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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Cheyenne, WY

May 26, 2021Box Butte County, Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 6:12 PM MDT for Box Butte County, Nebraska. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report 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
May 26, 2021, 6:12 PM MDT (00:12 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2021, 7:01 PM MDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Box Butte County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 192 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 26, 6:25 PM MDTHAIL 117 Nne Alliance, NE

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
May 26, 1:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 203 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, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2021-05-27Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2021-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 370 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
570 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
370 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
626 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

560 
WUUS55 KCYS 270012
SVRCYS
NEC013-270115-
/O.NEW.KCYS.SV.W.0024.210527T0012Z-210527T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
612 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Box Butte County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...

* Until 715 PM MDT.

* At 612 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hemingford,
  or 16 miles northwest of Alliance, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Alliance, Hemingford, Wild Horse Butte and Berea. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 4217 10327 4237 10326 4244 10275 4220 10274
      4211 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 266DEG 25KT 4225 10312 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Trudel
2 follow-up statements
132 
WWUS55 KCYS 270053
SVSCYS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
653 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

NEC013-270115-
/O.CON.KCYS.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210527T0115Z/
Box Butte NE-
653 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BOX BUTTE COUNTY...

At 652 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wild Horse
Butte, or 13 miles northeast of Alliance, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Wild Horse Butte.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 4218 10296 4236 10297 4244 10275 4220 10274
      4211 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 266DEG 25KT 4227 10274 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Trudel
174 
WWUS55 KCYS 270101
SVSCYS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
701 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

NEC013-270111-
/O.CAN.KCYS.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210527T0115Z/
Box Butte NE-
701 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BOX BUTTE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.  However small hail and gusty winds are still
possible with this thunderstorm until 715 PM.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
the Panhandle of Nebraska.

LAT...LON 4218 10296 4236 10297 4244 10275 4220 10274
      4211 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 266DEG 25KT 4227 10265 

$$

Trudel

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 6:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBanner37 min
May 26, 6:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBanner35 min
May 26, 6:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBanner, Kimball13 min
May 26, 7:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBox Butte41 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.