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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 28, 2023Kimball County, Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 2023, 7:43 PM MDT for Kimball County, Nebraska. It was in force for 63 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 28, 2023, 7:43 PM MDT (01:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2023, 8:46 PM MDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Kimball County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2023-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1288 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2023-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -30 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
1288 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-166 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2112 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

753 
WGUS55 KCYS 290143
FFWCYS
NEC105-290445-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FF.W.0021.230629T0143Z-230629T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
743 PM MDT Wed Jun 28 2023

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Kimball County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...

* Until 1045 PM MDT.

* At 742 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the Kimball area. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, 
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other 
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Kimball.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4125 10363 4121 10363 4121 10367 4125 10367

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Cox
1 follow-up statement
102 
WGUS75 KCYS 290246
FFSCYS

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
846 PM MDT Wed Jun 28 2023

NEC105-290256-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230629T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Kimball NE-
846 PM MDT Wed Jun 28 2023

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN KIMBALL 
COUNTY...

Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no 
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining 
road closures.

LAT...LON 4125 10363 4121 10363 4121 10367 4125 10367

$$

Cox

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 6:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatCYSCheyenne, Kimball81 min
Jun 28, 6:14 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedCYSKimball31 min
Jun 28, 6:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSDawes42 min
Jun 28, 6:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBanner, Kimball40 min
Jun 28, 6:43 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatCYSKimball32 min
Jun 28, 6:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSCheyenne, Kimball59 min
Jun 28, 6:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSCheyenne47 min
Jun 28, 6:58 PM MDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatCYSCheyenne, Kimball32 min
Jun 28, 7:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSCheyenne65 min
Jun 28, 7:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSCheyenne, Kimball45 min
Jun 28, 7:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBanner52 min
Jun 28, 10:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSKimball29 min
Jun 29, 4:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSSioux33 min
Jun 29, 4:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSSioux25 min
Jun 29, 5:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBanner, Scotts Bluff71 min
Jun 29, 5:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSDawes32 min
Jun 29, 5:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBox Butte, Dawes59 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.