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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Riverton, WY

June 12, 2017Big Horn County, Park County, Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2017, 6:02 PM MDT for Big Horn County, Park County, Wyoming. It was in force for 19 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, 6:02 PM MDT (00:02 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2017, 6:21 PM MDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Riverton, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Big Horn County, WY, Park County, WY

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 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, 2:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 176 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, Riverton, WY at 00:00Z on 2017-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 804 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Riverton, WY at 00:00Z on 2017-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -26 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
804 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-131 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2386 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

967 
WUUS55 KRIW 130002
SVRRIW
WYC003-029-130045-
/O.NEW.KRIW.SV.W.0021.170613T0002Z-170613T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Riverton WY
602 PM MDT MON JUN 12 2017

The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Big Horn County in central Wyoming...
  Northeastern Park County in central Wyoming...

* Until 645 PM MDT

* At 601 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 16 miles south of
  Powell, moving north at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* This severe thunderstorm will be near,
  Powell and Garland around 630 PM MDT. 
  Deaver around 645 PM MDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Powell
Valley Hospital, Southside Elementary, Powell Golf Course, Powell
High School, Park County Library Powell Branch, Powell Middle School,
Parkside Elementary School, Westside Elementary School, Powell
Municipal Airport and Rocky Mountains Middle School.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This thunderstorm is capable of producing all types of severe weather
including extremely large hail, destructive straight line winds and
tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter such as an interior room, a
bathroom, closet or basement.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4446 10849 4443 10874 4492 10890 4496 10852
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 170DEG 31KT 4453 10864 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Braun
1 follow-up statement
165 
WWUS55 KRIW 130021
SVSRIW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
621 PM MDT MON JUN 12 2017

WYC003-029-130031-
/O.CAN.KRIW.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170613T0045Z/
Big Horn-Park-
621 PM MDT MON JUN 12 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BIG HORN AND
NORTHEASTERN PARK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
central Wyoming.

LAT...LON 4446 10849 4443 10874 4492 10890 4496 10852
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 170DEG 31KT 4470 10868 

$$

Braun

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 6:00 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedRIWJohnson30 min
Jun 12, 6:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWNatrona26 min
Jun 12, 6:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWPark15 min
Jun 12, 6:19 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedRIWBig Horn, Washakie26 min
Jun 12, 6:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWWashakie25 min
Jun 12, 6:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWNatrona36 min
Jun 12, 6:32 PM MDTTornado WarningRIWJohnson28 min
Jun 12, 6:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWNatrona25 min
Jun 12, 6:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW24 min
Jun 12, 6:40 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedRIWNatrona35 min
Jun 12, 6:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWNatrona33 min
Jun 12, 6:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson30 min
Jun 12, 6:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWWashakie24 min
Jun 12, 6:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWBig Horn, Johnson, Washakie34 min
Jun 12, 7:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWJohnson43 min
Jun 12, 7:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWJohnson, Natrona53 min
Jun 12, 7:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson33 min
Jun 12, 7:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRIWJohnson4 hr
Jun 12, 7:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWJohnson, Natrona27 min
Jun 12, 7:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWBig Horn, Johnson, Washakie19 min
Jun 12, 7:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWJohnson46 min
Jun 12, 7:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW29 min
Jun 12, 7:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW26 min
Jun 12, 8:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson28 min
Jun 12, 8:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson27 min
Jun 12, 8:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWBig Horn32 min
Jun 12, 8:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWPark27 min
Jun 12, 8:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWBig Horn24 min
Jun 12, 8:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson29 min
Jun 12, 8:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW45 min
Jun 12, 8:47 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningRIWJohnson4 hr
Jun 12, 8:52 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningRIWJohnson4 hr
Jun 12, 8:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson33 min
Jun 12, 9:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson33 min
Jun 12, 10:56 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningRIWFremont, Natrona, Sweetwater22 hr
Jun 13, 12:22 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningRIWJohnson4 hr

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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.