Thunderstorm Wind — Niobrara, Wyoming

2021-05-01 · near Van Tassell, Niobrara, Wyoming

Event narrative

Wyoming Department of Transportation sensor located roughly three and a half miles from Van Tassell measured the reported wind speed.

Wider weather episode

Three thunderstorms across portions of Carbon, Converse and Niobrara Counties measured thunderstorm wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. Strong inverted V model soundings were present for the area with overall decent CAPE values for development. These storms struggled to register over 50 dBZ echoes from the KCYS radar though given proximity for these storms from the radar, any base echoes were already over 10000 feet above the ground.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 953271. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.