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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 325, NWS Cheyenne, WY

August 15, 2019Goshen County, Wyoming; Sioux County, Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2019, 2:46 PM MDT for Goshen County, Wyoming; Sioux County, Nebraska. It was in force for 44 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
Aug 15, 2019, 2:46 PM MDT (20:46 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 2019, 3:30 PM MDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Sioux County, NE, Goshen County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Aug 15, 2:33 PM MDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 2:33 PM MDT, 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 10:43 AM MDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1043 AM MDT Thu Aug 15 2019

NEZ002-003-019-021-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-161000-
Dawes-Box Butte-Scotts Bluff-Morrill-North Sioux-South Sioux-
Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County-
East Platte County-Goshen County-
1043 AM MDT Thu Aug 15 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of western
Nebraska...east central Wyoming and southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon with a few
strong storms possible. A somewhat greater threat for scattered
strong to severe storms is expected later tonight with large hail
the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

Widely scattered showers and storms are expected mainly on Friday,
with a few of the storms possibly becoming severe, mainly over the
Nebraska Panhandle.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NEZ020-054-055-WYZ103>106-109>119-161000-
Banner-Kimball-Cheyenne-North Laramie Range-
Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Shirley Basin-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte 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-
1043 AM MDT Thu Aug 15 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of western
Nebraska...south central Wyoming and southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible into this evening
but the severe threat is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 15, 1:08 PM MDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 12:34 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSNiobrara56 min
Aug 15, 1:42 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSNiobrara33 min
Aug 15, 2:15 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSNiobrara45 min
Aug 15, 2:40 AM MDTFire Weather WatchCYS19 hr
Aug 15, 2:40 AM MDTRed Flag WarningCYS17 hr
Aug 15, 2:53 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSNiobrara37 min
Aug 15, 3:28 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSNiobrara22 min
Aug 15, 3:50 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara25 min
Aug 15, 1:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara52 min
Aug 15, 1:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSNiobrara21 min
Aug 15, 2:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Niobrara, Platte30 min
Aug 15, 2:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen37 min
Aug 15, 4:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSGoshen40 min
Aug 15, 4:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Platte29 min
Aug 15, 1:55 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSDawes, Sioux50 min
Aug 15, 2:49 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSDawes26 min
Aug 15, 3:19 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSDawes26 min
Aug 15, 3:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSScotts Bluff, Sioux57 min
Aug 15, 3:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBanner, Morrill, Scotts Bluff46 min
Aug 15, 4:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSCheyenne, Morrill77 min
Aug 15, 5:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSKimball37 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.