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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 6, 2018Albany County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2018, 5:43 PM MDT for Albany County, Wyoming. It was in force for 32 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 6, 2018, 5:43 PM MDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2018, 6:15 PM MDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
1.25 in

County Albany County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 6, 5:45 PM MDTTORNADO8 N Laramie, WYCONFIRMED TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES NORTH OF LARAMIE AROUND 545 PM MDT. MORE DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED ONCE A DAMAGE SURVEY IS COMPLETED ON THURSDAY.
Jun 6, 6:07 PM MDTTORNADO11 Nne Laramie, WYCORRECTED RECEIVED PHOTO VIA FACEBOOK OF MAIN TORNADO WITH ADJOINING TORNADO PRESENT.
Jun 6, 6:07 PM MDTTORNADO11 Nne Laramie, WYRECEIVED PHOTO VIA FACEBOOK OF MAIN TORNADO WITH ADJOINING MULTIVORTEX TORNADO PRESENT.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 6, 4:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 267 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 2018-06-06Temperature 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 2018-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3735 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

650 
WFUS55 KCYS 062343
TORCYS
WYC001-070015-
/O.NEW.KCYS.TO.W.0012.180606T2343Z-180607T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
543 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2018

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Albany County in southeastern Wyoming...

* Until 615 PM MDT

* At 543 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 9 miles south of
  Bosler, or 10 miles north of Laramie, moving southeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

  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.

* The tornado will be near...
  Laramie and University Of Wyoming War Memorial Stadium around 615 
  PM MDT.

This includes Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 304 and
315.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4144 10580 4156 10562 4141 10537 4123 10564
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 318DEG 8KT 4145 10565 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

**AB**
1 follow-up statement
986 
WWUS55 KCYS 062358
SVSCYS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
558 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2018

WYC001-070015-
/O.CON.KCYS.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-180607T0015Z/
Albany WY-
558 PM MDT WED JUN 6 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ALBANY COUNTY...
    
At 558 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 7 miles southwest of
Baldy Peak, or 9 miles north of Laramie, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Emergency management confirmed tornado.

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 tornado will be near...
  Laramie around 615 PM MDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4144 10580 4156 10562 4141 10537 4131 10552
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 299DEG 8KT 4145 10558 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

**AB**

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 3:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYS40 min
Jun 6, 4:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany41 min
Jun 6, 4:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon39 min
Jun 6, 4:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany34 min
Jun 6, 5:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon44 min
Jun 6, 5:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany37 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.