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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 5, 2021Goshen County, Niobrara County, Platte County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2021, 7:16 PM MDT for Goshen County, Niobrara County, Platte County, Wyoming. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 5, 2021, 7:16 PM MDT (01:16 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2021, 7:44 PM MDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Goshen County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, Platte County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 238 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 2021-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1645 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1645 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-84 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2622 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

510 
WUUS55 KCYS 060116
SVRCYS
WYC015-027-031-060200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.SV.W.0029.210606T0116Z-210606T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
716 PM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Niobrara County in east central Wyoming...
  Northern Goshen County in southeastern Wyoming...
  Northeastern Platte County in southeastern Wyoming...

* Until 800 PM MDT.

* At 716 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
  of Two Moon Campground, or 27 miles north of Wheatland, moving
  northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Guernsey, Jay Em, Guernsey Campground, Rawhide Buttes, Glendo
  Reservoir, Two Moon Campground and Hartville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Cheyenne.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4226 10491 4245 10501 4267 10461 4233 10410
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 240DEG 29KT 4243 10482 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Claycomb
2 follow-up statements
627 
WWUS55 KCYS 060129
SVSCYS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
729 PM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021

WYC015-027-031-060200-
/O.CON.KCYS.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210606T0200Z/
Niobrara WY-Goshen WY-Platte WY-
729 PM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NIOBRARA...NORTHERN GOSHEN AND NORTHEASTERN PLATTE
COUNTIES...

At 728 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest 
of Rawhide Buttes, or 20 miles southwest of Lusk, moving northeast 
at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Guernsey, Guernsey Campground, Rawhide Buttes, Jay Em and Hartville. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Cheyenne.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4226 10485 4245 10495 4265 10461 4233 10410
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 247DEG 38KT 4248 10461 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Claycomb
740 
WWUS55 KCYS 060144
SVSCYS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
744 PM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021

WYC015-027-031-060154-
/O.CAN.KCYS.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210606T0200Z/
Niobrara WY-Goshen WY-Platte WY-
744 PM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NIOBRARA...
NORTHERN GOSHEN AND NORTHEASTERN PLATTE COUNTIES 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 heavy rain is still possible with this
thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Cheyenne.

LAT...LON 4226 10485 4245 10495 4265 10461 4233 10410
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 240DEG 29KT 4255 10446 

$$

Claycomb

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 7:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Niobrara22 min
Jun 6, 3:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie36 min
Jun 6, 5:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie39 min
Jun 6, 5:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie, Platte43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.