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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS Cheyenne, WY

July 20, 2024Banner County, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 2024, 4:06 PM MDT for Banner County, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 20, 2024, 4:06 PM MDT (22:06 UTC)
Expired: Jul 20, 2024, 4:45 PM MDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Banner County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE

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NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 20, 3:49 PM MDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 3:49 PM MDT, 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 3:11 AM MDT, 12 hours 55 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
311 AM MDT Sat Jul 20 2024

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>103-106>108-117>119-
210915-
Dawes County-Box Butte County-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County-
Morrill County-Kimball County-Cheyenne County-
Northern Sioux County-Southern Sioux County-
Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County-
North Laramie Range-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
East Platte County-Goshen County-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Central Laramie County-East Laramie County-
311 AM MDT Sat Jul 20 2024

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Severe weather possible again Saturday, with damaging winds and
isolated large hail possible. Expecting much cooler temperatures for
Sunday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

Cooler weather expected this weekend into Monday ahead of a gradual
warming trend to above average temperatures through next week.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

WYZ104-105-109>116-210915-
Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Shirley Basin-
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-
311 AM MDT Sat Jul 20 2024

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Cooler today with isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

Cooler weather expected this weekend into Monday ahead of a gradual
warming trend to above average temperatures through next week.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 12:38 PM MDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1238 PM MDT Sat Jul 20 2024

NEZ019>021-201915-
Scotts Bluff NE-Morrill NE-Banner NE-
1238 PM MDT Sat Jul 20 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SCOTTS BLUFF...WEST
CENTRAL MORRILL AND NORTHEASTERN BANNER COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM
MDT...

At 1238 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Minatare, or 8 miles southeast of Scottsbluff, moving south at 20
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Scottsbluff, Bayard, Minatare, Melbeta, McGrew, Chimney Rock National
Historic Site, Scottsbluff Airport, Wrights Gap, and South Bayard
Junction.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4187 10364 4191 10344 4169 10320 4162 10361
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 341DEG 18KT 4181 10351

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Dewey

Local storm report, Jul 20, 1:46 PM MDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 20, 1:51 PM MDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 20, 2:00 PM MDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 20, 2:28 PM MDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 20, 3:41 PM MDT, 25 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
Jul 19, 6:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Laramie	31 min
Jul 19, 6:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	35 min
Jul 20, 1:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CYS	Niobrara	37 min
Jul 20, 1:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Goshen, Niobrara	30 min
Jul 20, 3:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Goshen, Platte	33 min
Jul 20, 3:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Goshen, Platte	46 min
Jul 20, 4:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	33 min
Jul 20, 4:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Goshen, Laramie	45 min
Jul 20, 5:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Laramie	29 min
Jul 20, 5:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Laramie	48 min
Jul 19, 6:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Morrill	44 min
Jul 19, 6:22 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Cheyenne, Morrill	53 min
Jul 19, 6:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Cheyenne	39 min
Jul 19, 7:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Cheyenne	44 min
Jul 19, 7:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Cheyenne	34 min
Jul 19, 7:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Cheyenne, Kimball	28 min
Jul 20, 12:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Scotts Bluff	37 min
Jul 20, 1:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	CYS	Banner, Morrill, Scotts Bluff	49 min
Jul 20, 2:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Cheyenne, Morrill	32 min
Jul 20, 3:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Kimball	23 min
Jul 20, 3:53 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CYS	Scotts Bluff	3 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.