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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 12, 2017Goshen County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2017, 4:41 PM MDT for Goshen County, Wyoming. It was in force for 34 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 12, 2017, 4:41 PM MDT (22:41 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2017, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
4.0 in

County Goshen County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 12, 4:57 PM MDTFUNNEL CLOUD7 Nne Lingle, WY
Jun 12, 5:21 PM MDTTORNADO11 E Hwy 85 At Dry Rawh, WY*** 1 INJ *** 5500 BLOCK OF COUNTY RD 108. HOUSE DAMAGED. SHEDS MISSING. TRACTORS OVERTURNED. ONE PERSONAL INJURY. TIME BASED ON RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 12, 1:11 PM MDTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 232 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, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2017-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2017-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 168 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2300 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
427 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

795 
WFUS55 KCYS 122241
TORCYS
WYC015-122315-
/O.NEW.KCYS.TO.W.0010.170612T2241Z-170612T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
441 PM MDT MON JUN 12 2017

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Goshen County in southeastern Wyoming...

* Until 515 PM MDT
    
* At 441 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Fort Laramie, or 17 miles northwest of Torrington,
  moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and softball 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northern Goshen County, including the following locations: Hwy 85
  At Dry Rawhide Creek.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4215 10442 4230 10459 4251 10425 4230 10407
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 232DEG 19KT 4226 10441 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...4.00IN

$$

Levin
1 follow-up statement
316 
WWUS55 KCYS 122301
SVSCYS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
501 PM MDT MON JUN 12 2017

WYC015-122315-
/O.CON.KCYS.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170612T2315Z/
Goshen WY-
501 PM MDT MON JUN 12 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN GOSHEN COUNTY...
    
At 501 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles south of Jay Em, or 18 miles north of
Torrington, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and baseball 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. 

Locations impacted include...
Hwy 85 At Dry Rawhide Creek.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4225 10435 4236 10449 4251 10425 4230 10407
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 232DEG 19KT 4233 10430 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

Levin

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 7:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse49 min
Jun 11, 9:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse26 min
Jun 12, 3:50 AM MDTHigh Wind WatchCYSAlbany, Carbon23 hr
Jun 12, 2:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSPlatte25 min
Jun 12, 2:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Platte47 min
Jun 12, 2:55 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSPlatte35 min
Jun 12, 3:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie65 min
Jun 12, 3:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Converse, Platte34 min
Jun 12, 3:26 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSGoshen, Platte34 min
Jun 12, 3:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Converse27 min
Jun 12, 3:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse, Platte34 min
Jun 12, 3:52 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSGoshen, Platte23 min
Jun 12, 4:12 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSGoshen, Platte33 min
Jun 12, 4:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie45 min
Jun 12, 4:22 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSLaramie23 min
Jun 12, 4:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie34 min
Jun 12, 4:34 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSLaramie41 min
Jun 12, 4:45 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedCYSLaramie20 min
Jun 12, 4:51 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedCYSLaramie39 min
Jun 12, 5:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse, Platte42 min
Jun 12, 5:09 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSLaramie36 min
Jun 12, 5:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Niobrara48 min
Jun 12, 5:15 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSGoshen, Laramie30 min
Jun 12, 5:21 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSLaramie39 min
Jun 12, 5:34 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedCYSGoshen, Niobrara41 min
Jun 12, 5:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Laramie36 min
Jun 12, 5:42 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSGoshen33 min
Jun 12, 5:52 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSGoshen, Laramie38 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.