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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Riverton, WY

August 6, 2021Natrona County, Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2021, 4:53 PM MDT for Natrona County, Wyoming. It was in force for 37 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
Aug 6, 2021, 4:53 PM MDT (22:53 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2021, 5:30 PM MDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Riverton, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Natrona County, WY

The radar

The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:53 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 6, 1:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 110 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, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2021-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2021-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1589 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

002 
WUUS55 KRIW 062253
SVRRIW
WYC025-062330-
/O.NEW.KRIW.SV.W.0014.210806T2253Z-210806T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Riverton WY
453 PM MDT Fri Aug 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Natrona County in central Wyoming...

* Until 530 PM MDT.

* At 453 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
  Ervay, or 39 miles northeast of Jeffrey City, moving northeast at
  35 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Powder River.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4267 10718 4283 10739 4318 10696 4291 10667
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 224DEG 29KT 4284 10720 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Vorst
2 follow-up statements
444 
WWUS55 KRIW 062310
SVSRIW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
510 PM MDT Fri Aug 6 2021

WYC025-062330-
/O.CON.KRIW.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210806T2330Z/
Natrona-
510 PM MDT Fri Aug 6 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL NATRONA COUNTY...

At 510 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of
Powder River, or 38 miles west of Casper, moving northeast at 35 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...
Powder River and Natrona. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4277 10706 4291 10726 4317 10695 4294 10670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 224DEG 29KT 4294 10707 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Vorst
328 
WWUS55 KRIW 062325
SVSRIW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
525 PM MDT Fri Aug 6 2021

WYC025-062334-
/O.EXP.KRIW.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210806T2330Z/
Natrona-
525 PM MDT Fri Aug 6 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL NATRONA COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 530 PM MDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
central Wyoming.

LAT...LON 4277 10706 4291 10726 4317 10695 4294 10670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 224DEG 29KT 4299 10701 

$$

Vorst

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 10:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWTeton28 min
Aug 5, 11:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW20 min
Aug 6, 8:10 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW35 min
Aug 6, 9:29 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW31 min
Aug 6, 10:01 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW29 min
Aug 6, 10:33 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWHot Springs27 min
Aug 6, 10:59 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWHot Springs31 min
Aug 6, 1:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWHot Springs33 min
Aug 6, 1:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWNatrona24 min
Aug 6, 2:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWNatrona36 min
Aug 6, 2:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWNatrona33 min
Aug 6, 2:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWNatrona39 min
Aug 6, 2:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWSublette29 min
Aug 6, 2:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWFremont36 min
Aug 6, 2:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW32 min
Aug 6, 3:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWNatrona37 min
Aug 6, 3:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW28 min
Aug 6, 3:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWFremont24 min
Aug 6, 3:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWNatrona35 min
Aug 6, 3:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWFremont28 min
Aug 6, 3:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWSublette33 min
Aug 6, 4:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWSublette31 min
Aug 6, 4:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWFremont29 min
Aug 6, 4:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW24 min
Aug 6, 4:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWNatrona34 min
Aug 6, 4:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW31 min
Aug 6, 4:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWTeton30 min
Aug 6, 5:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRIWNatrona37 min
Aug 6, 5:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWJohnson36 min
Aug 6, 5:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWNatrona35 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.