Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 25, 2005

Name: Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 25, 2005
Start: 2005-06-25T18:13
End: 2005-06-25T18:13
Location: Nebraska

June 25, 2005 · NWS CYS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 25, 12:45 PM MST, 5 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 12:45 PM MST, 5 hours 28 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
145 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2005

.SHORT TERM...HAVE CANCELLED FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR OUR SOUTHERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE ZONES AS ONLY ONE OR TWO SHOWERS/WEAK TSTMS
EVEN ROLLED THROUGH THAT AREA.  HAVE ALSO CANCELLED SVR TSTM
WATCH 526 FOR ALL BUT FAR NORTHERN PANHANDLE ZONES AND ANTICIPATE
DOING THOSE SHORTLY.

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION (ISSUED 145 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2005)

LONG TERM...TSTM COVERAGE SUN NIGHT WILL BE LIMITED IN COMPARISON TO
TODAY SINCE LOW/MID LEVEL THETA-E RIDGE AXII WILL BE EAST OF OUR
ZONES. BELIEVE MOST TSTMS WILL END BY MID EVENING WITH LACK OF LARGE
SCALE LIFT AND LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. ON MON...TSTM COVERAGE WILL
BE EVEN MORE LIMITED AS MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES WARM AND LOW/MID
LEVEL MOISTURE IS MINIMAL (AS EVIDENCED BY LOCATION OF LOW/MID LEVEL
THETA-E RIDGE AXII). A SHORTWAVE TROF MOVES ACROSS THE NRN ROCKIES
ON TUE WITH THE DEEPER LOW/MID LEVEL MOISTURE UP THERE. CANNOT RULE
OUT ISOLD-WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS ACROSS OUR ZONES ALTHOUGH SCANT
LOW/MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL LIMIT COVERAGE. WED-SAT LOOK MOSTLY DRY
WITH WESTERLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT AND LIMITED LOW/MID LEVEL MOISTURE.
RUBIN

&&

.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...NONE.
NE...NONE.

&&

JLH

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 9:59 AM MST, 8 hours 14 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1059 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2005

WYZ061>066-261700-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-
LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE-
1059 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND NEAR THE
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE ONTO THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING
PLAINS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50
MPH...SMALL HAIL AND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY...BUT THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

NEZ020-021-054-055-261700-
BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
1059 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH HAIL GREATER
THAN AN INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. IN
ADDITION...THE STORMS WILL MOVE OVER AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY
RAINFALL LAST NIGHT AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THE AREA THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WIDELY SCATTERED LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...BUT THEY SHOULD BE LESS NUMEROUS
THAN THOSE OF TODAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

NEZ001>003-019-WYZ059-060-067>070-261700-
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-PLATTE-
GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
1059 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND SPREAD EAST ONTO THE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON.
SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS. IN ADDITION...THE SLOW MOVING STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WIDELY SCATTERED LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON.

STARK

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 4:08 PM MST, 2 hours 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
508 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2005

NEZ001>003-019>021-054>055-260600-
BANNER-BOX BUTTE-CHEYENNE-DAWES-KIMBALL-MORRILL-SCOTTS BLUFF-
SIOUX-
508 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
526 IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 AM MDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA...

IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE

BANNER... BOX BUTTE... CHEYENNE...
DAWES... KIMBALL... MORRILL...
SCOTTS BLUFF... SIOUX...

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SIDNEY...HARRISON...ALLIANCE...
HARRISBURG...CHADRON...KIMBALL...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
SCOTTSBLUFF AND GERING.

RUBIN

Local storm report, Jun 25, 4:22 PM MST, 1 hour 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
522 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0348 PM     HAIL             2 N LANCE CREEK         43.05N 104.64W
06/25/2005  1.00 INCH        NIOBRARA           WY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0411 PM     HAIL             8 S TORRINGTON          41.95N 104.18W
06/25/2005  0.75 INCH        GOSHEN             WY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0431 PM     HAIL             HENRY                   42.00N 104.05W
06/25/2005  0.75 INCH        SCOTTS BLUFF       NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0431 PM     HAIL             HENRY                   42.00N 104.05W
06/25/2005  0.75 INCH        SCOTTS BLUFF       NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0508 PM     HAIL             27 NE LUSK              43.04N 104.08W
06/25/2005  0.88 INCH        NIOBRARA           WY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RUBIN

Local storm report, Jun 25, 4:22 PM MST, 1 hour 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
522 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0348 PM     HAIL             2 N LANCE CREEK         43.05N 104.64W
06/25/2005  1.00 INCH        NIOBRARA           WY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0411 PM     HAIL             8 S TORRINGTON          41.95N 104.18W
06/25/2005  0.75 INCH        GOSHEN             WY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0431 PM     HAIL             HENRY                   42.00N 104.05W
06/25/2005  0.75 INCH        SCOTTS BLUFF       NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0508 PM     HAIL             27 NE LUSK              43.04N 104.08W
06/25/2005  0.88 INCH        NIOBRARA           WY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RUBIN

Local storm report, Jun 25, 5:56 PM MST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
656 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0653 PM     HAIL             20 N HARRISON           42.98N 103.88W
06/25/2005  0.75 INCH        SIOUX              NE   UNKNOWN

0442 PM     HAIL             4 NE HENRY              42.04N 103.99W
06/25/2005  0.75 INCH        SIOUX              NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RUBIN

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:10 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sioux

When: June 25, 6:13 PM MST
Where: Sioux County, 22 mi NE of Harrison
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.917, -103.567

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, June 2005

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5454312.