Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging downburst winds across the southern Nebraska Panhandle.
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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.
The episode as NWS CYS wrote it up.
Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging downburst winds across the southern 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 Jun 29, 3:18 PM MST, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 418 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2016 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday) Issued at 215 PM MDT Wed Jun 29 2016 Tonight...Shortwave progged to move across our counties this evening with scattered thunderstorms across southeast Wyoming progged to move east southeast across the Nebraska panhandle this evening. Based on the models and the instability axis, best chance of severe storms will be south of a Douglas to Alliance line this evening and along and east of I-25. Thursday...Cooler and a more shower filled day with deep upslope to 700 mb, limiting instability. Expect scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and with CAPES only 500 to 1000 J/kg and shear around 40 knots, will have less chance for severe storms and more producing locally heavy rain due to weaker winds aloft. Thursday night...Showers and thunderstorms will take longer to dissipate with soupy airmass in place as a shortwave approaches from southwest Wyoming. Friday...Slow moving shortwave moves overhead, and with a moist airmass in place from the low to mid levels, at least scattered, and more likely numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms expected in the afternoon east of Interstate 25. Main focus for storms will be along and east of a Lusk to Kimball line, where low level convergence will be maximized along a frontal boundary. .LONG TERM...(Friday night through Wednesday) Issued at 215 PM MDT Wed Jun 29 2016 Monsoonal fetch of subtropical moisture from the Four Corners into the central Rockies and High Plains will keep conditions unsettled Friday night through Sunday, with scattered mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Precipitable water values will range from 0.75 inches west of Laramie Range to 1.50 inches east Friday night and Saturday, so there is the potential for locally heavy rainfall with some of the convection. The severe threat will be low with MUCAPE values 500-1000 j/kg and shear values less than 30 kt. A shortwave trough will push across the central and southern Rockies Saturday, and into the plains Sunday. Models indicate somewhat drier air will return Sunday through early next week as zonal flow aloft diverts the subtropical moisture to the south. There will be some instability though, so cannot discount isolated diurnal convection mainly over and near the higher terrain of southeast Wyoming. Slightly below normal temperatures Saturday, moderate to normal Sunday, and above normal Independence Day through Wednesday. Very warm temperatures, breezy west to southwest winds and low humidities will heighten the fire danger over east and south central WY. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Thursday evening) Issued at 414 PM MDT Wed Jun 29 2016 Wyoming TAFS...VFR prevails. Isolated thunderstorms early this evening producing gusty and erratic winds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms Thursday, especially in the afternoon, producing localized MVFR. Nebraska TAFS...VFR prevails. Localized IFR from 09Z to 15Z at Sidney in fog and low clouds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms Thursday, especially in the afternoon, producing localized MVFR. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 205 PM MDT Wed Jun 29 2016 Minimal concerns based on projected humidities and winds, especially through Friday with a moist air mass in place. && .CYS Watches/Warnings/Advisories... WY...None. NE...None. && SHORT TERM...RUBIN LONG TERM...MAJ AVIATION...RUBIN FIRE WEATHER...RUBIN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 929 AM MDT WED JUN 29 2016 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-118-119- 301530- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 929 AM MDT WED JUN 29 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF PANHANDLE NEBRASKA...EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, ROUGHLY EAST OF A LINE FROM CASPER TO LARAMIE, INCLUDING DOUGLAS, WHEATLAND, CHEYENNE, LUSK, TORRINGTON, CHADRON, ALLIANCE, SCOTTSBLUFF, KIMBALL AND SIDNEY. MARGINALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST CARBON COUNTY AND ALBANY COUNTY, INCLUDING LARAMIE, WITH GENERAL WEAKER THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF CARBON COUNTY INCLUDING RAWLINS. AS A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON, SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING, PRODUCING A LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE BOUNDARY ALONG INTERSTATE 25. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON, WITH STORMS MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. ACROSS THE SLIGHT RISK AREA, SOME STORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE, PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE AS WELL FROM SOME OF THE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST MAINLY THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS LOOKS MUCH LESS HOWEVER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM ABOUT MID-AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WYZ103>106-109>117-301530- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE 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-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- 929 AM MDT WED JUN 29 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR AGAIN WITH A FEW STRONGER STORMS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ISOLATED LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. RUBIN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
411 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0409 PM HAIL 4 N CHEYENNE 41.20N 104.79W
06/29/2016 M1.75 INCH LARAMIE WY TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
&&
DDEALSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 419 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2016 WYZ117-118-292300- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS WY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY WY- 419 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM MDT... AT 419 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HORSE CREEK...OR 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHEYENNE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HORSE CREEK...FEDERAL AND RANCHETTES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 IN WYOMING BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17 AND 28. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4141 10521 4150 10501 4128 10471 4112 10509 TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 329DEG 21KT 4139 10506 HAMMER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 449 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2016 NEZ054-WYZ119-292330- KIMBALL NE-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY WY- 449 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN KIMBALL AND EASTERN LARAMIE COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM MDT... AT 449 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PINE BLUFFS...OR 18 MILES WEST OF KIMBALL...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PINE BLUFFS...OLIVER RESERVOIR...OLIVER CAMPGROUND AND BUSHNELL. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 2 AND 17. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 4120 10411 4131 10411 4138 10372 4113 10372 TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 267DEG 18KT 4125 10402 HAMMER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
514 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2016
WYZ111>113-300000-
SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY WY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN WY-
SIERRA MADRE RANGE WY-
514 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY UNTIL
600 PM MDT...
AT 513 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BATTLE CREEK CAMPGROUND...OR 43 MILES NORTHEAST OF CRAIG...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. AT
443PM A WIND GUST TO 61 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE RAWS SITE AT BAGGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ENCAMPMENT...GRAND ENCAMPMENT...BATTLE CREEK CAMPGROUND...LITTLE
SANDSTONE CREEK CAMPGROUND...LOST CREEK CAMPGROUND...BOTTLE CREEK
CAMPGROUND...BATTLE LAKE AND HASKINS CREEK CAMPGROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN CHEYENNE.
&&
LAT...LON 4110 10741 4138 10692 4115 10674 4100 10715
4101 10733
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 238DEG 41KT 4109 10722
CLAYCOMBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
535 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM HAIL 6 W KIMBALL 41.23N 103.77W
06/29/2016 E0.88 INCH KIMBALL NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
RELAYED VIA KIMBALL COUNTY DISPATCH.
&&
GCLAYCOMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
540 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0512 PM HAIL 3 N BUSHNELL 41.28N 103.89W
06/29/2016 E1.25 INCH KIMBALL NE TRAINED SPOTTER
RELAYED VIA TWITTER.
&&
GCLAYCOMThe Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:39 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Downburst wind gusts were estimated as high as 90 mph. There was extensive damage to trees and power poles, with power outages reported. Two buildings were damaged north of Kimball at Highway 71.
Nickel to quarter size hail was reported at Potter.
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, June 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: 641933, 641934.