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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2024, 4:24 PM MDT for Goshen County, Wyoming; Banner County, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. It was in force for 51 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
- Jun 1, 2024, 4:24 PM MDT (22:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2024, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Banner County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Goshen County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 3:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 288 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 652 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 666 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
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 Jun 1, 2:58 PM MDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 2:58 PM MDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 408 PM MDT Sat Jun 1 2024 NEZ002-095-096-WYZ101>116-022215- Dawes County-Northern Sioux County-Southern Sioux County- 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- 408 PM MDT Sat Jun 1 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of panhandle Nebraska...east central Wyoming...south central Wyoming and southeast Wyoming. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA AND LARAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING UNTIL 11PM MDT... .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT -Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are possible this evening into the overnight hours. Wind gusts up to 40-50mph near and around the rain showers are possible at times. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - Another round of isolated showers and thunderstorms could become locally strong to severe on Sunday. - Warm and dry weather is expected most of next week, aside from a few scattered showers/storms with a cold front on Tuesday. This front may also bring another round of late-season strong winds to the area. .Spotter information statement... Spotter activation will not be needed. NEZ003-019>021-054-055-WYZ117>119-022215- Box Butte County-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County-Morrill County- Kimball County-Cheyenne County-South Laramie Range Foothills- Central Laramie County-East Laramie County- 408 PM MDT Sat Jun 1 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of panhandle Nebraska and southeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT - A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect through 11pm MDT. The hazards for these areas are strong winds up to 60mph or higher, and large hail equal to or in excess of one inch in diameter is also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - Another round of isolated showers and thunderstorms could become locally strong to severe on Sunday. - Warm and dry weather is expected most of next week, aside from a few scattered showers/storms with a cold front on Tuesday. This front may also bring another round of late-season strong winds to the area. .Spotter information statement... Spotter activation is requested. Anyone wanting to report strong wind gusts or hail that equals or exceeds one inch in diameter this afternoon and evening is welcome to do so on social media or call the NWS Cheyenne office at 307-772-2468.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 2:18 PM MDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
411 PM MDT Sat Jun 1 2024
NEZ054-WYZ119-012245-
Kimball NE-East Laramie County WY-
411 PM MDT Sat Jun 1 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN KIMBALL AND SOUTHEASTERN
LARAMIE COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM MDT...
At 410 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Pine Bluffs, or 22 miles west of Kimball, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Pine Bluffs, Bushnell, Oliver Reservoir, Pine Bluffs Municipal
Airport, and Oliver Reservoir Campground.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 394 and 402.
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 1 and 18.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for
the Panhandle of Nebraska...and southeastern Wyoming.
&&
LAT...LON 4105 10418 4123 10423 4135 10375 4107 10367
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 257DEG 27KT 4117 10408
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TrudelThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Laramie | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 2:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Laramie | 52 min |
| Jun 1, 3:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Laramie | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 3:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Goshen, Laramie | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 1:25 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Box Butte | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 1:44 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Box Butte | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 2:22 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Box Butte, Morrill | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 2:25 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Sioux | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 2:57 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Box Butte, Sioux | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 3:39 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Box Butte, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sioux | 22 min |
| Jun 1, 2:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Kimball | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 4:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Cheyenne | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 4:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Kimball | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 5:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Scotts Bluff | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 5:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Scotts Bluff | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 5:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Morrill | 34 min |
Nearby
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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.