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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this special weather statement at Jul 24, 2016, 2:48 PM MDT for Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. It was in force for 42 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 24, 2016, 2:48 PM MDT (20:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2016, 3:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
County Scotts Bluff County, NE
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 236 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -345 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2128 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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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 24, 11:51 AM MDT, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 11:51 AM MDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...Corrected Aviation National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 1151 AM MDT SUN JUL 24 2016 .SHORT TERM...(Today through Tuesday) Issued at 240 AM MDT Sun Jul 24 2016 Weak upper level shortwave moving overhead through sunrise will interact with midlvl subtropical moisture and result in isolated showers, mainly across the plains. Models continue to show southeasterly winds developing to the east of the Laramie Range by midday with some llvl moisture advection. The 00z model runs show higher dewpoints, better instability, and better convective chances from the southern Laramie Range eastward in areas near Interstate 80. This is also supported by latest runs of the HRRR. Bumped up pops to around 30 percent across Laramie county. The combination of good instability (CAPE around 1500 J/kg) and bulk shear (45-50 kts) could result in stronger storms so added the mention of small hail/gusty winds. SPC has a marginal risk from the southern Laramie Range eastward into Laramie county. Temps today will be the coolest through the short term. Heights will rise some by Monday and Tuesday with the upper ridge centered just south of the CWA (across SW Colorado). Lee trough/dryline will be located just east of the Laramie Range during the aftn. Instability is high to the east of this feature. However, it is rather capped with CIN values of 50-100 J/kg. Kept slight chance pops confined to the Nebraska Panhandle but it remains to be seen how much convective initiation can occur. Another marginal risk is depicted from SPC. Sfc trough will be right along the eastern edge of the CWA by Tuesday with limited instability/tstms. Temps will rise to slightly above normal by Tuesday. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Saturday) Issued at 220 AM MDT Sun Jul 24 2016 Medium to long range models continue to show the center of the upper level high pressure retrograding westward into the Great Basin region for next week. Northwest flow aloft will develop across Wyoming and Nebraska by Wednesday and Thursday with temperatures lowering closer to normal for this time of the year. Although the high will block subtropical moisture from advecting northward into the forecast area...upslope easterly flow will be common by the middle of next week with model sounding showing a good supply of low to midlevel moisture behind a surface cold front. In addition...several shortwave disturbances embedded in the northwest flow will move southeast out of Canada and will likely result in some cooler air aloft and added instability and jet dynamics. Will need to monitor the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms on Wednesday and even more-so on Thursday due to increased instability and 0-6 bulk shear. There are some differences in timing of this cold front...with the ECMWF and GEM a full 24 hours quicker with the front across southeast Wyoming late on Wednesday. The GFS shows this front stalling across the Dakotas for a while before it progresses southward into the forecast area for Thursday. So not as confident with Wednesday severe potential compared to Thursday...which appears more likely at this time. Temperatures will remain in the 80's to 90's during the day Wednesday...and then likely trend lower by late in the week with highs in the mid 70's to mid 80's expected by Friday behind the cold front. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Monday afternoon) Issued at 1143 AM MDT Sun Jul 24 2016 VFR conditions will continue through early afternoon before isolated to scattered thunderstorms mid to late afternoon across portions of southeast Wyoming and far southern Nebraska Panhandle. Prevailing winds will be southeasterly 10-15 kt east of the Laramie Range and westerly 10-20 kt to the west. VCTS forecast at Cheyenne, Laramie, Scottsbluff and Sidney between 20Z and 04Z with MVFR to localized IFR visibilities in heavy rainfall as well as gusty/erratic outflow winds to 40 kt and small hail. Convection will diminish later this evening with clearing skies and light winds. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 220 AM MDT Sun Jul 24 2016 Minimal fire weather concerns through Tuesday. Minimum humidity values will fall to 10-20 percent each afternoon for areas to the west of the Laramie Range. However, wind gusts will stay mostly below 20 mph and thus no fire weather threat is anticipated. Isolated thunderstorms will be possible across areas to the east of the Laramie Range, however the chance of wetting rains will be small. && .CYS Watches/Warnings/Advisories... WY...None. NE...None. && SHORT TERM...ZF LONG TERM...TJT AVIATION...MAJ FIRE WEATHER...ZF
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 9:30 AM MDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 930 AM MDT SUN JUL 24 2016 NEZ019-020-054-WYZ106>108-110-113>119-251100- SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-KIMBALL- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 930 AM MDT SUN JUL 24 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS EASTERN ALBANY...PLATTE...GOSHEN...LARAMIE AND KIMBALL COUNTIES. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY IN THE MARGINAL RISK AREA...WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH AND COVERAGE WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS WEEK. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE BY MID TO LATE WEEK WITH AN INCREASED THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. NEZ002-003-021-055-095-096-WYZ101>105-109-111-112-251100- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-MORRILL-CHEYENNE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- SIERRA MADRE RANGE- 930 AM MDT SUN JUL 24 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA...EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...AND SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE WEEK. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE BY MID TO LATE WEEK WITH AN INCREASED THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. RUBIN
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Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 8:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Laramie | 47 min |
| Jul 24, 1:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Laramie | 45 min |
| Jul 24, 1:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Goshen, Laramie, Platte | 57 min |
| Jul 24, 2:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Goshen | 53 min |
| Jul 24, 2:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Laramie | 48 min |
| Jul 24, 2:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Laramie | 59 min |
| Jul 24, 3:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Goshen | 34 min |
| Jul 24, 3:43 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CYS | Laramie | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 5:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Niobrara | 50 min |
| Jul 23, 6:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Cheyenne | 41 min |
| Jul 24, 2:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Scotts Bluff | 49 min |
| Jul 24, 3:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Kimball | 45 min |
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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.