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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 23, 2023Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska; Goshen County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2023, 6:58 PM MDT for Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska; Goshen County, Wyoming. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report 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 23, 2023, 6:58 PM MDT (00:58 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2023, 7:30 PM MDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
2.0 in

Counties Scotts Bluff County, NE, Goshen County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:59 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 23, 7:11 PM MDTHAIL 48 Se Lyman, NESoftball sized hail reported on Robiduex Rd SE of Stegall.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 23, 2:22 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 272 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 2023-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1028 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, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2023-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 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
1028 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1066 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
210 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
7.3

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The text

As transmitted.

333 
WFUS55 KCYS 240058
TORCYS
NEC157-WYC015-240130-
/O.NEW.KCYS.TO.W.0021.230624T0058Z-230624T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
658 PM MDT Fri Jun 23 2023

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Scotts Bluff County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...
  Eastern Goshen County in southeastern Wyoming...

* Until 730 PM MDT.

* At 657 PM MDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado
  was located 8 miles northeast of Hawk Springs Campground, or 20
  miles south of Torrington, moving east at 15 mph.

  This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Public confirmed tornado.

  IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris 
           may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile 
           homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
           businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete 
           destruction is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Stegall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move
to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4171 10411 4186 10411 4192 10385 4170 10382
      4170 10403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 274DEG 12KT 4178 10406 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN

$$

Fuller

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 6:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSScotts Bluff, Sioux49 min
Jun 23, 6:28 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatCYSScotts Bluff32 min
Jun 23, 6:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSScotts Bluff, Sioux47 min
Jun 23, 7:21 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatCYSScotts Bluff24 min
Jun 23, 7:31 PM MDTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threatCYSMorrill, Scotts Bluff, Sioux29 min
Jun 23, 7:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSScotts Bluff, Sioux45 min
Jun 23, 7:56 PM MDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatCYSScotts Bluff34 min
Jun 23, 8:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSScotts Bluff, Sioux40 min
Jun 23, 8:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSBox Butte, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sioux63 min
Jun 23, 8:15 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSScotts Bluff, Sioux30 min
Jun 23, 8:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSCheyenne57 min
Jun 23, 8:36 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSScotts Bluff, Sioux24 min
Jun 23, 8:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSCheyenne, Morrill46 min
Jun 23, 8:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSBox Butte, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sioux50 min
Jun 23, 8:57 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningCYSMorrill, Scotts Bluff, Sioux3 hr
Jun 23, 9:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSBox Butte, Morrill63 min
Jun 23, 9:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSCheyenne34 min
Jun 23, 9:26 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningCYSCheyenne3 hr
Jun 23, 9:26 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSBox Butte, Morrill17 min
Jun 23, 9:41 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSMorrill11 min
Jun 23, 9:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBox Butte, Morrill47 min
Jun 23, 9:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBanner, Scotts Bluff60 min
Jun 23, 9:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBanner, Scotts Bluff38 min
Jun 23, 9:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSMorrill39 min
Jun 23, 10:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBanner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff and 1 more69 min
Jun 23, 6:07 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedCYSGoshen23 min
Jun 23, 6:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse43 min
Jun 23, 6:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse, Niobrara42 min
Jun 23, 6:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSConverse, Niobrara50 min
Jun 23, 7:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Platte51 min
Jun 23, 7:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSNiobrara56 min
Jun 23, 7:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse, Niobrara49 min
Jun 23, 8:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara47 min
Jun 23, 8:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara51 min
Jun 23, 8:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSNiobrara37 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.