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Special Weather Statement, NWS Riverton, WY

June 18, 2013Johnson County, Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this special weather statement at Jun 18, 2013, 2:21 PM MDT for Johnson County, Wyoming. It was in force for 39 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 18, 2013, 2:21 PM MDT (20:21 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2013, 3:00 PM MDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Riverton, WY

County Johnson County, WY

The radar

The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 207 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 275 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, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2013-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 24 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2013-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
24 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-337 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1258 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

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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 Riverton, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 18, 11:00 AM MDT, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 11:00 AM MDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 5:00 AM MDT, 9 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
500 AM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

WYZ001>020-022>030-191100-
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS-
EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE-
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-
ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-
SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY-
TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
500 AM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND EAST OF THE DIVIDE COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...IN ADDITION TO DANGEROUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG IN
NATRONA AND JOHNSON COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...WARM...VERY DRY AND BREEZY/WINDY CONDITIONS
ACROSS SOUTH AND CENTRAL WYOMING WILL INCREASE THE FIRE RISK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER. THANK YOU.

TEAM RIVERTON

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 18, 10:54 AM MDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 18, 12:44 PM MDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 18, 1:55 PM MDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
155 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

WYZ009>011-182045-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST WY-NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY WY-SOUTHEAST
JOHNSON COUNTY WY-
155 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY UNTIL 245
PM MDT...

AT 149 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR I25 MILE MARKER 290...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF
BUFFALO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. TRAVELERS ON I90 AND I25 WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM. BE PREPARED FOR A SUDDEN CHANGE IN WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
I90 MILE MARKER 60 AROUND 200 PM MDT.
I90 EXIT 65 AROUND 205 PM MDT.
I90 EXIT 69 AROUND 210 PM MDT.
I90 EXIT 73 AROUND 220 PM MDT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 IN WYOMING BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 289 AND
299.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 IN WYOMING BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 49 AND
74.

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

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

LAT...LON 4449 10637 4420 10618 4412 10669 4435 10689
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 244DEG 19KT 4425 10664

LYNOTT
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 2:01 PM MDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
201 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

WYZ002-003-005-007-182045-
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WY-CODY FOOTHILLS WY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER
MOUNTAINS WY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN WY-
201 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN HOT SPRINGS AND
SOUTHEASTERN PARK COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM MDT...

AT 157 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTH OF STATE HWY 290 MILE MARKER 10...
OR 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEETEETSE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL SOUTHEASTERN PARK COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM MDT
RURAL NORTHWESTERN HOT SPRINGS COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM MDT
RURAL NORTHERN HOT SPRINGS COUNTY THROUGH 245 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.

BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES
AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

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

LAT...LON 4423 10906 4399 10865 4378 10891 4405 10933
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 216DEG 14KT 4394 10900

LYNOTT
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 2:21 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
221 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

WYZ010-011-182100-
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY WY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY WY-
221 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY UNTIL 300
PM MDT...

AT 215 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTH OF FORT RENO HISTORICAL SITE...OR
24 MILES NORTHEAST OF KAYCEE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM MDT

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 IN WYOMING BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND
95.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

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

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

LAT...LON 4416 10661 4430 10602 4392 10603 4384 10636
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 156DEG 12KT 4396 10630

BRANHAM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 1:44 AM MDTFire Weather WatchRIWFremont, Hot Springs, Johnson, Natrona, Washakie18 hr
Jun 18, 10:54 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWWashakie51 min
Jun 18, 12:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson44 min
Jun 18, 12:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson61 min
Jun 18, 1:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson50 min
Jun 18, 2:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWHot Springs44 min
Jun 18, 2:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWJohnson67 min
Jun 18, 3:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW53 min
Jun 18, 4:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWTeton46 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.