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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2019, 6:56 PM MDT for Johnson County, Wyoming. It was in force for 34 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
- Jul 4, 2019, 6:56 PM MDT (00:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2019, 7:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Johnson County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 187 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:57 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 182 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2342 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 Jul 4, 1:48 PM MDT, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 1:48 PM MDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Riverton WY 148 PM MDT Thu Jul 4 2019 .SHORT TERM...This afternoon through Friday Issued at 1051 AM MDT Thu Jul 4 2019 Atmosphere starting to percolate this afternoon, as local temperatures begin to reach the convective temperature. Good shear and CAPE values around 1500 bring a threat for strong to severe thunderstorms through midevening. Main threat is large hail, but isolated tornadoes are also a threat early this evening. Axis of the H5 trough sweeps toward Wyoming overnight, adding a final surge of midlevel lift to the region. Showers and a few thunderstorms are expected to redevelop and spread northeastward overnight, mainly for west Wyoming. As the vort rotates through to the northeast Friday morning, and few lingering showers and thunderstorms could be continuing across the far northern zones into the early afternoon. Activity should be ending south to north through the day. .LONG TERM...Friday night through Wednesday Issued at 1051 AM MDT Thu Jul 4 2019 Showers and thunderstorms will linger in the north and east Friday night as a shortwave moves out of the area. This activity should will dissipate quickly after midnight. With continued southwesterly flow, areas of south and southwest Wyoming will stay in a drier airmass on Saturday, with relative humidities dropping into the teens. By Sunday the low humidities will spread throughout southern and central Wyoming. Gusty winds will help to elevate fire weather conditions at times through the weekend, especially on Sunday afternoon when winds will increase in response to a tightening pressure gradient. Additionally, temperatures will warm Saturday onward as stronger southwest flow advects a warmer airmass into the area. There still looks to be enough forcing and moisture for continued rain chances during the weekend but most areas should remain dry. Warmer temperatures will continue into next week, with continued afternoon rain chances mainly across the north as weak shortwave move through Montana. && .AVIATION...For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Friday afternoon Issued at 1051 AM MDT Thu Jul 4 2019 Thunderstorm activity will be on the increase this afternoon for all TAF sites, except maybe RKS. First wave of thunderstorms still looking to happen between now and 01z. A another shortwave sweeps toward Wyoming this evening, another round of showers and isolated thunderstorms is expected to develop roughly around midnight, impacting all locations. This wave will sweep to the northeast on Friday, leaving most areas mostly clear. A few lingering thunderstorms may develop on the higher elevations of the Big Horn and Absaroka ranges, possibly drifting toward COD/WRL/BYG during the afternoon. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued AT 1051 AM MDT Thu Jul 4 2019 Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will occur over much of the area this afternoon and evening. Some thunderstorms could be severe with large hail, high winds, along with torrential rainfall with the greatest risk across the southern Bighorn Basin, Fremont, Natrona, and S. Johnson counties. The highest fire weather conditions this afternoon will be in southeast Sweetwater County with RHs in the mid to upper teens and southwesterly winds about 20 mph gusting to around 30 mph. On Friday, drier conditions are expected over the far west and southwest. Winds will be gusty but not over the critical threshold. Thunderstorms are expected again over the rest of the area. && .RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...Straub LONG TERM...Hulme AVIATION...Straub FIRE WEATHER...Hulme
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 4:48 AM MDT, 14 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Riverton WY 448 AM MDT Thu Jul 4 2019 WYZ001>020-022>030-051200- 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- 448 AM MDT Thu Jul 4 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Western and Central Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe especially across the southern Bighorn Basin, Fremont County, Natrona County, southern Johnson County and surrounding mountains. Large hail will be the primary hazard, but damaging winds and an isolated tornado could occur. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Friday...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms over the north and east. Saturday...Strong thunderstorms are possible over the north and east. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to standard operating procedures. TEAM RIVERTON
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 4, 6:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RIW | Natrona | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 6:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Johnson | 34 min |
| Jul 4, 6:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RIW | Johnson | 38 min |
| Jul 4, 7:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Fremont | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 10:50 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Johnson | 25 min |
| Jul 5, 11:06 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RIW | Johnson | 3 hr |
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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wyoming, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019
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.