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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 6, 2021Sioux County, Nebraska; Goshen County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2021, 7:39 PM MDT for Sioux County, Nebraska; Goshen County, Wyoming. It was in force for 36 min. 2 reports 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
Jun 6, 2021, 7:39 PM MDT (01:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2021, 8:15 PM MDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Sioux County, NE, Goshen County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 6, 7:58 PM MDTHAIL 1Lingle, WYPEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
Jun 6, 8:03 PM MDTHAIL 11 S Lingle, WY

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 255 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 2021-06-07Temperature 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 2021-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2414 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
229 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

926 
WUUS55 KCYS 070139
SVRCYS
NEC165-WYC015-070215-
/O.NEW.KCYS.SV.W.0036.210607T0139Z-210607T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
739 PM MDT Sun Jun 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Sioux County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...
  Central Goshen County in southeastern Wyoming...

* Until 815 PM MDT.

* At 739 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Veteran, or
  12 miles west of Torrington, moving northeast 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...
  Torrington, Lingle and Veteran. 

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 4192 10442 4199 10456 4227 10435 4215 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 219DEG 25KT 4202 10442 

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

Claycomb
3 follow-up statements
337 
WWUS55 KCYS 070152
SVSCYS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
752 PM MDT Sun Jun 6 2021

NEC165-WYC015-070215-
/O.CON.KCYS.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210607T0215Z/
Sioux NE-Goshen WY-
752 PM MDT Sun Jun 6 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SIOUX AND CENTRAL GOSHEN COUNTIES...

At 750 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lingle, or 8
miles west of Torrington, moving northeast at 30 mph.

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

SOURCE...Public. At 738 PM, golf ball sized hail was reported 1 mile 
         northwest of Veteran.

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...
Torrington, Lingle and Veteran. 

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 4196 10437 4204 10448 4227 10435 4215 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 219DEG 25KT 4208 10435 

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

Claycomb
803 
WWUS55 KCYS 070206
SVSCYS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
806 PM MDT Sun Jun 6 2021

NEC165-WYC015-070215-
/O.CON.KCYS.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210607T0215Z/
Sioux NE-Goshen WY-
806 PM MDT Sun Jun 6 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SIOUX AND CENTRAL GOSHEN COUNTIES...

At 805 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lingle, or 7
miles northwest of Torrington, moving northeast at 30 mph.

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

SOURCE...Emergency Management. At 803 PM, Quarter sized hail was 
         reported 1.5 miles south of Lingle.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Torrington and Lingle. 

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 4203 10429 4209 10442 4227 10435 4215 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 219DEG 25KT 4216 10427 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Claycomb
115 
WWUS55 KCYS 070209
SVSCYS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
809 PM MDT Sun Jun 6 2021

NEC165-WYC015-070218-
/O.EXP.KCYS.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210607T0215Z/
Sioux NE-Goshen WY-
809 PM MDT Sun Jun 6 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SIOUX AND CENTRAL
GOSHEN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM MDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

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

LAT...LON 4203 10429 4209 10442 4227 10435 4215 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 219DEG 25KT 4216 10427 

$$

Claycomb

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 6:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSCheyenne, Kimball32 min
Jun 7, 3:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBanner, Kimball46 min
Jun 6, 6:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie, Platte34 min
Jun 6, 6:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Platte38 min
Jun 7, 3:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse51 min
Jun 7, 4:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse43 min
Jun 7, 5:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara53 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.