Alert archive / Nebraska / Blizzard Warnings in 2006
Blizzard Warning 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this blizzard warning at Dec 19, 2006, 10:11 AM MST for 7 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 20, 2006, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 30 hr. 39 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
- Dec 19, 2006, 10:11 AM MST (17:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2006, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2006, 11:00 AM MST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:11 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 9:07 AM MST | SNOW 1 | Kimball, NE | SNOW BECOMING HEAVY |
| Dec 20, 9:17 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Sidney, NE | 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY IN SNOW WITH NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 27 MPH GUSTING TO 34 MPH. |
| Dec 20, 9:41 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 1 Se Sidney, NE | WINDS VERY STRONG CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. |
| Dec 20, 9:45 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Lodgepole, NE | ONE-QUARTER VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WINDS. |
| Dec 20, 9:52 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Gurley, NE | STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. |
| Dec 20, 9:54 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Potter, NE | NO ESTIMATE OF SNOW DEPTH, BUT STRONG WINDS AND SNOW DRIFTS. |
| Dec 20, 9:58 AM MST | SNOW 4 | Harrisburg, NE | |
| Dec 20, 10:03 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 1 S Bridgeport, NE | |
| Dec 20, 10:05 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 13 W Bridgeport, NE | |
| Dec 20, 10:11 AM MST | SNOW 0.5 | 1 E Scottsbluff, NE | |
| Dec 20, 10:50 AM MST | SNOW 5 | Kimball, NE | |
| Dec 20, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 14 Ssw Kimball, NE | VISIBILITY 100 YARDS. |
| Dec 20, 11:33 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Alliance, NE | DRIFTS TO 6 INCHES |
| Dec 20, 11:39 AM MST | SNOW 1 | Scottsbluff, NE | 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES |
| Dec 20, 12:06 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 8 Se Broadwater, NE | LOTS OF DRIFTS |
| Dec 20, 12:34 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 1 E Scottsbluff, NE | QUARTER MILE VSBY |
| Dec 20, 1:44 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Scottsbluff, NE | |
| Dec 20, 3:13 PM MST | SNOW 6 | Kimball, NE | |
| Dec 20, 3:15 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 2 S Sidney, NE | |
| Dec 20, 3:19 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Broadwater, NE | |
| Dec 20, 3:20 PM MST | SNOW 6 | Harrisburg, NE | |
| Dec 20, 3:20 PM MST | BLIZZARD | 10 Nw Lisco, NE | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE IN BLOWING SNOW..SNOW DRIFTS AS HIGH AS 4 FT |
| Dec 20, 3:25 PM MST | SNOW 5 | Scottsbluff, NE | |
| Dec 20, 3:29 PM MST | SNOW 5 | Alliance, NE | |
| Dec 20, 3:31 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Crawford, NE | |
| Dec 21, 11:04 AM MST | SNOW 0 | 3 Sw Chadron, NE | |
| Dec 21, 11:04 AM MST | SNOW 4.4 | Scottsbluff Airport, NE | |
| Dec 21, 11:04 AM MST | SNOW 4.9 | 13 Nne Bayard, NE | |
| Dec 21, 11:04 AM MST | SNOW 6.1 | 2 Wnw Mitchell, NE | |
| Dec 21, 11:04 AM MST | SNOW 7.5 | Hemingford, NE | |
| Dec 21, 11:04 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 7 Nw Alliance, NE | |
| Dec 21, 11:04 AM MST | SNOW 10 | 1 E Scottsbluff, NE | |
| Dec 21, 11:04 AM MST | SNOW 10 | 3 Wnw Broadwater, NE | |
| Dec 21, 11:04 AM MST | SNOW 10.3 | 5 Ese Bayard, NE | |
| Dec 21, 11:04 AM MST | SNOW 13 | 12 Wnw Harrisburg, NE | |
| Dec 21, 11:04 AM MST | SNOW 13 | Lodgepole, NE | |
| Dec 21, 11:04 AM MST | SNOW 16 | 5 Ssw Morrill, NE | |
| Dec 21, 11:04 AM MST | SNOW 16.2 | 15 S Bushnell, NE | |
| Dec 21, 11:04 AM MST | SNOW 17.5 | 17 Wsw Bridgeport, 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 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 213 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1133 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KCYS 191711 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1011 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...A MAJOR EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A POWERFUL STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND WESTERN NEBRASKA ON WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE DUE TO SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE WINDS AND DEEP ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE. STRONG NORTH WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. TRAVELERS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-200115- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0014.061220T1200Z-061221T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.061220T1200Z-061221T1200Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL- CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY 1011 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY THURSDAY MORNING MAY RANGE FROM 12 TO 16 INCHES WITH DRIFTS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET DEEP. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ WYZ059-060-064-066>070-200115- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0014.061220T1200Z-061221T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0015.061220T1200Z-061221T1200Z/ CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN- CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GARRETT... BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 1011 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY THURSDAY MORNING MAY RANGE FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES WITH DRIFTS TO SEVERAL FEET DEEP. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ061>063-065-200115- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0014.061220T1200Z-061221T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.SN.Y.0011.061220T1200Z-061221T1200Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW... CENTENNIAL...LARAMIE 1011 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BRISK WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY THURSDAY MORNING MAY RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WEILAND
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KCYS 192135 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 235 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...A MAJOR EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A POWERFUL STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND WESTERN NEBRASKA ON WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE DUE TO SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE WINDS AND DEEP ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE. STRONG NORTH WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WYOMING. TRAVELERS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WYZ066>070-200545- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0015.061220T1200Z-061221T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.061220T1200Z-061221T1800Z/ LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 235 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY MIDDAY THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 INCHES WITH DRIFTS TO FIVE FEET DEEP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM AND WILL GREATLY AFFECT TRAVEL AND COMMERCE IN THE AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL DURING THAT TIME...CONSIDER DELAYING YOUR TRIP UNTIL AFTER THE STORM ENDS. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND SUPPLIES IN THE EVENT YOU BECOME STRANDED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ WYZ063-200545- /O.UPG.KCYS.SN.Y.0011.061220T1200Z-061221T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.WS.W.0015.061220T1200Z-061221T1800Z/ SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CENTENNIAL 235 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY MIDDAY THURSDAY WILL BE FROM 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH 16 TO 20 INCHES IN THE SNOWY RANGE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-200545- /O.EXT.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.061220T1200Z-061221T1800Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL- CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY 235 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY MIDDAY THURSDAY MAY RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 INCHES WITH DRIFTS UP TO FIVE FEET DEEP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM AND WILL GREATLY AFFECT TRAVEL AND COMMERCE IN THE AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL DURING THAT TIME...CONSIDER DELAYING YOUR TRIP UNTIL AFTER THE STORM ENDS. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND SUPPLIES IN THE EVENT YOU BECOME STRANDED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ WYZ059-060-064-200545- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0015.061220T1200Z-061221T1800Z/ CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GARRETT 235 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY THURSDAY MORNING MAY RANGE FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES WITH DRIFTS TO SEVERAL FEET DEEP. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WYZ061-062-065-200545- /O.EXT.KCYS.SN.Y.0011.061220T1200Z-061221T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW... LARAMIE 235 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY THURSDAY MORNING MAY RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WEILAND
000 WWUS45 KCYS 200507 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1007 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...A MAJOR EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A POWERFUL STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND WESTERN NEBRASKA ON WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY AROUND NOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE DUE TO SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE WINDS AND DEEP ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE. STRONG NORTH WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WYOMING. TRAVELERS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. NEZ001-002-201200- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.061220T1200Z-061221T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.061220T1500Z-061221T1800Z/ SIOUX-DAWES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON 1007 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY THURSDAY MORNING WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH NORTHERN AREAS OF SIOUX AND DAWES COUNTIES RECEIVING THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS. SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WYZ059-060-063-064-201200- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0015.061220T1200Z-061221T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.SN.Y.0011.061220T1500Z-061221T1800Z/ CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK... CENTENNIAL...GARRETT 1007 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY THURSDAY MORNING WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SNOWY AND LARAMIE RANGES WILL LIKELY RECEIVE 8 TO 14 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WYZ061-062-200615- /O.CAN.KCYS.SN.Y.0011.061220T1200Z-061221T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW 1007 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE STORM IS BEGINNING TO TAKE A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK...THEREFORE HAVING LESS IMPACT ON THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON COUNTY. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. $$ NEZ003-019>021-054-055-WYZ066>070-201200- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.061220T1200Z-061221T1800Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE... PINE BLUFFS 1007 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY MIDDAY THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH DRIFTS TO FIVE FEET DEEP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM AND WILL GREATLY AFFECT TRAVEL AND COMMERCE IN THE AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL DURING THAT TIME...CONSIDER DELAYING YOUR TRIP UNTIL AFTER THE STORM ENDS. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND SUPPLIES IN THE EVENT YOU BECOME STRANDED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ WYZ065-201200- /O.EXT.KCYS.SN.Y.0011.061220T1500Z-061221T1800Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE 1007 PM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY THURSDAY MORNING MAY RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HAHN
000 WWUS45 KCYS 201152 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 452 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A POWERFUL STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO AND KANSAS TODAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND 5 AM AND INTENSIFY AND BECOME WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE DUE TO SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE WINDS AND DEEP ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE. STRONG NORTH WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED THROUGH THE EARLY MON RING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WYOMING. TRAVELERS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL ON TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. NEZ003-019>021-054-055-WYZ066>070-201800- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.061220T1200Z-061221T1800Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE... PINE BLUFFS 452 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW HAVE DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE DURING THROUGH THE DAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY MIDDAY THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 17 INCHES WITH DRIFTS TO FIVE FEET DEEP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM AND WILL GREATLY AFFECT TRAVEL AND COMMERCE IN THE AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TODAY AND TONIGHT...CONSIDER DELAYING YOUR TRIP UNTIL AFTER THE STORM ENDS. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND SUPPLIES IN THE EVENT YOU BECOME STRANDED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ001-002-201800- /O.CON.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.061220T1500Z-061221T1800Z/ SIOUX-DAWES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON 452 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN THROUGH THE MORNING TODAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY THURSDAY MORNING WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH NORTHERN AREAS OF SIOUX AND DAWES COUNTIES RECEIVING THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS. SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WYZ059-060-063>065-201800- /O.CON.KCYS.SN.Y.0011.061220T1500Z-061221T1800Z/ CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK... CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...LARAMIE 452 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN IN LATER IN THE MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY THURSDAY MORNING WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS. HOWEVER...IN NIOBRARA AND CONVERSE COUNTIES THE HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES NEAR PLATTE AND GOSHEN COUNTIES. HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SNOWY AND LARAMIE RANGES WILL LIKELY RECEIVE 8 TO 14 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KCYS 201804 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1057 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A POWERFUL STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND INTO WESTERN KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BE THE RESULT OVER THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WYOMING. TRAVELERS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. NEZ003-019>021-054-055-WYZ066>070-210000- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE... PINE BLUFFS 1057 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL BY MIDDAY THURSDAY OF 10 TO 16 INCHES. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL WILL BE NORTH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. DRIFTS IN THE AREA WILL BE AS MUCH AS FIVE FEET DEEP. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT A BREAK IN THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL TAKE PLACE FOR CHEYENNE AND KIMBALL COUNTIES FOR AWHILE THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE STORM MOVES EAST...THE SNOW WILL MOVE BACK INTO THAT AREA. AS OF 1030 AM...INTERSTATE 80 IS CLOSED BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND CHAPPELL NEBRASKA. AS OF 1030 AM SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA WERE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM AND WILL GREATLY AFFECT TRAVEL AND COMMERCE IN THE AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TODAY AND TONIGHT...CONSIDER DELAYING YOUR TRIP UNTIL AFTER THE STORM ENDS. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND SUPPLIES IN THE EVENT YOU BECOME STRANDED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ001-002-210000- /O.CON.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ SIOUX-DAWES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON 1057 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... LIGHT TO MODEATE SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. NEW SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL BY MIDDAY THURSDAY OF 7 TO 13 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE NORTH PARTS OF DAWES AND SIOUX COUNTIES WILL RECEIVE LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WYZ059-060-063>065-210000- /O.CON.KCYS.SN.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK... CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...LARAMIE 1057 AM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... LIGHT TO MODEATE SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. NEW SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL BY MIDDAY THURSDAY OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE NORTH PARTS OF CONVERSE AND NIOBRARA COUNTIES WILL RECEIVE LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WEILAND
000 WWUS45 KCYS 202119 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 219 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A POWERFUL STORM WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST FROM SOUTHWEST KANSAS THROUGH THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BE THE RESULT OVER THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION... STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WYOMING. TRAVELERS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WYZ059-060-202230- /O.CAN.KCYS.SN.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ CONVERSE-NIOBRARA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK 219 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL STILL FALL AT TIMES OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY THAT TIME WILL BE FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE LARGER AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF NIOBRARA COUNTY. $$ NEZ003-019>021-054-055-WYZ066>070-210530- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE... PINE BLUFFS 219 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY WILL BE FROM 8 TO 13 INCHES OVER THAT AREA. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL WILL BE NORTH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. DRIFTS IN THE AREA WILL BE AS MUCH AS FIVE FEET DEEP. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT A BREAK IN THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL TAKE PLACE FOR THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. AS THE STORM MOVES SLOWLY NORTHEAST...THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL MOVE BACK INTO THAT AREA. AS OF 2 PM...INTERSTATE 80 REMAINS CLOSED BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND CHAPPELL NEBRASKA. AS OF 2 PM...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA WERE BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM AND WILL GREATLY AFFECT TRAVEL AND COMMERCE IN THE AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TODAY AND TONIGHT...CONSIDER DELAYING YOUR TRIP UNTIL AFTER THE STORM ENDS. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND SUPPLIES IN THE EVENT YOU BECOME STRANDED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ001-002-210530- /O.CON.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ SIOUX-DAWES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON 219 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... LIGHT TO MODEATE SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY MIDDAY THURSDAY WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE NORTH PARTS OF DAWES AND SIOUX COUNTIES WILL RECEIVE LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WYZ063>065-210530- /O.CON.KCYS.SN.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...LARAMIE 219 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... LIGHT TO MODEATE SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY MIDDAY THURSDAY WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES...WITH LARGER AMOUNTS FOR THE SNOWY RANGE. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. AS OF 130 PM...THE SNOWY RANGE SKI AREA HAD RECEIVED 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WEILAND
000 WWUS45 KCYS 210149 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 649 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A POWERFUL STORM WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST FROM SOUTHWEST KANSAS THROUGH THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BE THE RESULT OVER THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION... STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WYOMING. TRAVELERS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. NEZ003-019>021-054-055-WYZ066>070-211200- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE... PINE BLUFFS 649 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 13 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL WILL BE NORTH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. IN FACT...MOST AREA ROADWAYS HAVE BEEN CLOSED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WHEATLAND TO TORRINGTON TO SCOTTSBLUFF. TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN THE WARNED AREA IS STRONG DISCOURAGED OVERNIGHT. DRIFTS IN THE AREA WILL BE AS MUCH AS FIVE FEET DEEP. AS OF 6 PM...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA WERE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM AND WILL GREATLY AFFECT TRAVEL AND COMMERCE IN THE AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TODAY AND TONIGHT...CONSIDER DELAYING YOUR TRIP UNTIL AFTER THE STORM ENDS. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND SUPPLIES IN THE EVENT YOU BECOME STRANDED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ001-002-211200- /O.CON.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ SIOUX-DAWES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON 649 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY MIDDAY THURSDAY WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL ACROSS THESE AREAS IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED OVERNIGHT. THE NORTHERN PARTS OF DAWES AND SIOUX COUNTIES WILL RECEIVE LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW OF GENERALLY LESS THAN 3 INCHES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WYZ063>065-211200- /O.CON.KCYS.SN.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...LARAMIE 649 PM MST WED DEC 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY MIDDAY THURSDAY WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES...WITH LARGER AMOUNTS FOR THE SNOWY RANGE. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. AS OF 6 PM...THE AREA HAD GENERALLY RECEIVED 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ HAHN
000 WWUS45 KCYS 211200 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 500 AM MST THU DEC 21 2006 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS MORNING... .A POWERFUL STORM WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST FROM SOUTHWEST KANSAS TODAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BE THE RESULT OVER THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING PLAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION... STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WYOMING. TRAVELERS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ003-019>021-054-055-WYZ066>070-211745- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE... PINE BLUFFS 500 AM MST THU DEC 21 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING PLAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL WILL BE NORTH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. IN FACT...MOST AREA ROADWAYS HAVE BEEN CLOSED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WHEATLAND TO TORRINGTON TO SCOTTSBLUFF. TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN THE WARNED AREA IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THIS MORNING. DRIFTS IN THE AREA WILL BE AS MUCH AS FIVE FEET DEEP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM AND WILL GREATLY AFFECT TRAVEL AND COMMERCE IN THE AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TODAY AND TONIGHT...CONSIDER DELAYING YOUR TRIP UNTIL AFTER THE STORM ENDS. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND SUPPLIES IN THE EVENT YOU BECOME STRANDED. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NEZ001-002-211745- /O.CON.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ SIOUX-DAWES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON 500 AM MST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY MIDDAY THURSDAY WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING. TRAVEL ACROSS THESE AREAS IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THIS MORNING. THE NORTHERN PARTS OF DAWES AND SIOUX COUNTIES WILL RECEIVE LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW OF GENERALLY LESS THAN 3 INCHES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WYZ063>065-211745- /O.CON.KCYS.SN.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...LARAMIE 500 AM MST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY MIDDAY TODAY WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES...WITH LARGER AMOUNTS FOR THE SNOWY RANGE. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS45 KCYS 211756 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1056 AM MST THU DEC 21 2006 NEZ003-019>021-054-055-WYZ066>070-211900- /O.EXP.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE... PINE BLUFFS 1056 AM MST THU DEC 21 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH...POCKETS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT OF GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. INTERSTATES 25 AND 80 REMAIN CLOSED AROUND CHEYENNE AT THE MOMENT. MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK ROAD REPORTS BEFORE TRAVELLING TODAY. $$ NEZ001-002-211900- /O.EXP.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ SIOUX-DAWES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON 1056 AM MST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PRIMARILY ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SIOUX AND DAWES COUNTY. MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK ROAD REPORTS BEFORE TRAVELLING TODAY. $$ WYZ063>065-211900- /O.EXP.KCYS.SN.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-061221T1800Z/ SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...LARAMIE 1056 AM MST THU DEC 21 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK ROAD REPORTS BEFORE TRAVELLING TODAY. $$ HAHN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, 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 this blizzard warning went out at Dec 19, 9:56 AM MST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 9:56 AM MST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
956 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006
.DISCUSSION...12Z NAM LOOKS SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS WITH
THE STORM SYSTEM TRENDING SLIGHTLY FURTHER NORTH. THE 12Z NAM ALSO
HAS INCREASED ITS QPF FOR THE CWA FOR THE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT TIME FRAME. HAVE DECIDED TO UPGRADE ALL PREVIOUSLY ISSUED
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE CWA TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS. SEE THE END OF THE DISCUSSION FOR THE CURRENT HIGHLIGHTS IN
EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION (ISSUED AT 400 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006)
SHORT TERM...BOTH WRF AND GFS ARE SIMILAR TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT
START TO DIVERGE SOMEWHAT WITH HANDLING OF UPPER AND SURFACE LOW
WED. SOUTHERLY DIVERGENT FLOW WILL BE ALOFT TODAY. A PIECE OF
ENERGY EJECTING OUT OF THE MAIN UPPER LOW OVER AZ WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. THE LARGE...COLD CORE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE
INTO NM TONIGHT...WITH SE FLOW AND PVA OCCURRING OVER THE AREA.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR AT THE SURFACE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS MOVES EAST AND A
SURFACE LOW MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. LOW AND MID LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE TODAY AND BECOME FAIRLY DEEP TONIGHT. WILL
CONTINUE WITH AREAS OF FOG UNTIL MID MORNING FOR THE CWA. SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA
NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER THIS MORNING AND WILL SPREAD SLOWLY NORTH
THIS AFTERNOON. WILL GO WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW FOR TONIGHT ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CWA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND AN
INCH OR TWO BY WED MORNING AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 1 TO 3
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND NORMAL
TODAY.
LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. OBVIOUSLY THE MAIN
CONCERN REMAINS WITH THE STRONG UPPER CLOSED LOW MOVING TOWARDS
NORTHEAST COLORADO AND KANSAS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTHERLY
FLOW OVER THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO PULL MOISTURE
NORTHWARD AND UPSLOPE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. ALTHOUGH THERE
IS A PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS THAT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE PANHANDLE
ON TUESDAY NIGHT. HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY MORNING. BOTH THE NAM AND GFS
INDICATE THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN SNOW SHOWERS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND
6 AM MST WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. GREAT VERTICAL MOTION
OCCURS IN THE DENDRITIC GROWTH LAYER AFTER 6 AM WEDNESDAY AND
CONTINUES THROUGH THE DAY AND EVENING ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.
EXPECTING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES BY THURSDAY
MORNING. ALTHOUGH THE NAM AND GFS BOTH SHOW AROUND 18 INCHES FOR
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...THESE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE MORE IN LINE WITH
HPC FORECAST OF 12 TO 15 INCHES WITH POCKETS OF 18 INCHES. AS FOR
SOUTHEAST WYOMING HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP THE WINTER STORM WATCH SINCE
NOT AS CONFIDENT IN LOCATIONS OF HEAVY SNOW BANDS. MY THINKING
RIGHT NOW WOULD PLACE THE WINTER STORM WARNING ACROSS AREAS EAST OF
INTERSTATE 25 AND THE SNOWY RANGE. HOWEVER...EXPECT THE SIERRA MADRE
MOUNTAINS TO RECEIVE LESS THAN THE MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS. THERE
WILL BE A TRANSITION LINE IN WHICH AREAS LIKE RAWLINS MAY ONLY NEED
A SNOW ADVISORY. WITH THE UNCERTAINTY HAVE DECIDED HOLD OFF ON
UPGRADING THE WATCH ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING...ESPECIALLY SINCE THE
BEST TIME PERIOD FOR HEAVIEST SNOW APPEARS TO BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO THURSDAY MORNING. EARLY ESTIMATIONS OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ACROSS AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 LOOK TO BE 10 TO 13 INCHES WITH
SOME POCKETS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS GOSHEN COUNTY. AS FOR
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD...OBVIOUSLY COLD. MAIN CONCERN FOR
THURSDAY MORNING LOW AND HIGH TEMPERATURES. MAY BE TOO HIGH WITH
TEMPERATURES...DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL. HAVE LOWERED
TEMPERATURES NEARLY 5F DEGREES BUT FEEL IT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH
DEPENDING ON SNOW COVER. FINALLY...THE WIND WILL INCREASE AS THE LOW
APPROACHED NORTHEAST COLORADO. INITIALLY STRONGER WINDS ACROSS THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FROM THE SOUTH WILL THEN SWITCH FROM THE NORTH AS
THE LOW MOVES EASTWARD ON THURSDAY. COULD EXPECT BLOWING SNOW
CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND AS THE SYSTEM
SHIFTS EASTWARD SUSTAINED WINDS OVER THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WILL
REACH UP TO 25 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
MODELS INDICATED ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL FEATURE MOVING ACROSS WYOMING
ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WILL KEEP WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND DRY CONDITIONS ON
CHRISTMAS DAY.
&&
.AVIATION...IFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN AND
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH MVFR ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS. MVFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AS MOISTURE CONTINUES
TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ZONES 59..60..64..
66>70.
SNOW ADVISORY FOR AREAS WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE FOR WEDNESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ZONES 61>63..65.
NE...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FOR
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ZONES 1>3..19>21..54..55.
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WEILANDHazardous weather outlook, Dec 19, 5:07 AM MST, 5 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 507 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-201215- SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL- CHEYENNE- 507 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT POTENT WINTER STORM MOVING TOWARDS NORTHEAST COLORADO WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...WITH HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 AM MST THURSDAY FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY MORNING OF 12 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES CAN PRODUCE BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. TRAVELERS MAY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY DUE TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE WYZ059-060-064-066>070-201215- CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN- CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- 507 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT POTENT WINTER STORM MOVING TOWARDS NORTHEAST COLORADO WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR AREAS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...WITH HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS LARAMIE COUNTY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 AM MST THURSDAY FOR AREAS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE INCLUDING CITIES BUT NOT LIMITED TO CHEYENNE...DOUGLAS...AND WHEATLAND. LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY MORNING OF 7 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES CAN PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. TRAVELERS MAY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY DUE TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE WYZ061>063-065-201215- SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- 507 AM MST TUE DEC 19 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT POTENT WINTER STORM MOVING TOWARDS NORTHEAST COLORADO WILL BRING A CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 3 TO 5 IN THE SIERRA MADRE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 AM MST THURSDAY FOR AREAS WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RAWLINS AND THE SNOWY RANGE. LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY MORNING OF 5 TO INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES CAN PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. TRAVELERS MAY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY DUE TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 10:11 AM MST | Snow Advisory | CYS | Crook, Weston | 49 hr |
| Dec 19, 10:11 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | Crook, Weston | 12 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:22 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 1 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Nebraska, 2006Blizzard Warnings in Wyoming, 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.