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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cheyenne, WY

July 21, 2013Platte County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this special weather statement at Jul 21, 2013, 7:02 PM MDT for Platte County, Wyoming. It was in force for 28 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
Jul 21, 2013, 7:02 PM MDT (01:02 UTC)
Expired
Jul 21, 2013, 7:30 PM MDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

County Platte County, WY

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 21, 6:43 PM MDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 6:43 PM MDT, 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
643 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

.UPDATE...

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 643 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING. LOOKS
TO POSSIBLY AFFECT KAIA AND KCDR BETWEEN 02 AND 04Z IF CURRENT
TRENDS HOLD...WITH A LESSER CHANCE AT KBFF. ELSEWHERE...SHOULD
REMAIN MOSTLY DRY WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS WEST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE...AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE
THROUGH SUNSET. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING ONCE
AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS AND TSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AS WELL.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 320 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

CONVECTION SO FAR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WAS LIMITED WITH A SMALL
AREA OF SHOWERS AND STORMS BETWEEN KEAN AND KTOR AT 2030Z. A
WIDELY SCATTERED COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE EARLY EVENING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THE EAST PART OF THE CWA.
DRIER SURFACE AIR WAS JUST WEST OF KCYS AND KEAN AT 20Z. STILL
BELIEVE THAT MIXING WILL OCCUR BY LATE AFTERNOON TO JUST WEST OF
THE EASTERN WYOMING BORDER. WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO GUST TO 35 MPH IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER FAR NORTHERN WYOMING WILL MOVE SOUTH
AND ACROSS THE MUCH OF THE CWA TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THE
BOUNDARY WILL MOVE SLOWLY BACK EAST THROUGH TUESDAY. BOUNDARY LAYER
MOISTURE WILL REMAIN HIGHER OVER THE PANHANDLE...BUT GENERALLY THE
ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO DRY OVER THE CWA THROUGH TUESDAY. THE
BETTER MOISTURE AND PROXIMITY OF THE STRONGER FLOW ALOFT WILL
HELP TO PRODUCE MAINLY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND LATE DAY STORMS OVER
MAINLY THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE CWA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE
AVERAGE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH SIMILAR READINGS FOR BOTH DAYS.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 320 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

12Z MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO POINT TO THE RETURN OF
MONSOONAL MOISTURE BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND. THE CULPRIT WILL BE A SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY
LOCATED OVER THE BAJA OF CALIFORNIA COUPLED WITH A WEAKER WESTERN
CONUS RIDGE. ALTHOUGH THE GFS/ECMWF DIFFER SOMEWHAT ON SOLUTION
TIMING...IT IS UNDISPUTED THAT PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE ON
THE INCREASE ESPECIALLY FOR THE LATER WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
TIMEFRAME. PROGD SBCAPES OF 1500 TO 2000 J/KG ALONG WITH PWATS
THAT WILL CLIMB ABOVE ONE INCH WILL AID IN CONVECTIVE ORGANIZATION
BOTH LATE WEDNESDAY AS WELL AS ON THURSDAY. GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF
THE AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE...WOULD EXPECT THAT NOCTURNAL
CONVECTION WILL BE A GOOD BET ON BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHTS. THICKER CLOUD-COVER WILL YIELD HIGH TEMPERATURES THAT WILL
COOL BACK INTO THE 80S DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH SUB-
TROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME WILL RECYCLE THROUGH THE AREA FOR FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY...LACK OF SYNOPTIC TRIGGER WILL KEEP
AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTIVE COVERAGE MORE ISOLATED.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 237 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

WILL CONTINUE THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR CARBON COUNTY THROUGH 00Z.
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LOOK TO AGAIN BE VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY
OVER THAT AREA AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. WILL KEEP THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH GOING UNTIL 00Z...THEN EVENING SHIFT CAN UPGRADE TO A RED
FLAG WARNING. CONDITIONS EASE SOME FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OVER
THE WEST PART OF THE CWA AS WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOME.
MOST OF ANY SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE CONFINED TO
THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE CWA THROUGH TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE SOUTH AND ACROSS THE EAST PART OF THE CWA TONIGHT AND MONDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY BEHIND THE FRONT FOR MONDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE RAPIDLY SHIFTING BACK TO SOUTH BY MONDAY NIGHT.

&&

.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WYZ303>307.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
     FOR WYZ303>307.

NE...NONE.
&&

UPDATE...RJM
SHORT TERM...WEILAND
LONG TERM...HAHN
AVIATION...RJM
FIRE WEATHER...WEILAND
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 3:20 PM MDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
320 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

WYZ101-103>107-109>118-220930-
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-
LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
320 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...
SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FOR CARBON COUNTY
AND AREAS WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR CARBON COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF EXTREME
WESTERN ALBANY COUNTY. RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED UNTIL
6 PM FOR THOSE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SIMILAR FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY WITH
SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR
CARBON COUNTY AND EXTREME WESTERN ALBANY COUNTY FOR MONDAY.

MONSOONAL MOISTURE RETURNS TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY WHICH WILL HELP DEVELOP SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DURING
THIS TIME. AT THIS TIME...THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
BECOME SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-108-119-220930-
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
320 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED THROUGH
THE EVENING OVER MAINLY THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.
SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...A PERIOD OF MODERATE
RAIN AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AT THIS TIME.

A MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM EVENT LOOKS TO TAKE SHAPE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO FRIDAY AS MONSOONAL MOISTURE
RETURNS TO THE AREA. ITS STILL TO EARLY TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEVERE AT THIS POINT AND WHERE THEY WILL
FORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE

WEILAND

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 4:58 PM MDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
458 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

WYZ110-220000-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
458 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AFFECTING THE NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL GUST TO 50 MPH AT
TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AFFECTING THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR
WEST OF LARAMIE TO ARLINGTON. THIS INCLUDES HALLECK RIDGE AND ELK
MOUNTAIN.

THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO LIGHT TRAILER
TRAFFIC DUE TO WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE
LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL OR A BLOW OVER TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
TRAVELING EMPTY OR WITH A LIGHT LOAD. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES ARE
ADVISED TO DELAY TRAVEL.

JAMSKI
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 5:30 PM MDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
530 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

WYZ101-102-220000-
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS WY-NIOBRARA COUNTY WY-
530 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CONVERSE AND WESTERN
NIOBRARA COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM MDT...

AT 527 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BILL...OR 37 MILES NORTH OF DOUGLAS...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BILL...

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4326 10476 4297 10510 4324 10542 4341 10526
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 308DEG 21KT 4327 10525

MAZUR
Local storm report, Jul 21, 5:51 PM MDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
551 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0544 PM     HAIL             BILL                    43.21N 105.26W
07/21/2013  E2.75 INCH       CONVERSE           WY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE BETWEEN 544 AND 549 PM MDT.

&&

HAMMER
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 6:29 PM MDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
629 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

WYZ102-220100-
NIOBRARA COUNTY WY-
629 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL NIOBRARA COUNTY UNTIL 700
PM MDT...

AT 627 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF REDBIRD...OR 28 MILES NORTH
OF LUSK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL NIOBRARA COUNTY.

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4316 10406 4298 10424 4317 10455 4329 10443
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 307DEG 21KT 4316 10438

MAZUR
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 6:31 PM MDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
631 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

WYZ107-220100-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY WY-
631 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN PLATTE COUNTY UNTIL 700
PM MDT...

AT 627 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF SIBLEY PEAK...OR 24 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DOUGLAS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SIBLEY PEAK AROUND 640 PM MDT.
GLENDO RESERVOIR AND TWO MOON CAMPGROUND AROUND 650 PM MDT.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4248 10483 4228 10500 4243 10522 4255 10512
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 301DEG 16KT 4246 10510

JAMSKI
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 7:02 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 6:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara31 min
Jul 21, 6:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSPlatte29 min
Jul 21, 6:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse, Niobrara41 min
Jul 21, 6:59 PM MDTRed Flag WarningCYS24 hr
Jul 21, 7:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara35 min
Jul 21, 7:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara25 min
Jul 21, 7:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSGoshen27 min
Jul 21, 7:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara34 min
Jul 21, 7:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSSioux31 min
Jul 21, 8:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSSioux29 min
Jul 21, 8:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBox Butte, Dawes27 min
Jul 21, 9:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBox Butte66 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.