Alert archive / Nebraska / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Feb 24, 2007, 3:42 AM MST for Crook County, Wyoming; 7 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 24, 2007, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 hr. 7 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 24, 2007, 3:42 AM MST (10:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2007, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2007, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 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, Crook County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 11:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Sw Scottsbluff, NE | |
| Feb 24, 12:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 4 S Kimball, NE | |
| Feb 24, 12:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Kimball, NE | 42 G 61 MPH AT KIMBALL AIRPORT |
| Feb 24, 12:20 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 49 | 3 Ssw Sidney, NE | |
| Feb 24, 12:22 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Sidney, NE | 9 AM TO 1 PM - SUSTAINED 40+ MPH. PEAK GUST 56 MPH AT 924 AM AND 1222 PM. |
| Feb 24, 2:00 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 5 Wnw Lisco, NE | |
| Feb 24, 2:05 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 8 Wsw Bighorn Mountain, NE |
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 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 2765 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 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 241042 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 342 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN TEXAS AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TODAY... .INTENSE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS KANSAS TODAY. THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH WINDS. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGH WINDS...AND SHOULD CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL. NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-WYZ060-067>070-250100- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0008.070224T1800Z-070225T0100Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL- CHEYENNE-NIOBRARA-PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...LUSK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 342 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. YOU CAN EXPECT NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 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 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ RUBIN
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KCYS 241128 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 428 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN TEXAS AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TODAY... .INTENSE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS KANSAS TODAY. THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH WINDS. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGH WINDS. TRAVELERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO POSTPONE TRAVEL DUE TO RECENT SNOW IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING COULD CREATE NEAR GROUND BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS. NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-WYZ060-067>070-242100- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0008.070224T1800Z-070225T0100Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL- CHEYENNE-NIOBRARA-PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...LUSK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 428 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO END IN THE EARLY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA. EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE NEAR GROUND BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED NEW SNOW. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWUS75 KCYS 241805 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1104 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHERN KANSAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .INTENSE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS KANSAS TODAY. THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS OVER MAINLY THE SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGH WINDS. TRAVELERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO POSTPONE TRAVEL DUE TO RECENT SNOW IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING COULD CREATE NEAR GROUND BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS. NEZ001-003-019-020-250100- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070225T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.070224T1804Z-070225T0100Z/ SIOUX-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG 1104 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE NOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NEZ002-WYZ060-067>070-241915- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070225T0100Z/ DAWES-NIOBRARA-PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...LUSK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 1104 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. GUSTY NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STILL BLOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING BUT HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHEREVER NEW SNOW HAS FALLEN. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. $$ NEZ021-054-055-250100- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070225T0100Z/ MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 1104 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OVER KIMBALL...CHEYENNE AND MORRILL COUNTIES OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RECENT SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL ALSO OCCUR AS THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE LOCALIZED AREAS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED NEW SNOW. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. 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 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWUS75 KCYS 250043 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 543 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 NEZ021-054-055-250145- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070225T0100Z/ MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 543 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE OVER THE PAST HOUR. ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS HAS COME TO AN END. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST. $$ NEZ001-003-019-020-250145- /O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070225T0100Z/ SIOUX-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG 543 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED ACROSS THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE OVER THE PAST HOUR. ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS HAS COME TO AN END. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST. $$ HAHN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 11:04 AM MST | Wind Advisory | CYS | Banner, Box Butte, Scotts Bluff | 7 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Nebraska, 2007High 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.