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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2018, 12:41 AM MDT for Kimball County, Nebraska. It was in force for 34 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
- Aug 6, 2018, 12:41 AM MDT (06:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2018, 1:15 AM MDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
County Kimball County, NE
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 529 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -112 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2350 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 5, 6:20 PM MDT, 6 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 6:20 PM MDT, 6 hours 21 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 620 PM MDT Sun Aug 5 2018 .UPDATE... Issued at 601 PM MDT Sun Aug 5 2018 The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been allowed to expire at 5pm this evening as overall storm strength has decreased over the past hour. However, some strong storms remain ongoing across southeast Wyoming at this time and will shift into Nebraska through 10-11pm this evening. Pea to isolated quarter hail and wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph will remain possible through the mid to late evening hours. Atmosphere is becoming more worked over from previous convection and overall instability is decreasing. None-the-less, more than supportive wind shear and divergence aloft will aid sustained updrafts far east WY and into the NE Panhandle. Storm coverage and strength will diminish fully by late this evening and as storms exit east into central Nebraska. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday) Issued at 257 PM MDT Sun Aug 5 2018 Another active afternoon into the early evening today with scattered showers and isolated stronger thunderstorms moving southeastward across the southern half of the forecast area. We will continue with Severe Thunderstorm Watch number 329 as posted with the potential of more additional strong to severe storms developing west of I-25 moving eastward through late afternoon. This activity continues to generate ahead of a shortwave moving east out of northern Utah this afternoon, with a general downward trend on thunderstorm strength expected in the early evening as the midlevel dynamics start to pull east and we start losing instability along and just north of the Colorado border. We keep chance PoPs going for the northern zones into the Nebraska Panhandle into the early evening, with small PoPs overnight. Not much in the way of forcing for tomorrow for strong storms. The weak quasi-stationary boundary stretched roughly along the Wyoming/Colorado border late today will surge southeastward along the foothills tonight as the shortwave pulls east of our area. Most of any synoptic scale forcing for organized severe storms will be to our east and southeast by tomorrow...although we do expect to see a few afternoon showers and thunderstorms develop over the higher terrain west of I-25 by early afternoon spreading east onto the high plains in the afternoon hours. .LONG TERM...(Monday night through Sunday) Issued at 257 PM MDT Sun Aug 5 2018 We are still looking at a gradually warmer and drier period of weather mid to late week as upper-level ridging builds across the western CONUS keeping the main track of mid/upper energy to our north. As midnight shift stated, an occasional disturbance passing over the northeast side of the ridge could yield a short term convective risk from time to time, but we still do not expect to see any organized precipitation chances through the extended forecast period. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Monday evening) Issued at 601 PM MDT Sun Aug 5 2018 Ongoing TSRA near KCYS and points east towards KBFF/KAIA/KSNY where local pockets of MVFR and IFR visibilities are likely with the stronger storm activity. Highest storm tops are to near FL350 and could cause enhanced turbulence throughout the atmospheric column. TSRA will be near KSNY near 01-02Z with -TSRA near KBFF and KAIA next few hours as well. All areas will be clear of the TSRA activity by 04Z with VFR conditions expected through the morning hours. Another, but more limited round of TSRA is likely Monday in the late afternoon near KCYS and points east into the NE Panhandle. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 257 PM MDT Sun Aug 5 2018 Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will persist into the evening hours before diminishing. Fire weather concerns are minimal through mid week. Warmer and drier weather returns Tuesday onward. Relative humidity values will drop to around 15 percent across western Carbon county Monday through Wednesday, but winds will remain generally light. && .CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WY...None. NE...None. && UPDATE...JSA SHORT TERM...JG LONG TERM...JG AVIATION...JSA FIRE WEATHER...JG
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 7:38 AM MDT, 17 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 738 AM MDT Sun Aug 5 2018 WYZ101>119-061345- 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- 738 AM MDT Sun Aug 5 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for southeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Showers and thunderstorms are expected through the day today, with thunderstorms possibly becoming strong to severe in the afternoon. Large hail and damaging winds are possible with any thunderstorms this afternoon and this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY There is a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the week across far southern Wyoming along the Interstate 80 corridor. Otherwise, drier weather is expected for the rest of the week. .Spotter information statement... Spotter activation will not be required at this time. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-061345- Dawes-Box Butte-Scotts Bluff-Banner-Morrill-Kimball-Cheyenne- North Sioux-South Sioux- 738 AM MDT Sun Aug 5 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of western Nebraska. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Showers and thunderstorms are expected through the day today, with thunderstorms possibly becoming strong to severe late in the afternoon. Large hail and damaging winds are possible with any thunderstorms through this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .Spotter information statement... Spotter activation will not be required at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 7:33 PM MDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 733 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2018 NEZ002-060215- Dawes NE- 733 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN DAWES COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM MDT... At 732 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Slim Butte, or 11 miles west of Pine Ridge, moving northeast at 30 mph. Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Dawes County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4300 10294 4300 10279 4294 10279 4294 10280 TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 211DEG 27KT 4302 10279 Braun
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 8:32 PM MDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
832 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2018
WYZ116>118-060315-
South Laramie Range WY-Central Laramie County WY-
South Laramie Range Foothills WY-
832 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN LARAMIE COUNTY UNTIL
915 PM MDT...
At 832 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Horse Creek, or 23 miles east of Laramie, moving east at 35 mph.
Dime size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Whitaker and Horse Creek.
This includes Interstate 25 in Wyoming between mile markers 24 and
41.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 4132 10525 4150 10527 4162 10466 4157 10466
4132 10452
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 260DEG 31KT 4143 10516
BraunSpecial weather statement, Aug 5, 9:54 PM MDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 6:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Niobrara | 29 min |
| Aug 5, 6:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Niobrara | 40 min |
| Aug 5, 8:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Laramie | 43 min |
| Aug 6, 12:21 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Laramie | 24 min |
| Aug 6, 1:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Laramie | 39 min |
| Aug 6, 1:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Laramie | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 2:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Laramie | 43 min |
| Aug 6, 2:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Laramie | 41 min |
| Aug 6, 3:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Laramie | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 3:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Converse | 46 min |
| Aug 6, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Converse, Niobrara, Platte | 33 min |
| Aug 6, 5:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Goshen, Platte | 16 min |
| Aug 5, 6:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Banner | 25 min |
| Aug 5, 6:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Kimball | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 7:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Cheyenne, Kimball | 36 min |
| Aug 5, 7:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Dawes | 42 min |
| Aug 5, 9:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Dawes | 51 min |
| Aug 6, 3:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Box Butte, Sioux | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 3:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Box Butte | 50 min |
| Aug 6, 3:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Box Butte, Morrill | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 4:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Morrill | 42 min |
| Aug 6, 5:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Morrill | 26 min |
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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.