Alert archive / Wyoming / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this blizzard warning at Dec 5, 2008, 4:46 AM MST. It took effect at Dec 5, 2008, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 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
- Dec 5, 2008, 4:46 AM MST (11:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 5, 2008, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2008, 11:48 AM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KCYS 051146 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 446 AM MST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .WEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN AREAS OF THE LARAMIE AND SNOWY RANGES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME AROUND SUNSET...REDUCING THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WYZ063-064-066-052000- /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.081205T1200Z-081206T0000Z/ SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK 446 AM MST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 65 MPH IN OPEN AREAS OF THE LARAMIE AND SNOWY RANGES TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE RECENT POWDERY SNOW WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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. $$ WYZ062-065-067-069-052000- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0012.081205T1200Z-081205T2000Z/ NORTH CARBON-LARAMIE VALLEY-PLATTE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...LARAMIE... WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE 446 AM MST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON...ALBANY...SOUTHERN PLATTE AND WESTERN LARAMIE COUNTIES. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE RECENT POWDERY SNOW WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WEILAND
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KCYS 051712 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1012 AM MST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .WEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 75 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN AREAS OF THE LARAMIE AND SNOWY RANGES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME AROUND SUNSET...REDUCING THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WYZ063-064-066-060000- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081206T0000Z/ SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK 1012 AM MST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 65 MPH IN OPEN AREAS OF THE LARAMIE AND SNOWY RANGES TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE RECENT POWDERY SNOW WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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. $$ WYZ062-065-067-069-052000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081205T2000Z/ NORTH CARBON-LARAMIE VALLEY-PLATTE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...LARAMIE... WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE 1012 AM MST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 65 MPH OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON...ALBANY...SOUTHERN PLATTE AND WESTERN LARAMIE COUNTIES. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE RECENT POWDERY SNOW WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ GRIFFITH
000 WWUS45 KCYS 051848 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1148 AM MST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .WEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 65 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN AREAS OF THE LARAMIE AND SNOWY RANGES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME AROUND SUNSET...REDUCING THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WYZ063-064-066-060000- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081206T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081206T0000Z/ SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK 1148 AM MST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 65 MPH OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON...ALBANY...SOUTHERN PLATTE AND WESTERN LARAMIE COUNTIES. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE RECENT POWDERY SNOW WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS....WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. $$ WYZ062-065-067-069-060000- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081206T0000Z/ NORTH CARBON-LARAMIE VALLEY-PLATTE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...LARAMIE... WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE 1148 AM MST FRI DEC 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 65 MPH OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON...ALBANY...SOUTHERN PLATTE AND WESTERN LARAMIE COUNTIES. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE RECENT POWDERY SNOW WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 4:35 AM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | 15 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:46 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | 12 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard 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.