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Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Cheyenne, WY

April 30, 2008Box Butte County, Dawes County, Nebraska; Crook County, Wyoming

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 1, 5:20 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 714 Ne Upton, WY
May 1, 10:42 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 1710 Se Hulett, WY12 HOUR SNOWFALL ENDING AT 830AM
May 1, 5:00 PM MDTHEAVY SNOW 11.76 Nnw Sundance, WYCOLE CANYON SNOTEL SITE
May 1, 7:20 PM MDTSNOW 21 Wnw Hulett, WYWINDY/1.5 INCHES LIQUID.
May 1, 7:20 PM MDTSNOW 2Colony, WYWINDY WITH HEAVY SNOW.
May 2, 3:30 AM MDTSNOW 2.5Chadron, NEBLOWING HORIZONTALLY
May 2, 5:00 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 18.86 Nnw Sundance, WYCOLE CANYON SNOTEL SITE
May 2, 6:00 AM MDTHEAVY SNOW 1614 Ne Upton, WY16 INCHES STORM TOTAL. 9 INCHES IN PAST 24 HOURS.
May 2, 7:00 AM MDTSNOW 3.93 Ne Chadron, NE
May 2, 7:00 AM MDTSNOW 4Chadron, NEVSBY 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2008-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2008-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 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
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

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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....JR
Hazardous 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 6:25 AM MDTWinter Storm WatchCYSBox Butte, Dawes33 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.