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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Cheyenne, WY

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

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2017, 8:07 PM MDT for Box Butte County, Morrill County, Nebraska. It was in force for 21 min. 1 report 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, 8:07 PM MDT (02:07 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2017, 8:28 PM MDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
4.0 in

Counties Box Butte County, NE, Morrill County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 185 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:08 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, 8:15 PM MDTTORNADO8 S Alliance, NEPOSSIBLE TORNADO. A BUSINESS LOST HALF ITS ROOF. WINDOWS AND DOORS WERE BLOWN IN.

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

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 207 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2017-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1352 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2017-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 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
1352 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-142 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2089 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
194 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.9

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The text

As transmitted.

143 
WFUS55 KCYS 130207
TORCYS
NEC013-123-130245-
/O.NEW.KCYS.TO.W.0026.170613T0207Z-170613T0245Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Box Butte County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...
  Northeastern Morrill County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...

* Until 845 PM MDT
    
* At 807 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles southwest of Alliance Airport, or 7 miles south
  of Alliance, moving east at 40 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Alliance Airport around 815 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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4194 10305 4206 10305 4209 10271 4207 10270
      4201 10270 4200 10267 4191 10268 4190 10268
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 267DEG 37KT 4200 10293 

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

$$

Hammer
1 follow-up statement
721 
WWUS55 KCYS 130228
SVSCYS

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

NEC013-123-130237-
/O.CAN.KCYS.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-170613T0245Z/
Box Butte NE-Morrill NE-
828 PM MDT MON JUN 12 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOX BUTTE AND NORTHEASTERN
MORRILL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 845 PM MDT. 

A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for the Panhandle
of Nebraska.

LAT...LON 4194 10305 4206 10305 4209 10271 4207 10270
      4201 10270 4200 10267 4191 10268 4190 10268
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 267DEG 37KT 4201 10264 

$$

Hammer

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, 6:57 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSBox Butte, Morrill, Scotts Bluff33 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.