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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this tornado warning at Jul 27, 2016, 6:42 PM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kimball 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 27, 2016, 6:42 PM MDT (00:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2016, 7:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Cheyenne County, NE, Kimball County, NE
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 278 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3204 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
786
WFUS55 KCYS 280042
TORCYS
NEC033-105-280115-
/O.NEW.KCYS.TO.W.0011.160728T0042Z-160728T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
642 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...
EAST CENTRAL KIMBALL COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 715 PM MDT
* AT 642 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF POTTER...OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF KIMBALL...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BROWNSON AND LORENZO AROUND 705 PM MDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 43 AND
56.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
CHEYENNE.
&&
LAT...LON 4108 10348 4117 10345 4124 10298 4100 10304
4100 10319
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 271DEG 34KT 4111 10334
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
CLAYCOMB2 follow-up statements
336
WWUS55 KCYS 280055
SVSCYS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
655 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
NEC105-280103-
/O.CAN.KCYS.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160728T0115Z/
KIMBALL NE-
655 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL KIMBALL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4106 10331 4117 10332 4124 10298 4100 10304
4100 10319
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 271DEG 32KT 4110 10323
$$
NEC033-280115-
/O.CON.KCYS.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160728T0115Z/
CHEYENNE NE-
655 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY...
AT 653 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BROWNSON...OR 13 MILES WEST OF
SIDNEY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BROWNSON AROUND 705 PM MDT.
LORENZO AROUND 710 PM MDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 46 AND
56.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4106 10331 4117 10332 4124 10298 4100 10304
4100 10319
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 271DEG 32KT 4110 10323
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
CLAYCOMB434
WWUS55 KCYS 280111
SVSCYS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
711 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
NEC033-280120-
/O.EXP.KCYS.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160728T0115Z/
CHEYENNE NE-
711 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 715 PM MDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY
AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CHEYENNE.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY.
LAT...LON 4106 10331 4117 10332 4124 10298 4100 10304
4100 10319
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 271DEG 34KT 4110 10323
$$
CLAYCOMBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 6:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Cheyenne, Kimball | 50 min |
| Jul 27, 6:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Scotts Bluff | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 6:39 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | CYS | Banner, Scotts Bluff | 10 min |
| Jul 27, 7:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Cheyenne | 36 min |
| Jul 27, 9:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Sioux | 37 min |
| Jul 27, 9:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Scotts Bluff | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 9:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Box Butte | 52 min |
| Jul 27, 10:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Kimball | 19 min |
| Jul 27, 10:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 10:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Cheyenne, Morrill, Scotts Bluff | 21 min |
| Jul 27, 10:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Kimball | 39 min |
| Jul 27, 11:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Cheyenne | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 11:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Kimball | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 3:19 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Sioux | 56 min |
| Jul 28, 4:05 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Sioux | 40 min |
| Jul 28, 4:43 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Box Butte | 62 min |
| Jul 28, 5:30 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Morrill | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 8:53 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Scotts Bluff | 37 min |
| Jul 28, 9:04 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sioux | 41 min |
| Jul 28, 9:41 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Banner, Cheyenne, Morrill, Scotts Bluff | 49 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.