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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cheyenne, WY

August 6, 2017Morrill County, Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2017, 12:14 AM MDT for Morrill County, Nebraska. It was in force for 31 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 6, 2017, 12:14 AM MDT (06:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2017, 12:45 AM MDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

County Morrill County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 220 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 00:00Z on 2017-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 82 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 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 00:00Z on 2017-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 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
82 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2054 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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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 5, 11:21 PM MDT, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 11:21 PM MDT, 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 8:29 PM MDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
829 PM MDT Sat Aug 5 2017

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-070230-
Dawes-Box Butte-Scotts Bluff-Banner-Morrill-Kimball-Cheyenne-
North Sioux-South Sioux-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-
829 PM MDT Sat Aug 5 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of western
Nebraska...east central Wyoming...south central Wyoming and
southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

Showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue through shortly
after midnight. Gusty winds and moderate rainfall are possible
with most of the storms, however cannot rule out a storm or two
producing small to marginally severe size hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

Chances for mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms will
exist through the period as several disturbances and cool fronts
pass across the region.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 5, 8:30 PM MDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
830 PM MDT SAT AUG 05 2017

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

0825 PM     HAIL             1 NE CHUGWATER          41.77N 104.81W
08/05/2017  E0.50 INCH       PLATTE             WY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VERY HEAVY RAIN

&&

BCHAPMAN
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 8:45 PM MDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
845 PM MDT SAT AUG 5 2017

WYZ107-108-118-060330-
East Platte County WY-Goshen County WY-Central Laramie County WY-
845 PM MDT SAT AUG 5 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN GOSHEN...NORTHERN
LARAMIE AND SOUTHEASTERN PLATTE COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM MDT...

At 845 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles east of Chugwater, or 26 miles southeast of Wheatland, moving
east at 30 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Hawk Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4164 10475 4182 10475 4185 10425 4160 10424
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 271DEG 24KT 4174 10465

Finch
Local storm report, Aug 5, 8:51 PM MDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
851 PM MDT SAT AUG 05 2017

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

0850 PM     HAIL             8 W WHEATLAND           42.05N 105.11W
08/05/2017  E0.50 INCH       PLATTE             WY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BCHAPMAN
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 8:54 PM MDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
854 PM MDT SAT AUG 5 2017

WYZ106>108-060345-
East Platte County WY-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County WY-
Goshen County WY-
854 PM MDT SAT AUG 5 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL GOSHEN AND EAST
CENTRAL PLATTE COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM MDT...

At 853 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Wheatland, moving east at 30 mph.

Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Wheatland, Chugcreek, Lakeview North, Bordeaux and Y-O Ranch.

This includes Interstate 25 in Wyoming between mile markers 72 and
83.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4195 10504 4211 10506 4212 10458 4193 10457
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 271DEG 24KT 4202 10496

Finch
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 12:14 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 5, 8:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Laramie, Platte25 min
Aug 5, 8:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSGoshen45 min
Aug 5, 8:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSPlatte51 min
Aug 6, 7:20 AM MDTDense Fog AdvisoryCYSAlbany, Laramie3 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Nebraska, 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.