Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds across portions of the southwest Nebraska Panhandle.
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The episode as NWS CYS wrote it up.
Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds across portions of the southwest Nebraska Panhandle.
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 Jul 27, 4:37 PM MST, 13 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 537 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday) Issued at 324 PM MDT Wed Jul 27 2016 Convection is starting to deepen over the Laramie Range and vicinity this afternoon as expected, with cu starting to bubble over the Pine Ridge and even the Cheyenne Ridge as well. Convective inhibition is steadily waning, so expect convection to expand in coverage through the evening as previously mentioned in the earlier update. For tonight, a rather potent vort max will ride over the forecast area in continued northwest flow aloft. This will combine with a weak llvl jet and forcing along the H7 front to maintain showers and storms overnight, especially across the northern tier of counties. Down south across the Cheyenne Ridge, stratus may develop in moist upslope flow. For Thursday, models continue to show a favorable setup for severe weather across the high plains. A sfc trough, perhaps remnant outflow boundary from tonight's convection, could provide additional forcing in addition to the stalled boundary along the Laramie Range. Made only slight adjustments to PoPs and weather from the previous shift's forecast as it was in good shape for what models continue to depict for tomorrow. All modes of severe weather are possible, even a couple tornadoes along the sfc/outflow boundary if it pans out. Friday should see a more isolated coverage of convection within a weaker overall flow pattern. Upper level energy with persistent but weaker upslope flow should spark off afternoon showers and storms. .LONG TERM...(Friday night through Tuesday) Issued at 324 PM MDT Wed Jul 27 2016 Heights aloft will rise over the weekend across the region for a drying/warming trend. There will still be quite a bit of llvl moisture and instability across the Panhandle to the east of the sfc trough, however the warmer air aloft/capping will limit tstm coverage. Highs will be back up into the mid 80s to mid 90s over lower elevations. Weak shortwave will move across Montana on Monday, with a fropa during the morning. Best chances of storms early next week will south of the area across Colorado. No significant monsoonal moisture incursion is expected through Tuesday with the midlvl subtropical ridge center located near the Four Corners region. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Thursday evening) Issued at 516 PM MDT Wed Jul 27 2016 The main concern this evening is how long the convection will last tonight. Latest radar loop was showing isolated convection mainly southeast of kcys. However, some more storms were developing north of Torrington. This may set the stage for more convection in the panhandle this evening. We are more confident about the KBFF and KSNY taf sites for now based on radar trends. We will also need to watch the convection spreading southeast from the Black Hills. KCYS, KLAR, and KRWL should stay in the clear through much of the evening. Another shortwave is progged to push southeast through southeast Wyoming later this evening and overnight and may trigger more thunderstorms after midnight. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 324 PM MDT Wed Jul 27 2016 Breezy and dry conditions will prevail across the high country this afternoon, with showers and thunderstorms developing in moist, easterly upslope flow across the plains. Look for showers and storms to occur through tonight. There remains a good chance for a more scattered coverage of thunderstorms with wetting rains east of the Laramie Range Thursday, with isolated showers and thunderstorms Friday and on through the weekend. && .CYS Watches/Warnings/Advisories... WY...None. NE...None. && SHORT TERM...RJM LONG TERM...ZF AVIATION...REC FIRE WEATHER...RJM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1116 AM MDT WED JUL 27 2016 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>103-106>108-116>119- 281730- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 1116 AM MDT WED JUL 27 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA...EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA THROUGH THE EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE I25 CORRIDOR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WYZ104-105-109>115-281730- 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- 1116 AM MDT WED JUL 27 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
423 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0418 PM HAIL 3 S CHEYENNE 41.10N 104.79W
07/27/2016 E1.00 INCH LARAMIE WY PUBLIC
HAIL WAS BETWEEN NICKEL AND QUARTER. THE HAIL WAS
SHREDING THE LEAVES OF HER TREES.
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DDEALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
431 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM HAIL 8 E CHEYENNE 41.15N 104.64W
07/27/2016 M0.88 INCH LARAMIE WY TRAINED SPOTTER
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DDEALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
445 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0441 PM HAIL 2 S HILLSDALE 41.18N 104.48W
07/27/2016 M1.00 INCH LARAMIE WY NWS EMPLOYEE
ALONG INTERSTATE 80.
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DDEALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
506 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0405 PM HAIL 20 E CHEYENNE 41.14N 104.41W
07/27/2016 M0.88 INCH LARAMIE WY NWS EMPLOYEE
SIX INCH DEPTH OF HAIL.
0405 PM HAIL 20 E CHEYENNE 41.14N 104.41W
07/27/2016 M0.88 INCH LARAMIE WY NWS EMPLOYEE
SIX INCH DEPTH OF HAIL.
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DDEALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
512 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0505 PM HAIL 20 E CHEYENNE 41.14N 104.41W
07/27/2016 M0.88 INCH LARAMIE WY NWS EMPLOYEE
SIX INCH DEPTH OF HAIL.
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DDEALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
540 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0538 PM HAIL PINE BLUFFS 41.18N 104.07W
07/27/2016 E1.75 INCH LARAMIE WY PUBLIC
ALONG INTERSTATE 80. THE HAIL CRACKED HIS WINDSHEALD.
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DDEALThe Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:51 UTC.
11 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Estimated 75 mph wind gusts five miles south of Bushnell damaged or destroyed several outbuildings. A home sustained heavy wind damage.
Golf ball size hail heavily damaged a home two miles southeast of Bushnell.
Golf ball size hail was reported three miles east of Morrill.
Golf ball size hail was reported at Mitchell.
Ping pong ball size hail was reported four miles south of Mitchell.
Hen egg size hail was reported on Highway 71 three miles south of Kimball.
Nickel to quarter size hail covered the ground five miles south of Potter.
Quarter size hail was reported 10 miles south-southeast of Sidney.
Ping pong ball size hail was reported on Highway 88 just east of the Wyoming/Nebraska border.
Golf ball size hail was reported at Minatare.
Half dollar to ping pong ball size hail was reported eight miles northwest of Kimball.
Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported on Highway 71 12 miles south of Kimball.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nebraska in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, July 2016
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: 656037, 656038, 656040, 656041, 656042, 656043, 656044, 656050, 656046, 656047, 656048, 656049.