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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Riverton, WY

September 28, 2019Lincoln County, Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 28, 2019, 10:05 AM MDT for Lincoln County, Wyoming. It was in force for 40 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
Sep 28, 2019, 10:05 AM MDT (16:05 UTC)
Expired
Sep 28, 2019, 10:45 AM MDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Riverton, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

County Lincoln County, WY

The radar

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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 Riverton, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 28, 5:31 AM MDT, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 5:31 AM MDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 28, 5:47 AM MDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Riverton WY
547 AM MDT Sat Sep 28 2019

WYZ001>020-022>030-291200-
Yellowstone National Park-Absaroka Mountains-Cody Foothills-
North Big Horn Basin-Southwest Big Horn Basin-
Southeast Big Horn Basin-Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains-
Bighorn Mountains West-Bighorn Mountains Southeast-
Northeast Johnson County-Southeast Johnson County-
Teton and Gros Ventre Mountains-Jackson Hole-
Wind River Mountains West-Wind River Mountains East-
Upper Wind River Basin-Wind River Basin-Lander Foothills-
Green Mountains and Rattlesnake Range-
Natrona County Lower Elevations-Casper Mountain-Star Valley-
Salt River and Wyoming Ranges-Upper Green River Basin Foothills-
Upper Green River Basin-South Lincoln County-
Rock Springs and Green River-Flaming Gorge-East Sweetwater County-
547 AM MDT Sat Sep 28 2019

...Winter Weather Advisory for the Northwestern Mountains
through Sunday...

...Flash Flood Watch for Lower Elevations across parts of Western
Wyoming through Sunday Morning...

...High Wind Watch for Eastern Sweetwater County Sunday...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Western and Central Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Significant mid-high elevation mountain snow over the
northwestern mountains. Widespread, significant rain over the west
and northern lower elevations. Isolated thunderstorms are possible
over much of the area. A few of them could be strong over the far
east this afternoon. Significant rain in the lower elevations over
western Wyoming could result in mud and/or rock slides in steeply
sloped areas such as canyons are recent burn scars.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Sunday...The coverage and intensity of the precipitation will
decrease during Sunday morning. Strong to possibly high wind could
occur mainly between Rock Springs and Casper.

Sunday night...A first, widespread freeze is likely over the west
and south in places that have not hit freezing this season. A
light freeze could occur in some locations east of the Divide with
the Upper Wind River Basin Foothills, and Cody Foothills the most
likely area to see a widespread freeze.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to standard operating procedures.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 28, 7:06 AM MDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 28, 3:55 AM MDTHigh Wind WatchRIWSweetwater22 hr
Sep 28, 4:22 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchRIWLincoln, Sublette, Teton32 hr
Sep 28, 10:43 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWLincoln32 min
Sep 28, 11:17 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW28 min
Sep 28, 1:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW25 min
Sep 28, 1:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWFremont49 min
Sep 28, 1:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWFremont50 min
Sep 28, 2:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW32 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.