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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 21, 2018Converse County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2018, 7:03 PM MDT for Converse County, Wyoming. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2018, 7:03 PM MDT (01:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2018, 7:32 PM MDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Converse County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 210 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 244 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 00:00Z on 2018-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2018-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 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
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1611 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
245 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 21, 2:18 PM MDT, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 2:18 PM MDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
218 PM MDT Thu Jun 21 2018

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday night)
Issued at 215 PM MDT Thu Jun 21 2018

Afternoon water vapor loop showed upper lows over northern ID and
MO, with a upper ridge over the central and southern Rockies. A
weak shortwave was moving across northern and western WY. This wave
will aid in the development of widely scattered convection later
this afternoon and evening. The 12Z NAM progs highest instability
/SBCAPEs 1000-1500 j/kg/ along and east of the Laramie Range in WY.
Fairly high shear values suggest the potential for a few organized
tstorms with the potential for hail up to one inch and strong/gusty
winds late this afternoon and early evening. Convection may linger
past midnight across northeast WY, possibly as far south as northern
Converse and Niobrara counties.

The 12Z short range models/ensembles in good agreement with the
eastward progress of the ID low across southern MT Friday afternoon.
The attendant cold front will move across southeast WY and western
NE late afternoon and early evening Friday. Instability and shear
will be more favorable for strong to severe convection, with SBCAPEs
1000-2000 j/kg and around 40kt 0-6km shear east of the I-25 corridor.
SPC Day 2 outlook depicts Marginal risk for severe tstorms from the
eastern WY plains into much of the western NE Panhandle, and a Slight
risk over far southeast WY and southern NE Panhandle. Primary threats
will be large hail and damaging winds. Convection will taper off by
midnight Friday night.

Upper ridge quickly builds and translates east across the CWA Saturday
in advance of a stronger upper low moving into the northern Rockies.
Isolated afternoon convection will develop along and west of a
Douglas-Rawlins line, increasing in coverage across southeast WY and
western Panhandle Saturday night. The severe threat will be low,
however the potential for locally heavy rainfall will exist at that
time.

Temperatures will be near seasonal normals during the short term.

.LONG TERM...(Sunday through Thursday)
Issued at 215 PM MDT Thu Jun 21 2018

The upper low will continue to move across the area Sunday and
Sunday night and proceed east of the CWA Monday. GFS is somewhat
slower than the EC. Expect widespread showers and storms Sunday,
then tapering off to a more scattered basis Sunday night into
Monday. Greater instability progged over mainly the southern Neb
Panhandle Sunday afternoon with CAPES of 1500-2500 J/kg so a few
strong to severe storms not out of the question. Other concern will
be with potentially heavy rainfall. Any remaining activity will end
Monday evening leaving the CWA under a generally westerly upper flow
Tuesday through Thursday with warm and mainly dry weather expected
for that time period.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Friday morning)
Issued at 1111 AM MDT Thu Jun 21 2018

VFR expected for all terminals through the period. Should see some
wdly sctd showers and tstms develop over southeast Wyoming by late
this afternoon and possibly into the southern Panhandle before
ending early this evening.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 130 PM MDT Thu Jun 21 2018

Fire weather concerns will remain low through the weekend and early
next week as the overall weather pattern becomes more unsettled with
daily chances for showers and thunderstorms. Minimum humidities will
remain above critical thresholds. It will be breezy Friday along and
west of the Laramie Range ahead of an approaching cold front and upper
level disturbance. There is a threat for isolated strong to severe late
day thunderstorms across the high plains Friday and again Sunday. Heavy
rainfall Sunday may lead to localized flooding. A trend toward warmer
and drier weather commences Tuesday.

&&

.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...None.
NE...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...MAJ
LONG TERM...RE
AVIATION...RE
FIRE WEATHER...MAJ
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 10:45 AM MDT, 8 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1045 AM MDT Thu Jun 21 2018

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-221100-
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-
1045 AM MDT Thu Jun 21 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is the western Nebraska
Panhandle...east central Wyoming...south central Wyoming and
southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible along and east
of the Laramie Range into the extreme western Nebraska Panhandle
late this afternoon and early evening. Storms will be will capable
of producing hail and strong downdraft winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will possible Friday
afternoon and evening east of the Laramie Range. Storms will be
capable of producing hail and strong downdraft winds.

A wet pattern will set Saturday night into Monday, which may
reintroduce the possibility of localized flash flooding. Severe
thunderstorms may develop Sunday as a deep, unstable environment
develops over the region.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be required.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 21, 6:00 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
600 PM MDT THU JUN 21 2018

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

0600 PM     HAIL             11 N CHEYENNE           41.30N 104.79W
06/21/2018  E1.00 INCH       LARAMIE            WY   PUBLIC

            WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

&&

GCLAYCOM
Local storm report, Jun 21, 6:16 PM MDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
616 PM MDT THU JUN 21 2018

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

0600 PM     HAIL             13 NW CHEYENNE          41.28N 104.97W
06/21/2018  E0.88 INCH       LARAMIE            WY   PUBLIC

&&

CW
Local storm report, Jun 21, 6:18 PM MDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
618 PM MDT THU JUN 21 2018

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

0555 PM     HAIL             11 NNW CHEYENNE         41.29N 104.86W
06/21/2018  M0.88 INCH       LARAMIE            WY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

CW
Local storm report, Jun 21, 6:39 PM MDT, 24 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 6:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie38 min
Jun 21, 6:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie11 min
Jun 21, 6:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie14 min
Jun 21, 7:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse39 min
Jun 22, 5:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSGoshen26 min
Jun 22, 5:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSGoshen30 min
Jun 22, 5:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen45 min
Jun 21, 11:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSScotts Bluff34 min
Jun 22, 2:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSCheyenne38 min
Jun 22, 2:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSCheyenne16 min
Jun 22, 3:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSCheyenne24 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wyoming, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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.