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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Cheyenne, WY

May 27, 2018Laramie County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2018, 5:00 PM MDT for Laramie 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
May 27, 2018, 5:00 PM MDT (23:00 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2018, 5:19 PM MDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

County Laramie County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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
May 27, 12:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 225 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2018-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2018-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4365 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

787 
WFUS55 KCYS 272300
TORCYS
WYC021-272330-
/O.NEW.KCYS.TO.W.0010.180527T2300Z-180527T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
500 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2018

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Laramie County in southeastern Wyoming...

* Until 530 PM MDT
    
* At 459 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Whitaker, or 23 miles north of Cheyenne, moving
  northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  north central Laramie County.

This includes Interstate 25 in Wyoming between mile markers 31 and
41.
 
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.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Cheyenne.

&&

LAT...LON 4141 10485 4145 10495 4165 10483 4165 10467
      4156 10466 4152 10456
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 209DEG 30KT 4148 10485 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

Claycomb
1 follow-up statement
945 
WWUS55 KCYS 272319
SVSCYS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
519 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2018

WYC021-272329-
/O.CAN.KCYS.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-180527T2330Z/
Laramie WY-
519 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.  However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
southeastern Wyoming.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Cheyenne.

LAT...LON 4141 10485 4145 10495 4165 10483 4165 10467
      4156 10466 4152 10456
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 209DEG 30KT 4163 10474 

$$

Claycomb

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 6:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYS42 min
May 26, 7:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSCarbon38 min
May 26, 9:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse40 min
May 27, 2:58 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchCYSAlbany, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara, Platte21 hr
May 27, 12:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany23 min
May 27, 2:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Laramie31 min
May 27, 2:43 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedCYSAlbany, Laramie32 min
May 27, 2:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany30 min
May 27, 3:08 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedCYSAlbany, Laramie8 min
May 27, 3:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYS42 min
May 27, 3:21 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedCYSLaramie24 min
May 27, 3:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Converse, Platte47 min
May 27, 3:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany42 min
May 27, 3:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYS49 min
May 27, 3:42 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedCYSLaramie48 min
May 27, 3:48 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCYSAlbany, Laramie3 hr
May 27, 4:05 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedCYSAlbany, Converse, Platte40 min
May 27, 4:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie52 min
May 27, 4:15 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSGoshen, Laramie, Platte45 min
May 27, 4:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie43 min
May 27, 4:29 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSAlbany, Converse, Platte20 min
May 27, 4:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse29 min
May 27, 4:42 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCYSAlbany, Converse, Platte3 hr
May 27, 4:47 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningCYSAlbany, Laramie3 hr
May 27, 5:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse48 min
May 27, 5:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSPlatte47 min
May 27, 5:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSPlatte48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.