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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 27, 2016Morrill County, Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this special weather statement at Jun 27, 2016, 9:52 PM MDT for Morrill County, Nebraska. It was in force for 38 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 27, 2016, 9:52 PM MDT (03:52 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2016, 10:30 PM MDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

County Morrill County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 190 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2016-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 846 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2016-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -19 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
846 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1522 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
3.8

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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 Jun 27, 9:40 PM MDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 9:40 PM MDT, 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 1:42 PM MDT, 8 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
142 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ106>108-117>119-281945-
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
142 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF PANHANDLE
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

TORNADO WATCH 301 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO IS ALSO
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SCATTERED LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING.

WYZ101>103-105-115-116-281945-
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SHIRLEY BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
142 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL
THE PRIMARY THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY. STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.

WYZ104-109>114-281945-
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-
142 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 27, 7:55 PM MDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
755 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0755 PM     HAIL             7 SE CRAWFORD           42.61N 103.32W
06/27/2016  E1.25 INCH       DAWES              NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

KCOTSAKI
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 8:12 PM MDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
812 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016

NEZ095-WYZ102-108-280300-
NORTH SIOUX NE-NIOBRARA COUNTY WY-GOSHEN COUNTY WY-
812 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SIOUX...NORTHEASTERN
GOSHEN AND SOUTHEASTERN NIOBRARA COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM MDT...

AT 811 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14
MILES NORTHWEST OF HARRISON...OR 23 MILES EAST OF LUSK...MOVING SOUTH
AT 40 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HARRISON AROUND 830 PM MDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE VAN TASSELL.

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.

LAT...LON 4292 10417 4297 10393 4252 10365 4245 10404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 342DEG 34KT 4287 10402

FINCH
Local storm report, Jun 27, 8:33 PM MDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
833 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0755 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CHADRON                 42.83N 103.00W
06/27/2016                   DAWES              NE   BROADCAST MEDIA

            BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED 1.2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH
            SEVERAL STREETS UNDERWATER IN LOW LYING AREAS.

&&

RCOX
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 9:02 PM MDT, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
902 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016

NEZ003-280330-
BOX BUTTE NE-
902 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOX BUTTE COUNTY
UNTIL 930 PM MDT...

AT 902 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BEREA...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALLIANCE...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALLIANCE...ALLIANCE AIRPORT AND BEREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

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.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4223 10316 4227 10297 4201 10277 4201 10306
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 340DEG 22KT 4219 10304

COX
Local storm report, Jun 27, 9:22 PM MDT, 30 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 9:52 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 6:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara49 min
Jun 27, 6:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSNiobrara36 min
Jun 28, 2:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany48 min
Jun 28, 2:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSCarbon47 min
Jun 28, 3:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara39 min
Jun 28, 3:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse38 min
Jun 28, 3:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse, Niobrara38 min
Jun 28, 4:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse, Platte44 min
Jun 28, 4:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSNiobrara58 min
Jun 28, 4:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie51 min
Jun 28, 4:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse60 min
Jun 28, 4:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSGoshen51 min
Jun 28, 4:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara65 min
Jun 28, 4:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Platte28 min
Jun 28, 4:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse, Niobrara28 min
Jun 28, 4:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen26 min
Jun 28, 5:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Laramie26 min
Jun 28, 5:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSGoshen52 min
Jun 27, 6:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSDawes39 min
Jun 27, 7:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSDawes, Sioux40 min
Jun 27, 7:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSDawes46 min
Jun 27, 7:18 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningCYSDawes3 hr
Jun 27, 7:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBox Butte, Dawes47 min
Jun 27, 7:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBox Butte, Dawes46 min
Jun 27, 8:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSSioux48 min
Jun 27, 8:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBox Butte37 min
Jun 27, 9:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBox Butte28 min
Jun 27, 9:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBox Butte32 min
Jun 27, 10:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSMorrill30 min
Jun 28, 12:01 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSMorrill29 min
Jun 28, 4:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSDawes54 min
Jun 28, 5:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBox Butte, Dawes27 min
Jun 28, 5:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSSioux29 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.