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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Oct 26, 2008, 2:44 AM MDT for 7 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 26, 2008, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2008, 2:44 AM MDT (08:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2008, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2008, 5:51 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 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 08:50 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
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 239 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
- 2876 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 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 260844 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 244 AM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. NEZ001>003-261645- /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0021.081026T1500Z-081027T0000Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE 244 AM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 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. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KCYS 261542 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 942 AM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. NEZ019>021-054-055-262345- /O.EXA.KCYS.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081027T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 942 AM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NEZ001>003-262345- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081027T0000Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE 942 AM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 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. $$
000 WWUS75 KCYS 261740 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1140 AM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-270000- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081027T0000Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL- CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY 1140 AM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE BEING OBSERVED TODAY IN THE PANHANDLE. GENERALLY WINDS ARE SUSTAINED IN THE MID 30 MPH RANGE WITH SOME AREAS SEEING GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GRIFFITH
000 WWUS75 KCYS 262023 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 223 PM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. NEZ001>003-270000- /O.UPG.KCYS.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081027T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0036.081026T2023Z-081027T0000Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE 223 PM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...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. AREAS OF THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL SEE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. 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. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-270000- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081027T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 223 PM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE BEING OBSERVED TODAY IN THE PANHANDLE. GENERALLY WINDS ARE SUSTAINED IN THE MID 30 MPH RANGE WITH SOME AREAS SEEING GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GRIFFITH
000 WWUS75 KCYS 262351 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 551 PM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008 NEZ001>003-270100- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-081027T0000Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE 551 PM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THAT PLAGUED THE AREA SINCE MID MORNING HAD RAPIDLY DECREASED LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 35 MPH. WITH A COMPLETE DIMINISHING OF THE WINDS EXPECTED SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET... THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-270100- /O.CAN.KCYS.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081027T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 551 PM MDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THAT PLAGUED THE AREA SINCE MID MORNING HAD RAPIDLY DECREASED LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 35 MPH. WITH A COMPLETE DIMINISHING OF THE WINDS EXPECTED SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET... THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ JLH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2:23 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | CYS | Box Butte, Dawes | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.