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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Cheyenne, WY

February 14, 2006Crook County, Weston County, Wyoming; 5 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 14, 2006, 12:54 PM MST for Crook County, Weston County, Wyoming; 5 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 14, 2006, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 36 hr. 6 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
Feb 14, 2006, 12:54 PM MST (19:54 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 14, 2006, 11:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 16, 2006, 11:00 AM MST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Crook County, WY, Weston County, WY

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 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
Feb 15, 11:40 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 6Scottsbluff, NE
Feb 15, 11:40 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 6Scottsbluff, NE
Feb 15, 2:18 PM MSTSNOW 12 E Clareton, WY
Feb 15, 2:20 PM MSTSNOW 214 Sw Newcastle, WY
Feb 15, 8:45 PM MSTSNOW 4Newcastle, WY
Feb 15, 8:46 PM MSTSNOW 42 S Four Corners, WY

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

The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 172 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, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2006-02-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2006-02-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -34 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1332 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
242 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS45 KCYS 141954
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1254 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2006

NEZ001>003-019>021-WYZ059-060-064-066>070-150500-
/O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0002.060215T0600Z-060216T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0003.060215T0600Z-060216T1200Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-CONVERSE-
NIOBRARA-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-
CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GARRETT...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...
WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS
1254 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS HAVE BEGUN ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW WILL
BECOME STEADY LATE TONIGHT AS PACIFIC MOISTURE ALOFT COMBINES WITH
UPSLOPE FLOW AT THE SURFACE. STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ON THE
PLAINS AND UP TO TWO FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS.

WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS TO DROP TO
ZERO TO 15 BELOW AT TIMES. THIS COMBINATION OF SNOW AND COLD WILL
MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS.

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.

$$

NEZ054-055-WYZ062-063-065-150500-
/O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0002.060215T0600Z-060216T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0001.060215T0600Z-060216T1200Z/
KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...HANNA...
MEDICINE BOW...CENTENNIAL...LARAMIE
1254 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS HAVE BEGUN ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW WILL
INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES POSSIBLE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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

$$

WYZ061-150500-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0001.060215T0600Z-060216T1200Z/
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RAWLINS
1254 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM MST THURSDAY. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS HAVE BEGUN ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW WILL
INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES POSSIBLE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KCYS 150458
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
958 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2006

NEZ001>003-019>021-WYZ059-060-064-066>070-151200-
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.060215T0600Z-060216T1200Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-CONVERSE-
NIOBRARA-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-
CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GARRETT...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...
WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS
958 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL
WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT.
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ON THE PLAINS AND UP TO TWO FEET
IN THE MOUNTAINS.

WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS TO
DROP TO ZERO TO 10 BELOW AT TIMES. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND
COLD WILL MAKE ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO POOR
VISIBILITIES AND SNOW PACKED ROADS.

$$

NEZ054-055-WYZ061>063-065-151200-
/O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0001.060215T0600Z-060216T1200Z/
KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-
LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...RAWLINS...HANNA...
MEDICINE BOW...CENTENNIAL...LARAMIE
958 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND ALSO
THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT. OCCASIONAL SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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

$$

JLH
000 
WWUS45 KCYS 151209
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
509 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006

NEZ001>003-019>021-WYZ059-060-064-066>070-152015-
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T1200Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-CONVERSE-
NIOBRARA-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-
CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GARRETT...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...
WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS
509 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ON THE PLAINS AND UP TO
TWO FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS.

WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS
TO DROP TO ZERO TO 10 BELOW AT TIMES. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND
COLD WILL MAKE ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO POOR
VISIBILITIES AND SNOW PACKED ROADS.

$$

NEZ054-055-WYZ061>063-065-152015-
/O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T1200Z/
KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-
LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...RAWLINS...HANNA...
MEDICINE BOW...CENTENNIAL...LARAMIE
509 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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

$$
KMD
000 
WWUS45 KCYS 151627
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
925 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006

WYZ061-062-152300-
/O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T1200Z/
SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW
925 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS UPGRADED THE AREA TO A 
WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. 
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH TONIGHT MAINLY FROM ABOUT 25 MILES 
SOUTH OF I-80 NORTH TOWARDS SEMINOLE RESERVOIR...WITH TOTAL 
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING.  NORTHEAST 
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

CONDITIONS WILL BE NOT AS BAD OVER THE SOUTHWEST PART OF CARBON 
COUNTY WHERE SNOWFALL WILL ONLY BE ABOUT 3 TO 7 INCHES.

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-WYZ059-060-064-066>070-152300-
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T1200Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-CONVERSE-
NIOBRARA-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-
CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GARRETT...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...
WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS
925 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
IN WYOMING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE 
FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES OVER PLATTE...GOSHEN...NIOBRARA AND CONVERSE 
COUNTIES...TO ABOUT 5 TO 8 INCHES OVER LARAMIE COUNTY.  UP TO 2 
FEET OR MORE IS LIKELY IN THE LARAMIE RANGE...ESPECIALLY IN THE 
NORTHERN PART.

IN NEBRASKA...TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOUT 7 TO 15 INCHES IN THE 
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE SOUTH.

WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS
TO DROP TO ZERO TO 10 BELOW AT TIMES. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND
COLD WILL MAKE ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO POOR
VISIBILITIES AND SNOW PACKED ROADS.

$$

NEZ054-055-WYZ063-065-152300-
/O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T1200Z/
KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...CENTENNIAL...LARAMIE
925 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE BY EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.

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

$$
000 
WWUS45 KCYS 152152
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
250 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

NEZ001>003-019>021-WYZ059>062-064-066>070-160600-
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T1200Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-CONVERSE-
NIOBRARA-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-
LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...RAWLINS...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...
GARRETT...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...
TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS
250 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA INTO TONIGHT AS AN UPPER 
LEVEL WEATHER FEATURE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.  THE HEAVIEST SNOW 
THROUGH 3 PM HAS FALLEN IN A BAND FROM RAWLINS WYOMING EAST TO 
AROUND SCOTTSBLUFF NEBRASKA...WITH ABOUT 8 TO 18 INCHES.  EAST 
CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PANHANDLE HAS SEEN 
ABOUT 4 TO 8 INCHES SO FAR...WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE 
REGION.  SMALLEST AMOUNTS WERE NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER.

ANOTHER AREA OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW WAS MOVING INTO WESTER WYOMING 
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND IT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA 
OVERNIGHT.  ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE AVERAGE ABOUT 4 TO 8 INCHES 
TONIGHT...BRINGING STORM TOTALS UP INTO THE 8 TO 20 INCH RANGE.  
SOME SPOTS IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTHWEST OF WHEATLAND WYOMING WILL SEE 
STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET.

WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL BLOW THIS EVENING...CAUSING AREAS OF 
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.
THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND COLD WILL MAKE ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES 
DANGEROUS...WITH TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOWY ROADS AND POOR 
VISIBILITIES.

$$

NEZ054-055-WYZ063-065-160600-
/O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T1200Z/
KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...CENTENNIAL...LARAMIE
250 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION EARLY THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE 
THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT.  ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR HAVE BEEN AN INCH 
OR LESS...BUT MOST OF THE AREA SHOULD PICK UP 4 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW 
SNOW TONIGHT.  UP TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY IN THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING
MOUNTAINS.

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

$$
000 
WWUS45 KCYS 160206
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
706 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

NEZ001>003-019>021-WYZ059>062-064-066>070-161200-
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T1200Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-CONVERSE-
NIOBRARA-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-
LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...RAWLINS...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...
GARRETT...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...
TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS
706 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AS COLD ARCTIC
AIR CONTINUES TO PUSH SOUTH. A SURFACE LOW IN CENTRAL COLORADO
WILL SERVE TO INCREASE SNOWFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING AND
NORTHERN COLORADO. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT...BRINGING STORM TOTALS UP INTO THE 8 TO 20 INCH
RANGE. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTHWEST OF WHEATLAND
WYOMING WILL SEE STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET.

NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.
THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND COLD WILL MAKE ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
DANGEROUS...WITH TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOWY ROADS AND VERY
POOR VISIBILITIES.

$$

WYZ063-065-161200-
/O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T1200Z/
SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...LARAMIE
706 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO
6 INCHES IS LIKELY WITH UP TO 10 INCHES IN PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST
WYOMING MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILLS WILL RUN IN THE VICINITY OF 20
BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

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

$$

NEZ054-055-161200-
/O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T1200Z/
KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
706 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION DURING THE LATE EVENING AND
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR HAVE BEEN AN INCH OR
LESS...BUT MOST OF THE AREA SHOULD PICK UP 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW
BY THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH
CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES
WILL REACH 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO.  LOW VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY TOWARD
MORNING.

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

$$
COPLEY
000 
WWUS45 KCYS 161155
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
455 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006

NEZ019>021-WYZ061-062-066-069-070-161300-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T1200Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-
LARAMIE RANGE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...RAWLINS...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...BUFORD...
HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS
455 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. WILL ALLOW THE
WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST TODAY.

$$

WYZ063-065-161300-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T1200Z/
SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...LARAMIE
455 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. WILL ALLOW THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST TODAY.

$$

NEZ054-055-161300-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T1200Z/
KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
455 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. WILL ALLOW THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST TODAY.

$$

NEZ001>003-WYZ059-060-064-067-068-161800-
/O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T1800Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-
PLATTE-GOSHEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GARRETT...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...
TORRINGTON
455 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS COLD ARCTIC
AIR CONTINUES TO PUSH SOUTH. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY...BRINGING STORM TOTALS UP INTO THE 10 TO
20 INCH RANGE. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTHWEST OF
WHEATLAND WYOMING WILL SEE STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET.

NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 BELOW
ZERO. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND COLD WILL MAKE ANY OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS...WITH TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOWY
ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KCYS 161759
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1100 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006

NEZ001>003-WYZ059-060-064-067-068-161900-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060216T1800Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-
PLATTE-GOSHEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GARRETT...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...
TORRINGTON
1056 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ALLOWED THE WINTER 
STORM WARNING TO END AT 11 AM. SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL 
LINGER IN SPOTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL 
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KCYS 112151
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
300 PM MST SAT MAR 11 2006

NEZ020-054-055-WYZ070-112230-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WS.A.0003.060312T0700Z-060313T0100Z/
BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
PINE BLUFFS
300 PM MST SAT MAR 11 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER 
STORM WATCH. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL IN THE REGION TONIGHT INTO 
SUNDAY...BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS THAN 3 INCHES.  THEREFORE THE 
WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NEZ001>003-019-021-WYZ060-121200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0003.060312T0700Z-060313T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.SN.Y.0005.060312T0700Z-060313T0100Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-NIOBRARA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...LUSK
300 PM MST SAT MAR 11 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
MOST OF SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE AROUND 3 INCHES IN THE 
CENTRAL PART OF THE PANHANDLE...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN PART OF THE PANHANDLE INTO NIOBRARA COUNTY WYOMING.

THE SNOW WILL CAUSE MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW 
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE 
DRIVING.

$$

WYZ068-121200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0003.060312T0700Z-060313T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.SN.Y.0005.060312T0300Z-060313T0100Z/
GOSHEN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TORRINGTON
300 PM MST SAT MAR 11 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE ADVISORY IS MAINLY FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF GOSHEN COUNTY.  

SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE INTO 
MOST OF SUNDAY.  TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOUT 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE 
NORTH...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY.

THE SNOW WILL CAUSE MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR 
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE 
DRIVING.

$$

WYZ062-064-067-121200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.SN.Y.0005.060312T0300Z-060313T0100Z/
NORTH CARBON-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...GARRETT...
WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY
300 PM MST SAT MAR 11 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST
SUNDAY. 

IN PLATTE COUNTY...THE ADVISORY IS FOR MAINLY THE NORTHERN HALF OF 
THE COUNTY.

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MOST 
OF SUNDAY.  TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOUT 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS 
NORTHERN CARBON COUNTY INTO NORTHERN PLATTE COUNTY...WITH 5 TO 8 
INCHES IN THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE MOUNTAINS.  ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
PART OF PLATTE COUNTY...SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOUT 2 TO 4 INCHES.

THE SNOW WILL CAUSE MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR 
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE 
DRIVING.

$$

WYZ059-121200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.SN.Y.0005.060312T0700Z-060313T0100Z/
CONVERSE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK
300 PM MST SAT MAR 11 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST
SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION BY MIDNIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
MOST OF SUNDAY.  TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOUT 4 TO 6 INCHES.

THE SNOW WILL CAUSE MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR 
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE 
DRIVING.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 14, 9:46 AM MST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 9:46 AM MST, 3 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
946 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2006

.UPDATE...UPDATED FORECAST TO ADD WIND TO THE LARAMIE RANGE AND
LOWER/REMOVE POPS FROM THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE FOR TODAY. 12Z MODEL
RUNS ARE NOT GIVING ANY REASON TO DEVIATE FROM PREVIOUS THINKING
THAT MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL SEE A LENGTHY PERIOD OF SNOW
BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. WILL BE FINE TUNING SNOW TOTALS AND
CONVERTING THE WATCH INTO WARNINGS/ADVISORIES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF HOURS. POMEROY

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 325 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2006)

SHORT TERM...AN UPPER LEVEL JET WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION
OF THE CWA TODAY AND TONIGHT.  WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ALOFT
TODAY AND PVA WILL BEGIN TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN
HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA...AS AN UPPER TROUGH BEGINS MOVING INTO
THE PACIFIC NW AND MT.  PVA WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE CWA TONIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH SLOWS AND FORMS AN
UPPER LOW OVER OR/SRN ID.  A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA TODAY...THEN SOUTH OF THE FORECAST
AREA BY 00Z THIS EVENING.  GUSTY W TO NW SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME N
AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE...AND THEN WILL BE UPSLOPE E TO NE TONIGHT.
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT AND MID LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT.  THE COMBINATION OF THE UPSLOPE...DEEP
MOISTURE ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF THE CWA...JET DYNAMICS AND THE PVA
FROM THE UPPER TROUGH WILL PRODUCE SNOW ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
BEGINNING IN THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREADING SOUTH THIS
EVENING.  THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BE FROM DGW
TO LUSK...THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE...PLATTE AND GOSHEN AND THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE NEB PANHANDLE.  WILL LEAVE WINTER STORM WATCH
IN PLACE AND LET DAY SHIFT DETERMINE STORM TRACK WITH HELP OF 12Z
DATA.  THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA WILL MOST LIKELY NEED TO BE PUT
UNDER A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHILE THE SOUTHERN HALF MAY JUST NEED
A SNOW ADVISORY...DEPENDING ON THE STORM TRACK.  TEMPERATURES WILL
FALL DURING THE DAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH.  PRECIP MAY START
BRIEFLY AS RAIN...THEN CHANGE QUICKLY OVER TO SNOW AS THE FRONT
RACES DOWN FROM THE NORTH.

LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...EXPECT HEAVIEST SNOW TO
OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES
ACROSS REGION. MODELS INDICATE A 110-120 KNOT JET MOVING ACROSS
SOUTHERN WY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS PLACES THE ENTIRE CWA
WITHIN THE FAVORABLE LEFT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE JET AND WILL PROVIDE
SIGNIFICANT LIFT. WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE AND CONTINUED
UPSLOPE FLOW...THE COMBINATION SHOULD PROVIDE DECENT SNOW FALL
AMOUNTS ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH RATHER EARLY TO PIN DOWN SPECIFIC
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR AREAS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM TUESDAY
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES IN
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 24 TO 28 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY MORNING WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS
FROM CHEYENNE EAST...WITH MOUNTAINS DROPPING NEARLY 15 BELOW ZERO.
COLDER AIR SETTLES ACROSS THE AREA WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEING THE COLDEST WITH TEENS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW SLIDES TO THE EAST OF THE AREA.  THERE WILL BE
A BRIEF BREAK ON SATURDAY...WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
HOWEVER ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP FOR MONDAY.

&&

.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 11 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM THURSDAY FOR
     WYZ059-WYZ060-WYZ062-WYZ063-WYZ064-WYZ065-WYZ066-WYZ067-
     WYZ068-WYZ069-WYZ070.
NE...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 11 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM THURSDAY FOR
     NEZ001-NEZ002-NEZ003-NEZ019-NEZ020-NEZ021-NEZ054-NEZ055.

&&

SHORT TERM...KMD
LONG TERM....MG
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 5:07 AM MST, 7 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
507 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2006

NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-WYZ059-060-062>070-151215-
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-
CHEYENNE-CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN-
CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
507 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BRINGING SNOW AND
COLDER TEMPERATURES. ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE ON WEDNESDAY...AREAS COULD RECEIVE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW THIS
EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER STORM STATEMENT
/WWUS45 KCYS/ FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES THROUGHWEDNESDAYY NIGHT. AN UPPER
LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
SEVERAL INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO
2 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

WYZ061-151215-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
507 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING
COLDER TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED SNOW. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 4
INCHES OF SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 14, 12:54 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryCYS40 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Nebraska, 2006Winter Storm Warnings in Wyoming, 2006Every winter storm 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.