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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cheyenne, WY

August 4, 2017Laramie County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2017, 8:19 AM MDT for Laramie County, Wyoming. It was in force for 116 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
Aug 4, 2017, 8:19 AM MDT (14:19 UTC)
Expired
Aug 4, 2017, 10:15 AM MDT
In force
116 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

County Laramie County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 189 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2017-08-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 62 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2017-08-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
62 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-383 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1868 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 4, 3:26 AM MDT, 4 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 3:26 AM MDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 6:34 AM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
634 AM MDT Fri Aug 4 2017

WYZ101>119-051245-
Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County-
North Laramie Range-Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-
Shirley Basin-Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
East Platte County-Goshen County-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-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Central Laramie County-East Laramie County-
634 AM MDT Fri Aug 4 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Isolated thunderstorms are expected today, mainly east of
Interstate 25. Thunderstorms may contain gusty winds and brief
heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A more active weather pattern is anticipated this weekend through
the middle of next week as a cold front stalls across the area.
Thunderstorms will be possible each day Saturday through
Thursday.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be required at this time.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-051245-
Dawes-Box Butte-Scotts Bluff-Banner-Morrill-Kimball-Cheyenne-
North Sioux-South Sioux-
634 AM MDT Fri Aug 4 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of western
Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Widely scattered thunderstorms are expected by this evening across
western Nebraska. Some of these thunderstorms may become strong
with small hail, gusty winds, and frequent lightning possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A more active weather pattern is anticipated this weekend through
the middle of next week. Thunderstorms will be possible each day
Saturday through Thursday, especially across the southern
panhandle.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be required at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 8:19 AM MDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 4, 2:06 AM MDTRed Flag WarningCYS17 hr
Aug 4, 2:21 PM MDTFire Weather WatchCYS12 hr
Aug 4, 4:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse51 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Wyoming, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017

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.