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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 378, NWS Cheyenne, WY

August 22, 2019Banner County, Kimball County, Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2019, 6:03 PM MDT for Banner County, Kimball County, Nebraska. It was in force for 42 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 22, 2019, 6:03 PM MDT (00:03 UTC)
Expired
Aug 22, 2019, 6:45 PM MDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Banner County, NE, Kimball County, NE

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 172 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 00:00Z on 2019-08-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 19 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2019-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 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
19 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-110 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3469 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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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 22, 5:40 PM MDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 5:40 PM MDT, 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 3:10 AM MDT, 14 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
310 AM MDT Thu Aug 22 2019

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>103-105>108-110-114>119-
230915-
Dawes-Box Butte-Scotts Bluff-Banner-Morrill-Kimball-Cheyenne-
North Sioux-South Sioux-Converse County Lower Elevations-
Niobrara County-North Laramie Range-Shirley Basin-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
East Platte County-Goshen County-North Snowy Range Foothills-
Snowy Range-Laramie Valley-South Laramie Range-
South Laramie Range Foothills-Central Laramie County-
East Laramie County-
310 AM MDT Thu Aug 22 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for the western Nebraska
Panhandle...east central Wyoming...south central Wyoming and
southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible between 2 PM
this afternoon and 8 PM this evening east of a Glenrock to Laramie
line. Locally heavy rainfall, hail to the size of quarters, strong
winds, and frequent lightning are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Friday
afternoon and evening east of the Laramie Range.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible Monday and
Tuesday.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation may be required this afternoon and early
evening.

WYZ104-109-111>113-230915-
Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Central Carbon County-
Southwest Carbon County-Sierra Madre Range-
Upper North Platte River Basin-
310 AM MDT Thu Aug 22 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central
Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

Critical fire weather conditions will continue this afternoon
due to warm temperatures, gusty winds and low humidity. A Red
Flag Warning is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

Isolated thunderstorms will develop Friday afternoon and evening.
Gusty winds are possible near thunderstorms.

Critical fire weather conditions will return Saturday afternoon
due to warm temperatures, gusty winds and low humidity. A Fire
Weather Watch is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be required.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 3:55 PM MDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
355 PM MDT Thu Aug 22 2019

NEZ054-WYZ118-119-222230-
Kimball NE-Central Laramie County WY-East Laramie County WY-
355 PM MDT Thu Aug 22 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN KIMBALL AND SOUTHEASTERN
LARAMIE COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM MDT...

At 353 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a few strong thunderstorms
near Pine Bluffs and Carpenter moving east at 10 mph.

Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Pine Bluffs, Burns, Panorama Point, Carpenter and Bushnell.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 380 and 402.
 Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 1 and 11.

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 4118 10450 4133 10385 4100 10383 4100 10439
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 256DEG 9KT 4115 10408

Brothers
Local storm report, Aug 22, 4:12 PM MDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 6:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse43 min
Aug 23, 12:37 PM MDTFire Weather WatchCYS24 hr
Aug 23, 12:37 PM MDTRed Flag WarningCYS31 hr
Aug 23, 2:25 PM MDTRed Flag WarningCYS6 hr
Aug 23, 3:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany43 min
Aug 23, 3:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie23 min
Aug 23, 3:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse34 min
Aug 23, 3:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany23 min
Aug 23, 3:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Converse29 min
Aug 23, 3:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany33 min
Aug 23, 4:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie30 min
Aug 23, 4:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie25 min
Aug 23, 4:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Laramie, Platte23 min
Aug 23, 4:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse33 min
Aug 23, 4:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie32 min
Aug 23, 4:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie39 min
Aug 23, 4:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie21 min
Aug 23, 4:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse48 min
Aug 23, 4:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Laramie, Platte36 min
Aug 23, 4:59 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCYSLaramie3 hr
Aug 23, 4:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse25 min
Aug 23, 5:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSGoshen46 min
Aug 23, 5:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie33 min
Aug 23, 5:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara32 min
Aug 23, 5:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara45 min
Aug 23, 5:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse, Niobrara39 min
Aug 23, 5:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSGoshen46 min
Aug 22, 6:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSCheyenne33 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.