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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Cheyenne, WY

May 29, 2023Kimball County, Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2023, 3:13 PM MDT for Kimball County, Nebraska. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 29, 2023, 3:13 PM MDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 2023, 4:00 PM MDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Kimball County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 29, 2:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 261 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 232 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -270 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1180 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 79 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 severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 29, 2:48 PM MDT, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 2:48 PM MDT, 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 2:02 PM MDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
202 PM MDT Mon May 29 2023

WYZ101>119-302015-
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-
202 PM MDT Mon May 29 2023

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

Scattered thunderstorms are possible across southeast Wyoming
this afternoon. These storms could produce hail and strong winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

Daily chances for showers and thunderstorms continue through the
week. Storms could contain hail and gusty winds. Storm coverage
will increase through the week with widespread storms with heavy
rain expected by the end of the work week.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotters are encouraged to report severe weather to the National
Weather Service in Cheyenne.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-302015-
Dawes County-Box Butte County-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County-
Morrill County-Kimball County-Cheyenne County-
Northern Sioux County-Southern Sioux County-
202 PM MDT Mon May 29 2023

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of panhandle
Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

Scattered thunderstorms are possible across western Nebraska this
afternoon. Some storms may be severe, capable of producing large
hail and damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

Daily chances for showers and thunderstorms continue through the
week. Storms could contain hail and gusty winds. Storm coverage
will increase through the week with widespread storms with heavy
rain expected by the end of the work week.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotters are encouraged to report severe weather to the National
Weather Service in Cheyenne.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 29, 1:49 PM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
149 PM MDT Mon May 29 2023

NEZ020-054-WYZ119-292015-
Kimball NE-Banner NE-East Laramie County WY-
149 PM MDT Mon May 29 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Kimball, southwestern Banner and east central Laramie Counties
through 215 PM MDT...

At 148 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Albin, or 25 miles west of Kimball, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Albin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4121 10421 4131 10428 4152 10404 4135 10383
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 232DEG 22KT 4134 10412

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Brothers

Special weather statement, May 29, 2:07 PM MDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
207 PM MDT Mon May 29 2023

WYZ118-119-292045-
Central Laramie County WY-East Laramie County WY-
207 PM MDT Mon May 29 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Laramie
County through 245 PM MDT...

At 206 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Gun Barrel, or 23 miles northeast of Cheyenne,
moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Gun Barrel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4131 10458 4144 10459 4151 10426 4131 10422
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 264DEG 23KT 4138 10448

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

Brothers

Special weather statement, May 29, 2:21 PM MDT, 52 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
221 PM MDT Mon May 29 2023

NEZ020-054-292100-
Kimball NE-Banner NE-
221 PM MDT Mon May 29 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Kimball
and southwestern Banner Counties through 300 PM MDT...

At 221 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles east of Albin, or 18 miles northwest of Kimball, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Harrisburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
the Panhandle of Nebraska.

&&

LAT...LON 4125 10393 4139 10404 4144 10404 4163 10374
      4141 10355
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 235DEG 20KT 4141 10392

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Brothers

Special weather statement, May 29, 2:33 PM MDT, 40 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
233 PM MDT Mon May 29 2023

NEZ054-292100-
Kimball NE-
233 PM MDT Mon May 29 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Kimball
County through 300 PM MDT...

At 232 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Panorama Point, or 22 miles southwest of Kimball, moving east at 15
mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Panorama Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
the Panhandle of Nebraska.

&&

LAT...LON 4107 10404 4110 10379 4100 10379 4100 10404
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 267DEG 11KT 4103 10399

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

Brothers

Local storm report, May 29, 2:43 PM MDT, 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 3:02 PM MDT, 11 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 6:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	29 min
May 29, 12:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	27 min
May 29, 1:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	37 min
May 29, 1:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Laramie	36 min
May 29, 2:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	38 min
May 29, 3:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS		25 min
May 29, 1:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Banner	26 min
May 29, 2:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Banner	39 min
May 29, 2:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Banner, Kimball	46 min
May 29, 2:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Kimball	27 min
May 29, 3:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Kimball	28 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.