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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cheyenne, WY

May 14, 2018

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this special weather statement at May 14, 2018, 12:07 AM MDT. It was in force for 38 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
May 14, 2018, 12:07 AM MDT (06:07 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2018, 12:45 AM MDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The radar

The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 203 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:09 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 201 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 2018-05-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 58 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 2018-05-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 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
58 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2000 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

648 
WWUS85 KCYS 140607
SPSCYS

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1207 AM MDT MON MAY 14 2018
 
WYZ109-111-112-140645-
Sierra Madre Range WY-Central Carbon County WY-
Southwest Carbon County WY-
1207 AM MDT MON MAY 14 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CARBON COUNTY UNTIL
1245 AM MDT...

At 1206 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Dad, or 28 miles southeast of Wamsutter, moving northeast at 30 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Carbon
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4124 10765 4137 10779 4163 10743 4141 10721
TIME...MOT...LOC 0606Z 231DEG 25KT 4134 10763 

$$

Jamski

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 13, 6:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie31 min
May 14, 12:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany58 min
May 14, 1:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Laramie21 min
May 14, 2:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie38 min
May 14, 2:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie31 min
May 14, 2:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSPlatte45 min
May 14, 2:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSPlatte42 min
May 14, 3:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse45 min
May 14, 3:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie58 min
May 14, 3:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie51 min
May 14, 3:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSGoshen54 min
May 14, 3:39 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCYSLaramie3 hr
May 14, 3:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie50 min
May 14, 4:00 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningCYSLaramie3 hr
May 14, 3:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBanner47 min
May 14, 4:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSSioux45 min
May 14, 4:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSSioux42 min
May 14, 4:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSKimball46 min
May 14, 4:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBox Butte, Sioux49 min
May 14, 5:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSKimball46 min
May 14, 5:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBox Butte42 min

Nearby

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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.