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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Cheyenne, WY

October 17, 20077 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Oct 17, 2007, 9:32 PM MDT for 7 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 18, 2007, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 17, 2007, 9:32 PM MDT (03:32 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 18, 2007, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
Oct 18, 2007, 10:55 AM MDT
In force
5 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 03:32 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

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2007-10-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 19 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2007-10-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
19 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2375 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS75 KCYS 180332
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
932 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2007

...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL COMBINE
WITH BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN TO PRODUCE A
STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.

WYZ068>070-180445-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0009.071018T0900Z-071018T2200Z/
GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS
932 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING
CRITERIA... THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
CAN STILL BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

WYZ067-181200-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.071018T0900Z-071018T2200Z/
PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY
932 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM MDT
THURSDAY. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND
EVENTUALLY BECOME SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH
BY MORNING. THESE CROSSWINDS WILL HAVE A DANGEROUS IMPACT FOR
TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE 25...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF
BORDEAUX.

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 AND HAZARDOUS
DRIVING.

$$

NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-181200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0009.071018T1200Z-071018T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0013.071018T1200Z-071018T2200Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-
CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
KIMBALL...SIDNEY
932 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

MOTORISTS TRAVELLING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 80
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

HAHN
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KCYS 181021
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
421 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2007

...STRONG WINDS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS
WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE REGION
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN AFTER THAT TIME
AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER EAST.  ANOTHER PERIOD OF
STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN BY LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE 
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING OVER AND NEAR THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING 
MOUNTAINS.  

WYZ067-181830-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0010.071019T0300Z-071019T1800Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071018T2200Z/
PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY
421 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT
THIS AFTERNOON. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
HAVE A DANGEROUS IMPACT FOR TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE 25...
ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF BORDEAUX.

THE WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN BY LATE EVENING OVER MAINLY
THE SOUTHERN PART OF PLATE COUNTY.  SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BETWEEN WHEATLAND AND CHUGWATER. 

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 AND HAZARDOUS
DRIVING.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-181830-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0013.071018T1200Z-071018T2200Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-
CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
KIMBALL...SIDNEY
421 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH 4
PM.

MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE
80 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

WYZ062-064-066-069-181830-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0010.071019T0300Z-071019T1800Z/
NORTH CARBON-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...GARRETT...
BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE
421 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. 

AFTER A WINDY DAY TODAY...WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 
SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING GENERALLY OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.  WIND GUSTS WILL
BE AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 70 MPH OVER
THE LARAMIE RANGE.  

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

WEILAND
000 
WWUS75 KCYS 181655
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1055 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2007

...STRONG WINDS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL
PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN AFTER THAT TIME AS THE STORM
SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER EAST. ANOTHER PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS WILL
BEGIN BY LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
OVER AND NEAR THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING MOUNTAINS.

WYZ067-190100-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-071018T2200Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0010.071019T0300Z-071019T1800Z/
PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY
1055 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

YOU CAN EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
TODAY. 

THE WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN BY LATE EVENING OVER THE SOUTHERN
PART OF PLATTE COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
BETWEEN WHEATLAND AND CHUGWATER.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-190000-
/O.UPG.KCYS.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-071018T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0012.071018T1655Z-071019T0000Z/
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-
CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...
SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
KIMBALL...SIDNEY
1055 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

YOU CAN EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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.

$$

WYZ062-064-066-069-190100-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0010.071019T0300Z-071019T1800Z/
NORTH CARBON-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...GARRETT...
BUFORD...HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE
1055 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

AFTER A WINDY DAY TODAY...WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE
SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING GENERALLY OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.  WIND GUSTS WILL
BE AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 70 MPH OVER THE
LARAMIE RANGE.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

RUBIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 18, 10:55 AM MDTHigh Wind WarningCYSBanner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 1 more7 hr

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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.