57 AM MDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Wnw Scottsbluff, NE | |
| May 24, 11:58 AM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | Scottsbluff, NE | |
| May 24, 12:00 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 17 E Harrison, NE | |
| May 24, 12:00 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Nw Scottsbluff Airpor, NE | |
| May 24, 12:00 PM MDT | HAIL 3 | Scottsbluff, NE | HAIL WAS SAME SHAPE AND SIZE OF A BAR OF SOAP. |
| May 24, 12:12 PM MDT | TORNADO | 1 Nw Lake Minatare, NE | NO DAMAGE REPORTED. |
| May 24, 12:14 PM MDT | HAIL 2 | 2 Se Scottsbluff, NE | |
| May 24, 12:16 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | E Scottsbluff, NE | TREE KNOCKED DOWN ON EAST SIDE OF CITY. |
| May 24, 12:16 PM MDT | TORNADO | Gering, NE | |
| May 24, 12:20 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Minatare, NE | A POWER POLE DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 26. |
| May 24, 12:20 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | S Agate, NE | 1 INCH HAIL JUST SOUTH OF AGATE ALONG HIGHWAY 29. |
| May 24, 12:45 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nne Scottsbluff, NE | ESTIMATED TIME AND LOCATION OF REPORT. |
| May 24, 1:00 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 N Scottsbluff, NE | STORM WINDOWS BROKEN. SKIRTING ON MOBILE HOME AND SIDING ON HOUSE DAMAGED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 11:21 AM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 501 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 227 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
597
WFUS55 KCYS 241754
TORCYS
NEC007-013-045-157-165-241900-
/O.NEW.KCYS.TO.W.0013.100524T1754Z-100524T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1154 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BANNER COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...
WESTERN BOX BUTTE COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...
SOUTHWESTERN DAWES COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...
SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...
EASTERN SIOUX COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 100 PM MDT
* AT 1151 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GERING...OR NEAR SCOTTSBLUFF...AND MOVING
NORTH AT 65 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE ALICE AROUND NOON MDT.
RATTLESNAKE HILL AROUND 1205 PM MDT.
GLEN AROUND 1240 PM MDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4199 10333 4199 10336 4183 10336 4162 10340
4161 10391 4276 10383 4271 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 181DEG 55KT 4188 10364
$$
RUBIN5 follow-up statements
568
WWUS55 KCYS 241809
SVSCYS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1209 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
NEC007-013-045-157-165-241900-
/O.CON.KCYS.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100524T1900Z/
BANNER NE-SCOTTS BLUFF NE-BOX BUTTE NE-DAWES NE-SIOUX NE-
1209 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN SIOUX...
SOUTHWESTERN DAWES...WESTERN BOX BUTTE...SCOTTS BLUFF AND
NORTHEASTERN BANNER COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM MDT...
AT 1205 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE ALICE...OR 13 MILES NORTH OF
SCOTTSBLUFF...MOVING NORTH AT 65 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GLEN AROUND 1240 PM MDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 4199 10333 4199 10336 4183 10336 4165 10339
4164 10340 4171 10390 4276 10383 4271 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 181DEG 55KT 4211 10363
$$
RUBIN999
WWUS55 KCYS 241822
SVSCYS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1222 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
NEC007-241831-
/O.CAN.KCYS.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100524T1900Z/
BANNER NE-
1222 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BANNER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4199 10333 4199 10336 4183 10336 4185 10348
4181 10352 4185 10366 4236 10386 4276 10383
4271 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 181DEG 55KT 4229 10363
$$
NEC013-045-157-165-241900-
/O.CON.KCYS.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100524T1900Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF NE-BOX BUTTE NE-DAWES NE-SIOUX NE-
1222 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN SIOUX...
SOUTHWESTERN DAWES...WESTERN BOX BUTTE AND NORTHEASTERN SCOTTS BLUFF
COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM MDT...
AT 1219 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES EAST OF MOUNT EDNA...OR 27 MILES NORTH OF
SCOTTSBLUFF...MOVING NORTH AT 65 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GLEN AROUND 1240 PM MDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 4199 10333 4199 10336 4183 10336 4185 10348
4181 10352 4185 10366 4236 10386 4276 10383
4271 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 181DEG 55KT 4229 10363
$$
RUBIN518
WWUS55 KCYS 241836
SVSCYS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1236 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
NEC157-241846-
/O.CAN.KCYS.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100524T1900Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF NE-
1236 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4220 10341 4203 10348 4202 10365 4236 10386
4276 10383 4271 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 181DEG 55KT 4248 10362
$$
NEC013-045-165-241900-
/O.CON.KCYS.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100524T1900Z/
BOX BUTTE NE-DAWES NE-SIOUX NE-
1236 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN SIOUX...
SOUTHWESTERN DAWES AND NORTHWESTERN BOX BUTTE COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM
MDT...
AT 1233 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF AGATE...OR 38 MILES NORTHEAST OF
TORRINGTON...MOVING NORTH AT 65 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GLEN AROUND 1245 PM MDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 4220 10341 4203 10348 4202 10365 4236 10386
4276 10383 4271 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 181DEG 55KT 4248 10362
$$
RUBIN028
WWUS55 KCYS 241851
SVSCYS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1251 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
NEC013-045-165-241900-
/O.CON.KCYS.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100524T1900Z/
BOX BUTTE NE-DAWES NE-SIOUX NE-
1251 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN SIOUX...
SOUTHWESTERN DAWES AND NORTHWESTERN BOX BUTTE COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM
MDT...
AT 1246 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GLEN...OR 34 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHADRON...
MOVING NORTH AT 65 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN
SIOUX...NORTHWESTERN BOX BUTTE AND SOUTHWESTERN DAWES COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN CHEYENNE.
&&
LAT...LON 4220 10341 4203 10348 4202 10365 4236 10386
4276 10383 4271 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 181DEG 55KT 4271 10361
$$
RUBIN622
WWUS55 KCYS 241858
SVSCYS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1258 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
NEC013-045-165-241906-
/O.EXP.KCYS.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100524T1900Z/
BOX BUTTE NE-DAWES NE-SIOUX NE-
1258 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN SIOUX...SOUTHWESTERN DAWES AND
NORTHWESTERN BOX BUTTE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 100 PM MDT...
THE TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 100 PM MDT. HOWEVER...A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN CHEYENNE.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
WESTERN DAWES COUNTY...NORTHERN SIOUX COUNTY AND EASTERN NIOBRARA
COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM MDT.
LAT...LON 4220 10341 4203 10348 4202 10365 4236 10386
4276 10383 4271 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 181DEG 55KT 4279 10361
$$
RUBINThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 12:06 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CYS | Scotts Bluff, Sioux | 3 hr |
| May 24, 12:18 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CYS | Dawes, Sioux | 4 hr |
| May 24, 3:47 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | CYS | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 16 hr |
| May 24, 11:12 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Kimball | 16 min |
| May 24, 11:25 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Kimball, Scotts Bluff | 65 min |
| May 24, 11:30 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Dawes, Sioux | 60 min |
| May 24, 11:33 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | CYS | Banner, Kimball | 42 min |
| May 24, 11:38 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Scotts Bluff, Sioux | 67 min |
| May 24, 11:48 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Box Butte, Dawes, Sioux | 57 min |
| May 24, 12:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Box Butte, Dawes, Scotts Bluff, Sioux | 65 min |
| May 24, 12:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Dawes, Sioux | 59 min |
| May 24, 12:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Kimball | 42 min |
| May 24, 12:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Cheyenne, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff | 56 min |
| May 24, 1:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Dawes, Sioux | 65 min |
| May 24, 1:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Box Butte, Dawes, Sioux | 63 min |
| May 24, 1:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Box Butte, Dawes, Morrill | 61 min |
| May 24, 1:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Cheyenne, Morrill | 58 min |
| May 24, 1:51 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | CYS | Dawes, Sioux | 5 hr |
| May 24, 2:08 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | CYS | Box Butte, Dawes | 37 min |
| May 24, 2:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Box Butte, Dawes | 61 min |
| May 24, 5:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | CYS | Dawes, Sioux | 8 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.