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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Cheyenne, WY

July 11, 2014Cheyenne County, Kimball County, Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2014, 4:43 PM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kimball County, Nebraska. It was in force for 47 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
Jul 11, 2014, 4:43 PM MDT (22:43 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2014, 5:30 PM MDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cheyenne County, NE, Kimball County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 141 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 22 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -34 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
22 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-363 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1696 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
31 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.

833 
WUUS55 KCYS 112243
SVRCYS
NEC033-105-112330-
/O.NEW.KCYS.SV.W.0113.140711T2243Z-140711T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
443 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...
  SOUTHEASTERN KIMBALL COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 530 PM MDT

* AT 441 PM MDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM DIX TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF DIX...AND MOVING EAST AT 15
  MPH.

  HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
           WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DIX...POTTER...BROWNSON AND LORENZO.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 24 AND 55.

THIS REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY 
IN EFFECT FOR KIMBALL COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4119 10367 4144 10317 4100 10298 4099 10311
      4099 10361
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 266DEG 12KT 4119 10350 4102 10347

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

HAMMER
2 follow-up statements
681 
WWUS55 KCYS 112312
SVSCYS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
512 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

NEC033-105-112330-
/O.CON.KCYS.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-140711T2330Z/
CHEYENNE NE-KIMBALL NE-
512 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
KIMBALL AND WESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM MDT...

AT 510 PM MDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF DIX TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF
PEETZ...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POTTER...LORENZO AND BROWNSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS 
OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING 
KILLS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO 
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 4100 10356 4124 10357 4144 10317 4100 10298
      4099 10311
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 265DEG 10KT 4128 10340 4102 10327

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

HAMMER
647 
WWUS55 KCYS 112325
SVSCYS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
525 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

NEC033-105-112335-
/O.EXP.KCYS.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-140711T2330Z/
CHEYENNE NE-KIMBALL NE-
525 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KIMBALL AND
WESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM MDT...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR 
PROPERTY. HOWEVER...VERY HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE 
THUNDERSTORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST 
KIMBALL COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM MDT. 

LAT...LON 4100 10356 4124 10357 4144 10317 4100 10298
      4099 10311
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 265DEG 10KT 4128 10335 4102 10322

$$

HAMMER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 6:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSDawes51 min
Jul 10, 9:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSCheyenne35 min
Jul 10, 10:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSCheyenne, Morrill57 min
Jul 11, 2:39 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSMorrill51 min
Jul 11, 2:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSSioux37 min
Jul 11, 3:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSSioux33 min
Jul 11, 3:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBox Butte41 min
Jul 11, 3:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSKimball47 min
Jul 11, 4:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSScotts Bluff41 min
Jul 11, 4:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBox Butte, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sioux52 min
Jul 11, 5:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSMorrill51 min
Jul 11, 5:15 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningCYSKimball6 hr
Jul 11, 5:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSDawes29 min
Jul 11, 5:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSCheyenne35 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.