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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 12, 2017Box Butte County, Morrill County, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2017, 6:57 PM MDT for Box Butte County, Morrill County, Scotts Bluff 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
Jun 12, 2017, 6:57 PM MDT (00:57 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2017, 7:30 PM MDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.5 in

Counties Box Butte County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 223 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 2017-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 108 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2017-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 93 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
108 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3977 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

827 
WFUS55 KCYS 130057
TORCYS
NEC013-123-157-130130-
/O.NEW.KCYS.TO.W.0022.170613T0057Z-170613T0130Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Box Butte County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...
  Northeastern Scotts Bluff County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...
  Northwestern Morrill County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...

* Until 730 PM MDT
    
* At 656 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Minatare, or 9 miles east of Scottsbluff, moving
  northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong 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...
  Lake Minatare Campground and Lake Minatare around 700 PM MDT. 
  Moomaws Corner around 710 PM MDT. 

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.

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 4176 10348 4188 10362 4209 10324 4189 10309
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 236DEG 19KT 4185 10347 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

Levin

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 6:06 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSBanner, Scotts Bluff24 min
Jun 12, 6:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSDawes, Sioux33 min
Jun 12, 6:26 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSScotts Bluff34 min
Jun 12, 6:30 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedCYSBanner, Scotts Bluff30 min
Jun 12, 6:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSDawes41 min
Jun 12, 6:59 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSBanner, Morrill, Scotts Bluff31 min
Jun 12, 7:10 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatCYSBanner, Morrill, Scotts Bluff35 min
Jun 12, 7:28 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSBox Butte, Morrill, Scotts Bluff47 min
Jun 12, 7:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBox Butte, Morrill47 min
Jun 12, 8:07 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSBox Butte, Morrill21 min
Jun 12, 10:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSSioux28 min
Jun 12, 10:23 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSDawes, Sioux37 min
Jun 12, 11:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSDawes51 min
Jun 13, 12:10 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSDawes50 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.