Alert archive / Nebraska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this blizzard warning at May 2, 2008, 8:26 AM MDT for 7 counties in Nebraska; Crook County, Wyoming. It was in force for 10 hr. 5 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
- May 2, 2008, 8:26 AM MDT (14:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2008, 6:20 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 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 14:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 9:00 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | Dalton, NE | 0.53 IN PCPN |
| May 2, 9:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6.9 | Devils Tower, WY | VISIBILITY 1/2 MILE. |
| May 2, 9:05 AM MDT | SNOW 4.5 | 5 Wnw Moorcroft, WY | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE. |
| May 2, 9:08 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 2 Ene Sundance, WY | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE. |
| May 2, 11:30 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | 7 Sse Bridgeport, NE | 3 INCHES 11 AM TO 12 NOON |
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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 253 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
- 2119 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 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 021426 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 826 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...A STRONG LATE SEASON STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY... .A STRONG LATE SEASON STORM OVER NEBRASKA AT 8AM WILL MOVE ONLY SLOWLY EAST FOR THE REST OF TODAY. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND SNOW THROUGH THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...NIOBRARA COUNTY AND THE LARAMIE RANGE. TRAVELERS AND OTHERS WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE READY FOR THE WINTER WEATHER. RANCHERS AND STOCK GROWERS MAY WISH TO TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT ANY OF THEIR YOUNG OR WEAK ANIMALS FROM THE PROLONGED COLD AND WET CONDITIONS. NEZ001>003-WYZ060-022200- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.080502T1426Z-080502T2200Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NIOBRARA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...LUSK 826 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE REST OF TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE DURING THAT TIME. THE VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN THE BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON. AS OF 8 AM...HARRISON AND CHADRON HAD 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND LUSK HAD 3 TO 4 INCHES. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING WAS TAKING PLACE OVER THE AREA. 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. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-022200- /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.080502T1426Z-080502T2200Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 826 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE REST OF TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE DURING THAT TIME. THE VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN THE BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON. AS OF 8 AM...SIDNEY HAD ONE INCH OF NEW SNOW ON THE GROUND. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ059-064-066>068-021800- /O.CON.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T1800Z/ CONVERSE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...GARRETT...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 826 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. PERIODS OF WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY MIDDAY FRIDAY...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN CONVERSE AND NIOBRARA COUNTIES. THE RAWLINS AREA WILL SEE LESSER AMOUNTS. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WEILAND
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KCYS 021758 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1158 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...A STRONG LATE SEASON STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG LATE SEASON STORM OVER NEBRASKA AT MIDDAY WILL MOVE ONLY SLOWLY EAST FOR THE AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND SNOW THROUGH DURING THAT TIME. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...NIOBRARA COUNTY AND THE LARAMIE RANGE. TRAVELERS AND OTHERS WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE READY FOR THE WINTER WEATHER. RANCHERS AND STOCK GROWERS MAY WISH TO TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT ANY OF THEIR YOUNG OR WEAK ANIMALS FROM THE PROLONGED COLD AND WET CONDITIONS. WYZ067-068-021900- /O.CAN.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T1800Z/ PLATTE-GOSHEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 1158 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. THE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW WILL NOT BE AS WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON OVER PLATTE AND GOSHEN COUNTIES AS THEY WERE THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED OVER THE AREA WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 3 PM. TRAVEL WILL STILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF LIMITED VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. $$ NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-WYZ060-022200- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080502T2200Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL- CHEYENNE-NIOBRARA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...LUSK 1158 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE DURING THAT TIME. THE VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN THE BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON. 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. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ059-064-066-022100- /O.EXT.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T2100Z/ CONVERSE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...GARRETT...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK 1158 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER CONVERSE COUNTY AND THE LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY LATE AFTERNOON WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES AND NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 65 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON OVER CONVERSE COUNTY AND THE LARAMIE RANGE. $$ WEILAND
000 WWUS45 KCYS 022047 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 247 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...A STRONG LATE SEASON STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .A STRONG LATE SEASON STORM OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND SNOW THROUGH DURING THAT TIME. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...NIOBRARA COUNTY AND THE LARAMIE RANGE. TRAVELERS AND OTHERS WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR CONTINUATION OF THE WINTRY WEATHER. RANCHERS AND STOCK GROWERS MAY WISH TO TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT ANY OF THEIR YOUNG OR WEAK ANIMALS FROM THE COLD...WINDY AND WET CONDITIONS. NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-WYZ060-030100- /O.EXT.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080503T0100Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL- CHEYENNE-NIOBRARA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...LUSK 247 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING WITH THE SNOWFALL GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF THROUGH THAT TIME. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL ALSO CONTINUE DURING THAT TIME. THE VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN THE BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY EARLY THIS EVENING. 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. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ059-064-066-030100- /O.EXT.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080503T0100Z/ CONVERSE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...GARRETT...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK 247 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER CONVERSE COUNTY AND THE LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THROUGH THAT TIME. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY THE EARLY EVENING WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES AND NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 65 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS OVER CONVERSE COUNTY AND THE LARAMIE RANGE. $$ WEILAND
000 WWUS45 KCYS 030020 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 620 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-WYZ060-030130- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080503T0100Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL- CHEYENNE-NIOBRARA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...LUSK 620 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SINCE 5 PM MDT...SNOW HAD BEEN DIMINISHING OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL WYOMING. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL WINDY...VISIBILITIES HAD IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY IN MOST AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE DECREASING BY MID EVENING. $$ WYZ059-064-066-030130- /O.CAN.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080503T0100Z/ CONVERSE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...GARRETT...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK 620 PM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. ONLY A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WERE STILL OCCURRING EARLY THIS EVENING. ALSO...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAD BEEN DECREASING SLIGHTLY SINCE 5 PM. A CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED THE REST OF THIS EVENING. $$ JLH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:13 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 2, 12:14 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | CYS | Banner, Cheyenne, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff | 18 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Nebraska, 2008Blizzard Warnings in Wyoming, 2008Every blizzard warning in 2008
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.