Alert archive / Nebraska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Apr 30, 2008, 1:43 PM MDT for Box Butte County, Dawes County, Nebraska; Crook County, Wyoming. It took effect at May 1, 2008, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 32 hr. 10 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
- Apr 30, 2008, 1:43 PM MDT (19:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2008, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2008, 8:26 AM MDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Box Butte County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Crook County, WY
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 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 1, 5:20 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 14 Ne Upton, WY | |
| May 1, 10:42 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 10 Se Hulett, WY | 12 HOUR SNOWFALL ENDING AT 830AM |
| May 1, 5:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 11.7 | 6 Nnw Sundance, WY | COLE CANYON SNOTEL SITE |
| May 1, 7:20 PM MDT | SNOW 2 | 1 Wnw Hulett, WY | WINDY/1.5 INCHES LIQUID. |
| May 1, 7:20 PM MDT | SNOW 2 | Colony, WY | WINDY WITH HEAVY SNOW. |
| May 2, 3:30 AM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | Chadron, NE | BLOWING HORIZONTALLY |
| May 2, 5:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 18.8 | 6 Nnw Sundance, WY | COLE CANYON SNOTEL SITE |
| May 2, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 14 Ne Upton, WY | 16 INCHES STORM TOTAL. 9 INCHES IN PAST 24 HOURS. |
| May 2, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 3.9 | 3 Ne Chadron, NE | |
| May 2, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | Chadron, NE | VSBY BAD |
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 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 3590 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 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 301943 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 143 PM MDT WED APR 30 2008 ...A STRONG AND MOIST SPRING STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .A DEVELOPING SPRING STORM WILL DRIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING AND NORTHERN COLORADO LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...THEN MOVE SLOWLY EAST OVER NORTHERN KANSAS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDY AND MUCH COLDER WEATHER ALONG WITH A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW OR RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW STARTING TONIGHT AND LASTING WELL INTO FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD BE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER EAST CENTRAL WYOMING ACROSS THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. TRAVELERS AND OTHERS WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE READY FOR A RETURN TO WINTER LIKE WEATHER. RANCHERS AND STOCK GROWERS MAY WISH TO TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT ANY OF THEIR YOUNG OR WEAK ANIMALS FROM THE PROLONGED COOL AND WET CONDITIONS. WYZ063-011100- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0010.080501T0600Z-080502T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0010.080501T0600Z-080502T1200Z/ SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CENTENNIAL 143 PM MDT WED APR 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA... PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ059-060-064-066-011100- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.A.0010.080501T1200Z-080502T1800Z/ CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GARRETT... BUFORD...HORSE CREEK 143 PM MDT WED APR 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS TONIGHT WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND PERIODS OF WET SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ NEZ001>003-011100- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.A.0010.080502T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE 143 PM MDT WED APR 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS WILL BECOME LIKELY TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ON THURSDAY. SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY ON ROOFS AND GRASSY AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ RUBIN
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KCYS 011141 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 541 AM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...A STRONG AND MOIST SPRING STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .A DEVELOPING SPRING STORM WILL DRIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING AND NORTHERN COLORADO TODAY THEN MOVE SLOWLY EAST OVER NORTHERN KANSAS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDY AND MUCH COLDER WEATHER ALONG WITH A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW OR RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AND LASTING INTO FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER EAST CENTRAL WYOMING ACROSS THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. TRAVELERS AND OTHERS WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE READY FOR A RETURN TO WINTER LIKE WEATHER. RANCHERS AND STOCK GROWERS MAY WISH TO TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT ANY OF THEIR YOUNG OR WEAK ANIMALS FROM THE PROLONGED COLD AND WET CONDITIONS. WYZ063-011900- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T1200Z/ SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CENTENNIAL 541 AM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 13 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY LATE TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA... DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ064-066-011900- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0010.080501T1200Z-080502T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.080501T1200Z-080502T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK 541 AM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND PERIODS OF WET SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 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...DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ059-060-011900- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.A.0010.080502T0000Z-080502T1800Z/ CONVERSE-NIOBRARA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK 541 AM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND PERIODS OF WET SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. $$ NEZ001>003-011900- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.A.0010.080502T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE 541 AM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TODAY. SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY ON ROOFS AND GRASSY AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS45 KCYS 012104 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 305 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...A STRONG AND MOIST SPRING STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .A DEVELOPING SPRING STORM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER NEBRASKA TONIGHT THEN MOVE SLOWLY EAST DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS OVER EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. TRAVELERS AND OTHERS WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE READY FOR THE WINTER LIKE WEATHER. RANCHERS AND STOCK GROWERS MAY WISH TO TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT ANY OF THEIR YOUNG OR WEAK ANIMALS FROM THE PROLONGED COLD AND WET CONDITIONS. WYZ063-021100- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T1200Z/ SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CENTENNIAL 305 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES WILL OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA... DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ059-060-021100- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0010.080502T0000Z-080502T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.080502T0600Z-080502T1800Z/ CONVERSE-NIOBRARA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK 305 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PERIODS OF WET SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW 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. $$ NEZ001>003-021100- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0010.080502T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.080502T0600Z-080503T0000Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE 305 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY ON ROOFS AND GRASSY AREAS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ067-068-021100- /O.EXB.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.080502T0600Z-080502T1800Z/ PLATTE-GOSHEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 305 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM MDT FRIDAY. PERIODS OF WET SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY MIDDAY FRIDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF PLATTE AND GOSHEN COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW 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...DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ064-066-021100- /O.CON.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK 305 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. $$
000 WWUS45 KCYS 020347 AAA WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 947 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...A STRONG AND MOIST SPRING STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .A DEVELOPING SPRING STORM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER NEBRASKA TONIGHT THEN MOVE SLOWLY EAST DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS OVER EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. TRAVELERS AND OTHERS WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE READY FOR THE WINTER LIKE 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. WYZ063-021200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T1200Z/ SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CENTENNIAL 947 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES WILL OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA... DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ064-066-021300- /O.CON.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...BUFORD...HORSE CREEK 947 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT FRIDAY. SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ059-060-067-068-021300- /O.CON.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.080502T0600Z-080502T1800Z/ CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-PLATTE-GOSHEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 947 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MDT FRIDAY. PERIODS OF WET SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY MIDDAY FRIDAY...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN CONVERSE AND NIOBRARA COUNTIES. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO 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. $$ NEZ001>003-021300- /O.CON.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.080502T0600Z-080503T0000Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE 947 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY ON ROOFS AND GRASSY AREAS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$
000 WWUS45 KCYS 021011 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 411 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...A STRONG AND MOIST SPRING STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY... .AN INTENSE SPRING STORM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER NEBRASKA THIS MORNING AND MOVE SLOWLY EAST. THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS OVER EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. TRAVELERS AND OTHERS WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE READY FOR THE WINTER LIKE 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>003-021800- /O.UPG.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080503T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T2100Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE 411 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS REPLACES THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 WITH GUST TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON ROOFS AND GRASSY AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA... PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ060-021800- /O.UPG.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T2100Z/ NIOBRARA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LUSK 411 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS REPLACES THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 WITH GUST TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA... PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ063-021200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T1200Z/ SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CENTENNIAL 411 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES WILL OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA... DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ059-064-066>068-021800- /O.CON.KCYS.SB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T1800Z/ CONVERSE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...GARRETT...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 411 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. PERIODS OF WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY MIDDAY FRIDAY...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN CONVERSE AND NIOBRARA COUNTIES. THE RAWLINS AREA WILL SEE LESSER AMOUNTS. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ SOWKO
000 WWUS45 KCYS 021149 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 549 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...A STRONG AND MOIST SPRING STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY... .AN INTENSE SPRING STORM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER NEBRASKA THIS MORNING AND MOVE SLOWLY EAST. THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS OVER EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. TRAVELERS AND OTHERS WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE READY FOR THE WINTER LIKE 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. WYZ063-021300- /O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T1200Z/ SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CENTENNIAL 549 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO WIND DOWN ACROSS THE SNOWY AND MEDICINE BOW RANGES THIS MORNING. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST TODAY...HOWEVER...WITH AN ADDITIONAL COUPLE OF INCHES POSSIBLE. $$ NEZ001>003-WYZ060-022100- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080502T2100Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NIOBRARA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...LUSK 549 AM MDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 WITH GUST TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ON ROOFS AND GRASSY AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA... PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ 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 549 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. $$
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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Apr 30, 10:22 AM MDT, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 10:22 AM MDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1022 AM MDT WED APR 30 2008
.UPDATE...MINOR TOUCHUP TO THE GRIDS FOR TODAY TO MAKE MINOR
ADJUSTMENTS TO TEMPERATURES AND WINDS BASED ON TRENDS. PREVIOUS
GRIDS HANDLED WELL. RUBIN
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 515 AM MDT WED APR 30 2008/
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...ONE MORE WARM DAY
TODAY BEFORE BIG CHANGES TAKE PLACE. COLD FRONT WILL MAKE ITS
WAY INTO THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN CWA LATE THIS MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON...AND THROUGH THE REST OF THE CWA BY EVENING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHERN CWA BEHIND FRONT
WHILE A FEW TSTMS DEVELOP ELSEWHERE THIS AFTERNOON. DEWPOINTS
WILL BE LACKING UNTIL FRONTAL PASSAGE...SO DESPITE LEFT FRONT
QUAD OF UPPER JET AIDING THINGS...STRONG TSTMS NOT VERY LIKELY.
DEEP UPPER TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NW CURRENTLY WILL SLOWLY DIG
INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES TONIGHT WITH SURFACE LOW
OVER EASTERN CO SHIFTING INTO WESTERN KS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
UPSLOPE NORTHERLY FLOW AT THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE WITH UPPER
DYNAMICS AND UPPER DIVERGENCE TO CAUSE PRECIP TO BE WIDESPREAD.
CONSENSUS OF MODELS IS AN UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...SHIFTING INTO NW KS BY 12Z FRI. THERE IS
STILL A LOT TO BE RESOLVED YET WITH THIS DEVELOPING UPPER LOW.
INDEED...BOTH 00Z UKMET RUN AND 06Z NAM RUN HAVE THE UPPER LOW
GOING ON MORE OF A SOUTHERN TRACK ACROSS CO. PER HPC HEAVY
SNOW DISCUSSION...COULD BE SOME LARGE AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN OUR
MOUNTAINS AND FOR SOME LOCATIONS ON THE PLAINS MAINLY OVER THE
NORTHERN CWA FROM KDGW TO KAIA. SO...HAVE OPTED TO GET THE
WORD OUT AND ISSUED WINTER STORM WATCHES PER BELOW. SOME OTHER
AREAS WILL PROBABLY NEED EITHER SBS ADVISORIES OR WIND ADVISORIES
IN DUE TIME. TIME OF YEAR SUGGESTS THAT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AT THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL NOT BE ALL THAT MUCH DURING THE DAY...
ESPECIALLY OVER NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. STILL...STRONG NNW WINDS ON
BACKSIDE OF LOW MAY CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LOCALLY ACROSS
NORTHERN CWA DESPITE TEMPS BEING JUST ABOVE FREEZING.
LONG TERM...FRI THROUGH TUE...
EXPECTED WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE INTO FRI BUT WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN FRI AS THE DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY TO THE EAST.
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO CONTINUE FRI PARTICULARLY FROM THE
MOUNTAINS EASTWARD. TEMPS FRI WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL. FLOW
ALOFT OVER THE FORECAST AREA WILL LOSE ITS CYCLONIC CURVATURE FRI
NIGHT WHILE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE REGION. SATURDAY
WILL BE MILDER WITH LESS MOISTURE AND LIFTING DYNAMICS. A FEW
OROGRAPHIC AFTERNOON SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHEST
MOUNTAINS SAT. MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST SUNDAY
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH. SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUN
FROM THE MOUNTAINS WESTWARD. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER CO MON WILL
PRODUCE UPSLOPE FLOW AND A SMALL CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION OVER MOST
OF THE FORECAST AREA. TEMPS MON WILL APPROACH NORMAL FOR THE TIME OF
YEAR. GENERAL UPPER LEVEL TROUGHINESS TUE WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED
CHANCE OF PRECIP.
AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. MVFR AND EVEN IFR
CEILINGS AND VSBYS WILL BE SPREADING OVER THE CWA FROM THE NORTH
AND WEST TONIGHT IN RAIN OR RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW WITH THESE
CONDITIONS CONTINUING THURSDAY.
FIRE WEATHER...AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TODAY OVER ROUGHLY THE
SOUTHEAST THIRD TO HALF OF DISTRICT...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL
BE APPROACHED AND DAY SHIFT WILL NEED TO MONITOR CLOSELY.
HUMIDITIES WILL GET CLOSE TO 15 PERCENT AND WINDS WILL BE
15-25 MPH BUT THESE CONDITIONS WILL CHANGE RAPIDLY BEHIND FRONT.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY TO 6 AM FRIDAY FOR
WYZ063.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO NOON FRIDAY FOR WYZ059-
WYZ060-WYZ064-WYZ066.
NE...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM FRIDAY FOR NEZ001-
NEZ002-NEZ003.
&&
UPDATE...RUBIN
SHORT TERM/AVIATION...JLH
LONG TERM....JRHazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 9:17 AM MDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 917 AM MDT WED APR 30 2008 NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-WYZ059>062-064>070-011145- SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL- CHEYENNE-CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN- CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- 917 AM MDT WED APR 30 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE WYZ063-011145- SNOWY RANGE- 917 AM MDT WED APR 30 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. RAIN WILL TURN TO SNOW THIS EVENING THEN SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 6:25 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Box Butte, Dawes | 33 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Nebraska, 2008Winter Storm Warnings in Wyoming, 2008Every winter storm 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.