Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Feb 3, 2007, 4:18 AM MST for Weston County, Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 3, 2007, 9:24 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2007, 4:18 AM MST (11:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2007, 9:24 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2007, 6:03 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
County Weston County, WY
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:22 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 1598 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 400 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KCYS 031118 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 418 AM MST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY OVER THE LARAMIE RANGE AND FOOTHILLS... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT OVER THE AREA WILL WORK THEIR WAY DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY LATE THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS OVER THE AREA TODAY. WYZ059-064-066-067-069-031930- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0005.070203T1700Z-070204T0000Z/ CONVERSE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE- CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...GARRETT...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE 418 AM MST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE LARAMIE RANGE AND FOOTHILLS ACROSS CONVERSE...PLATTE AND LARAMIE COUNTIES. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS TODAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. GUSTS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE UP TO 70 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ KMD
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KCYS 031624 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 924 AM MST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...STRONG WINDS WILL BE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING FOR THE REST OF TODAY... .STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE OVER THE ROCKIES TODAY WILL HELP TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AT THE SURFACE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WYZ062-063-065-040000- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0005.070203T1700Z-070204T0000Z/ NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...CENTENNIAL... LARAMIE 924 AM MST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH TODAY IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. FOR THE MOUNTAINS THE WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. SINCE SUNRISE...ARLINGTON HAS HAD FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MPH. DURING THE SAME TIME...LARAMIE AND RAWLINS HAVE HAD WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 40 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS IN THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE ESPECIALLY ATR RISK FOR THE REST OF TODAY. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE SURE TO CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE LEAVING AND EVEN CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OF TRAVEL. $$ WYZ059-064-066-067-069-040000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0005.070203T1700Z-070204T0000Z/ CONVERSE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE- CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...GARRETT...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE 924 AM MST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FOR THE REST OF TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. OVER THE LARAMIE RANGE WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. SINCE SUNRISE...MANY LOCATIONS IN THE LARAMIE RANGE HAVE HAD WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MPH. SIMILAR GUSTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND WHEATLAND. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 25...THAT INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE ESPECIALLY ATR RISK FOR THE REST OF TODAY. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE SURE TO CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE LEAVING AND EVEN CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OF TRAVEL. $$ WEILAND
000 WWUS75 KCYS 032128 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 228 PM MST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING... .STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE OVER THE ROCKIES TODAY WILL HELP TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AT THE SURFACE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WYZ059-063-065-032230- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070204T0000Z/ CONVERSE-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...CENTENNIAL... LARAMIE 228 PM MST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WEST WINDS HAVE GUSTED TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH TODAY...BUT HAVE NOT REACHED HIGH WIND CRITERIA SINCE LATE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT AND FOR THAT REASON THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR LOCATIONS SUCH AS DOUGLAS AND LARAMIE HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN SOME PLACES THROUGH THAT TIME. $$ WYZ062-064-066-067-069-040300- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ NORTH CARBON-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE- CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...GARRETT... BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE 228 PM MST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FOR THE REST OF TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. OVER THE LARAMIE RANGE WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. SINCE MIDDAY...MANY LOCATIONS IN THE LARAMIE RANGE HAVE HAD WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MPH. SIMILAR GUSTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND WHEATLAND. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 25...THAT INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE ESPECIALLY AT RISK THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE SURE TO CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE LEAVING AND EVEN CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OF TRAVEL. $$ WEILAND
000 WWUS75 KCYS 040103 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 603 PM MST SAT FEB 3 2007 WYZ062-064-066-067-069-040215- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ NORTH CARBON-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE- CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...GARRETT... BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE 603 PM MST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST MUCH OF TONIGHT WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 BUT THESE SPEEDS ARE BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA. $$ JLH
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Wyoming, 2007Every high wind warning in 2007
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.