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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cheyenne, WY

July 11, 2014Sioux County, Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this special weather statement at Jul 11, 2014, 3:12 PM MDT for Sioux County, Nebraska. It was in force for 33 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, 3:12 PM MDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2014, 3:45 PM MDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Cheyenne, WY

County Sioux County, NE

The radar

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The text

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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 11, 11:51 AM MDT, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 11:51 AM MDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 10:24 AM MDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1024 AM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

WYZ104-105-109>116-121100-
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-
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-
1024 AM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER A FEW STRONGER
STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY
WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TODAY AND 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-WYZ101>103-106>108-117>119-
121100-
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
1024 AM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP.
SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY THIS EVENING WITH HAIL AND STRONG WINDS THE MAIN THREAT.
OTHERWISE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED MAINLY SATURDAY...SUNDAY...AND WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 1:25 PM MDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 1:58 PM MDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
158 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

WYZ108-118-119-112045-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY WY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY WY-GOSHEN COUNTY WY-
158 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LARAMIE AND SOUTHERN
GOSHEN COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM MDT...

AT 148 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF GUN BARREL...OR 28 MILES
NORTHEAST OF CHEYENNE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...
ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  GUN BARREL...
  MERIDEN REST AREA...

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 4167 10428 4144 10421 4142 10460 4155 10465
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 258DEG 11KT 4151 10452

HAMMER

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 2:19 PM MDT, 53 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
219 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

WYZ108-112045-
GOSHEN COUNTY WY-
219 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN GOSHEN COUNTY UNTIL 245
PM MDT...

AT 215 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF LINGLE...OR 14 MILES NORTH
OF TORRINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...
ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN GOSHEN COUNTY.

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

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 4235 10406 4234 10405 4220 10405 4219 10431
      4235 10436 4241 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 259DEG 12KT 4228 10421

HAMMER

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 2:38 PM MDT, 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
238 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

NEZ096-112115-
SOUTH SIOUX NE-
238 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN SIOUX COUNTY UNTIL
315 PM MDT...

AT 233 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF TORRINGTON...MOVING EAST AT
15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN SIOUX COUNTY.

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

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 4212 10405 4235 10406 4236 10405 4240 10379
      4207 10379
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 267DEG 13KT 4226 10403

HAMMER

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 3:06 PM MDT, 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
306 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

NEZ020-054-WYZ118-119-112145-
BANNER NE-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY WY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY WY-KIMBALL
NE-
306 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN LARAMIE...WESTERN KIMBALL
AND WESTERN BANNER COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM MDT...

AT 305 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
ALBIN TO 6 MILES NORTH OF PINE BLUFFS TO CARPENTER...AND MOVING EAST
AT 10 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  PINE BLUFFS...
  PANORAMA POINT...
  BUSHNELL...

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

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 4101 10459 4128 10429 4151 10426 4157 10418
      4156 10406 4159 10405 4162 10375 4101 10392
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 271DEG 8KT 4149 10404 4126 10407
          4105 10430

HAMMER

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 3:12 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
312 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

NEZ096-112145-
SOUTH SIOUX NE-
312 PM MDT FRI JUL 11 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN SIOUX COUNTY UNTIL 345
PM MDT...

AT 309 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF WATSON RANCH...OR 20 MILES
NORTHEAST OF TORRINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  WATSON RANCH...

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

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 4240 10357 4213 10351 4211 10393 4228 10399
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 256DEG 18KT 4222 10384

HAMMER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 11, 1:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	35 min
Jul 11, 1:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	47 min
Jul 11, 2:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Goshen	26 min
Jul 11, 3:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	39 min
Jul 11, 4:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Platte	42 min
Jul 11, 4:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS		41 min
Jul 11, 4:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS		39 min
Jul 10, 6:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Dawes	51 min
Jul 10, 9:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Cheyenne	35 min
Jul 10, 10:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Cheyenne, Morrill	57 min
Jul 11, 2:39 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Morrill	51 min
Jul 11, 2:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Sioux	37 min
Jul 11, 3:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Box Butte	41 min
Jul 11, 3:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Kimball	47 min
Jul 11, 4:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Scotts Bluff	41 min
Jul 11, 4:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Box Butte, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sioux	52 min
Jul 11, 4:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Cheyenne, Kimball	47 min
Jul 11, 5:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Morrill	51 min
Jul 11, 5:15 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	CYS	Kimball	6 hr
Jul 11, 5:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Dawes	29 min
Jul 11, 5:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Cheyenne	35 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.