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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 5, 2021Albany County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this special weather statement at Jun 5, 2021, 5:41 PM MDT for Albany County, Wyoming. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jun 5, 2021, 5:41 PM MDT (23:41 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2021, 6:30 PM MDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

County Albany County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 349 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2021-06-05Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2021-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3372 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 5, 5:23 PM MDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 5:23 PM MDT, 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 4:13 AM MDT, 13 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
413 AM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021

WYZ101>119-061015-
Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County-
North Laramie Range-Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-
Shirley Basin-Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
East Platte County-Goshen County-Central Carbon County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-Southwest Carbon County-
Sierra Madre Range-Upper North Platte River Basin-Snowy Range-
Laramie Valley-South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Central Laramie County-East Laramie County-
413 AM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for south central Wyoming and
southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Widely scattered thunderstorms are forecast to develop this
afternoon and linger through the early evening hours. Severe
thunderstorms are not expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

Isolated thunderstorms are possible Monday and Tuesday afternoon.
Overall, the probability of severe thunderstorms is low with a few
strong thunderstorms possible along and east of Interstate 25.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-061015-
Dawes County-Box Butte County-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County-
Morrill County-Kimball County-Cheyenne County-
Northern Sioux County-Southern Sioux County-
413 AM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of panhandle
Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Isolated thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon and into
the evening hours, mainly across the northern Nebraska Panhandle.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

Isolated thunderstorms are forecast to develop Monday and Tuesday
afternoon. Overall, the probability of severe thunderstorms is
low with a few strong thunderstorms possible.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 3:15 PM MDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
315 PM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021

WYZ117-118-052200-
Central Laramie County WY-South Laramie Range Foothills WY-
315 PM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 314 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Natural Fort, or 12 miles southwest of Cheyenne, moving east at 35
mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Cheyenne, South Greeley, Fox Farm-College and South Greeley High.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 25 in Wyoming between mile markers 1 and 8.
 Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 361 and 369.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

&&

LAT...LON 4106 10510 4116 10463 4103 10449 4100 10460
      4100 10505
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 253DEG 30KT 4099 10491

Wilkinson
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 4:29 PM MDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
429 PM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021

WYZ115-052315-
Laramie Valley WY-
429 PM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 427 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles northwest of Laramie. This storm is moving east at 5 MPH.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and large amounts of rainfall will be
possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Laramie.

This includes Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 295 and
302.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4133 10590 4150 10582 4142 10556 4125 10566
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 289DEG 4KT 4139 10577

Wilkinson
Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:16 PM MDT, 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 5:41 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 3:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie45 min
Jun 5, 4:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany46 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Wyoming, 2021Every special weather statement in 2021

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.