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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 22, 2013Converse County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2013, 1:47 PM MDT for Converse County, Wyoming. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 22, 2013, 1:47 PM MDT (19:47 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2013, 2:30 PM MDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.75 in

County Converse County, WY

The radar

The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 212 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 22, 10:59 AM MDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 206 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2013-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 27 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2013-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 104 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
27 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-104 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1614 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

837 
WFUS55 KCYS 221947
TORCYS
WYC009-222030-
/O.NEW.KCYS.TO.W.0021.130622T1947Z-130622T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
147 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL CONVERSE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...

* UNTIL 230 PM MDT

* AT 144 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF BAR NUNN...AND MOVING
  EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
           WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN CONVERSE COUNTY.

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 4303 10556 4302 10607 4306 10609 4315 10609
      4330 10607 4334 10560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 265DEG 28KT 4313 10609

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

COX
1 follow-up statement
134 
WWUS55 KCYS 222005
SVSCYS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
205 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

WYC009-222030-
/O.CON.KCYS.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130622T2030Z/
CONVERSE WY-
205 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL CONVERSE
COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM MDT...

AT 203 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 17 MILES NORTH OF ROLLING HILLS ESTATES...AND MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
         BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL CONVERSE COUNTY.

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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
CHEYENNE.

&&

LAT...LON 4303 10556 4302 10607 4306 10609 4315 10609
      4330 10607 4334 10560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 265DEG 28KT 4314 10591

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

FINCH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 6:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSNiobrara43 min
Jun 21, 6:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Platte47 min
Jun 21, 6:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen48 min
Jun 21, 6:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse44 min
Jun 21, 6:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Platte46 min
Jun 21, 7:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Platte64 min
Jun 21, 7:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse, Niobrara45 min
Jun 21, 8:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse, Niobrara48 min
Jun 21, 8:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse47 min
Jun 21, 9:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie33 min
Jun 21, 9:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse53 min
Jun 22, 12:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany64 min
Jun 22, 12:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Converse, Platte48 min
Jun 22, 1:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYS56 min
Jun 22, 1:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYS67 min
Jun 22, 1:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSPlatte47 min
Jun 22, 1:39 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSPlatte51 min
Jun 22, 2:25 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSGoshen, Platte50 min
Jun 22, 2:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse48 min
Jun 22, 2:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Laramie, Platte45 min
Jun 22, 3:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse, Niobrara45 min
Jun 22, 3:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Platte48 min
Jun 22, 3:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen47 min
Jun 22, 3:53 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSGoshen37 min
Jun 22, 4:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Laramie58 min
Jun 22, 4:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse, Goshen, Niobrara, Platte49 min
Jun 22, 4:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen46 min
Jun 22, 4:44 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSGoshen31 min
Jun 22, 4:56 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCYSGoshen, Platte4 hr
Jun 22, 5:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie54 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.