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Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Cheyenne, WY

April 6, 20065 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this blizzard warning at Apr 6, 2006, 6:40 PM MDT for 5 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 7, 2006, 3:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2006, 6:40 PM MDT (00:40 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 7, 2006, 3:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2006, 10:50 AM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Banner County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 7, 10:00 AM MDTSNOW 3Kimball, NE
Apr 7, 10:00 AM MDTSNOW 3.5Sidney, NE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 183 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2006-04-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 98 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2006-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
98 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2530 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS45 KCYS 070040
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
640 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006

NEZ019>021-054-055-071230-
/O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.060407T0900Z-060407T2000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
640 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 2 PM MDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 2 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS. ONLY 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...BUT SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU
MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

WYZ063-064-066-071230-
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060407T1500Z/
SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...BUFORD...
HORSE CREEK
640 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT FRIDAY. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 5 TO 10 INCHES BY MID
MORNING FRIDAY OVER THE SNOWY RANGE. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES TONIGHT. NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55
MPH TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW
AND WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH LOW
VISIBILITIES AND SNOWPACKED AND SLICK ROADS.

THE SNOW WILL END BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND THE WINDS WILL
DIMINISH.

$$

NEZ001>003-WYZ067>070-071230-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.060407T0900Z-060407T2000Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-
PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS
640 PM MDT THU APR 6 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 2 PM MDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 2 PM MDT
FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS OF WYOMING AND FOR THE NORTHERN
HALF OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.
RELATIVELY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BUT
MOST AREAS IN THE ADVISORY COULD SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES.
ALSO...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55
MPH...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL
SEVERELY LIMIT VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT
OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

SOWKO
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KCYS 071207
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
607 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

NEZ019>021-054-055-071545-
/O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060407T2000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
607 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
THIS MORNING AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.
ONLY 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...BUT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25
TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY
WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

WYZ063-064-066-071500-
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060407T1500Z/
SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...BUFORD...
HORSE CREEK
607 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 4 TO 6 INCHES BY MID MORNING
TODAY OVER THE SNOWY RANGE. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING.
THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS...WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AND SNOW-PACKED AND SLICK ROADS.

THE SNOW WILL END BY LATE THIS MORNING AND THE WINDS WILL
DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

NEZ001>003-WYZ067>070-071545-
/O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060407T2000Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-
PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS
607 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. RELATIVELY
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BUT MOST AREAS
IN THE ADVISORY COULD SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES. ALSO... SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL SEVERELY LIMIT VISIBILITIES.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA VERY DIFFICULT TODAY.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
KMD
000 
WWUS45 KCYS 071238
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
638 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

WYZ069-070-071500-
/O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060407T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.060407T1500Z-060407T2000Z/
CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS
638 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING.
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM UNTIL 2 PM MDT
THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.
SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL SEVERELY LIMIT VISIBILITIES.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA VERY DIFFICULT TODAY.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-072000-
/O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060407T2000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
638 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE THIS MORNING AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS. ONLY 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...BUT
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CREATE
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY
WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

WYZ063-064-066-071500-
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060407T1500Z/
SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...BUFORD...
HORSE CREEK
638 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 4 TO 6 INCHES BY MID MORNING
TODAY OVER THE SNOWY RANGE. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH EARLY THIS
MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AND SNOW-
PACKED AND SLICK ROADS.

THE SNOW WILL END BY LATE THIS MORNING AND THE WINDS WILL
DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

NEZ001>003-WYZ067-068-072000-
/O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060407T2000Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON
638 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.
RELATIVELY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BUT
MOST AREAS IN THE ADVISORY COULD SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES. ALSO...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL SEVERELY
LIMIT VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA VERY
DIFFICULT TODAY.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
KMD
000 
WWUS45 KCYS 071511
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
911 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

WYZ069-070-072000-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060407T1500Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060407T2000Z/
CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS
911 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND NOON WITH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ONLY AROUND ONE INCH. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40
MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW
MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WYZ063-064-066-071615-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060407T1500Z/
SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...BUFORD...
HORSE CREEK
911 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOME LIGHT SNOW
WILL PERSIST UNTIL AROUND NOON. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL ONLY BE AROUND ONE INCH.


$$

NEZ001>003-WYZ067-068-071615-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060407T2000Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON
911 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAD MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA BY 9 AM...AND
TEMPERATURES WILL BE RISING THROUGH THE 30S THE REST OF THE MORNING.

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-072000-
/O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060407T2000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
911 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. ONLY 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED...BUT THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS
IN PLACES MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY
WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

JLH
000 
WWUS45 KCYS 071554
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
954 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

NEZ019>021-071700-
/O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060407T2000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD
954 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING FOR SCOTTS BLUFF...BANNER AND MORRILL COUNTIES
AS SNOW HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THOSE AREA.

$$

NEZ054-055-072000-
/O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060407T2000Z/
KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
954 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO
CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVER PARTS OF THE
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. ONLY 2 TO
3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...BUT THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS IN PLACES MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY
WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

WYZ069-070-072000-
/O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060407T2000Z/
CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS
954 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND NOON WITH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ONLY AROUND ONE INCH. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO
40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING
SNOW MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

JLH
000 
WWUS45 KCYS 071650
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1050 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

NEZ054-055-071800-
/O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060407T2000Z/
KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
1050 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD
WARNING. SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE
THIS MORNING AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF
25 TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST HOWEVER THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

$$

WYZ069-070-071800-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060407T2000Z/
CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS
1050 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW ENDED IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
WYOMING LATE THIS MORNING.

$$

JLH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 6:40 PM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryCYSBox Butte, Dawes16 hr

Nearby

Blizzard Warnings in Nebraska, 2006Every blizzard warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.