Tornado Warning 3, NWS Riverton, WY

Issued

Jun 2, 2015, 6:06 PM MDT (00:06 UTC)

Expired

Jun 2, 2015, 6:30 PM MDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Riverton, WY

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.5 in

County Johnson County, WY

The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 189 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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058 
WFUS55 KRIW 030006
TORRIW
WYC019-030030-
/O.NEW.KRIW.TO.W.0003.150603T0006Z-150603T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
606 PM MDT TUE JUN 2 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIW/RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...

* UNTIL 630 PM MDT
    
* AT 605 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT RENO HISTORICAL
  SITE...WHICH IS 14 MILES EAST OF KAYCEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
  MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  FORT RENO HISTORICAL SITE AROUND 615 PM MDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SUSSEX.

# 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4359 10646 4378 10649 4391 10602 4351 10603
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 240DEG 49KT 4372 10634 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

BAKER

972 
WWUS55 KRIW 030017
SVSRIW

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
617 PM MDT TUE JUN 2 2015

WYC019-030030-
/O.CON.KRIW.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150603T0030Z/
JOHNSON-
617 PM MDT TUE JUN 2 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY...
    
AT 616 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR FORT RENO HISTORICAL SITE...WHICH IS 25 MILES EAST
OF KAYCEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  A STORM SPOTTER OBSERVED
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. 

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
SUSSEX.

# 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4359 10646 4378 10649 4391 10602 4351 10603
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 240DEG 49KT 4380 10615 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BAKER

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