Alert archive / Nebraska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this blizzard warning at Apr 4, 2009, 8:34 AM MDT for 7 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 18 hr. 15 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 4, 2009, 8:34 AM MDT (14:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2009, 2:27 AM MDT
- In force
- 18 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 14:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 10:53 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | 11 N Crawford, NE | DRIFTS 2 FT |
| Apr 4, 10:57 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | 8 Sw Chadron, NE | 3-4 INCHS SNOW BLOWING VSBY 200 YDS |
| Apr 4, 10:57 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | 2 Nw Alliance, NE | VSBY 150 YDS HEAVY WET SNOW BLOWING |
| Apr 4, 11:02 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | Dalton, NE | BEGINING TO BLOW |
| Apr 4, 11:51 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | 1 Nw Scottsbluff, NE | BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW VSBY NEAR ZERO |
| Apr 4, 7:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Hemingford, NE | SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET. |
| Apr 4, 7:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Kimball, NE | 2 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Apr 4, 7:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Sidney, NE | SNOW DRIFTS OF 2 TO 3 FEET. |
| Apr 4, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | Bridgeport, NE | |
| Apr 4, 7:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Alliance, NE | 6 TO 8 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Apr 4, 7:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Dalton, NE | |
| Apr 4, 7:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Scottsbluff, NE | SNOW DEPTH 5 TO 6 INCHES. |
| Apr 4, 7:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Chadron, NE | SNOW FALL 6 TO 6 INCHES. |
| Apr 4, 7:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 18 Sw Bridgeport, NE | SNOW 7 TO 10 INCHES. |
| Apr 4, 7:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 12 Nw Harrisburg, NE | DRIFTS TO 7 FOOT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 541 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 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 041441 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 841 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...A MAJOR EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-042200- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.090404T1434Z-090405T0600Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL- CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY 841 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...TAPERING OFF SOME AFTER SUNSET. STRONG NORTH WINDS OVER THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE PANHANDLE WILL OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE REGION BY MIDDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY LATE THIS EVENING WITH BE ABOUT 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE 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. $$ WYZ067>070-042200- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.090404T1434Z-090405T0000Z/ PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 841 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH TODAY...TAPERING OFF SOME THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY LATE THIS EVENING WITH BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST SECTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ059>066-042200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...RAWLINS... HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...LARAMIE...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK 841 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY...TAPERING OFF SOME THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL SOME PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KCYS 041514 CCA WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 841 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...A MAJOR EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-042200- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.090404T1434Z-090405T0600Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL- CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY 841 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...TAPERING OFF SOME AFTER SUNSET. STRONG NORTH WINDS OVER THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE PANHANDLE WILL OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE REGION BY MIDDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY LATE THIS EVENING WILL BE ABOUT 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE 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. $$ WYZ067>070-042200- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.090404T1434Z-090405T0000Z/ PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 841 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH TODAY...TAPERING OFF SOME THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY LATE THIS EVENING WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST SECTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE 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. $$ WYZ059>066-042200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...RAWLINS... HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...LARAMIE...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK 841 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY...TAPERING OFF SOME THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$
000 WWUS45 KCYS 041810 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1210 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...A MAJOR EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA... CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-050000- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL- CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...CHADRON...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY 1210 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF SOME AFTER SUNSET. SNOWFALL AS OF MIDDAY AVERAGED ABOUT 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE PANHANDLE...WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE SOUTHEAST PART. I-80 IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FROM SIDNEY TO THE WYOMING BORDER...AND A FEW OTHER ROADS ARE ALSO CLOSED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY LATE THIS EVENING WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE 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 NEBRASKA... PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ067>070-050000- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 1210 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH TODAY...TAPERING OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AS OF MIDDAY AVERAGED ABOUT 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING...WITH UP TO A FOOT IN A FEW SPOTS. MOST ROADS IN LARAMIE COUNTY AS WELL AS SOUTHERN PARTS OF PLATTE AND GOSHEN COUNTIES WERE CLOSED. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY SUNSET WILL BE ABOUT 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST SECTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING... PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ059>066-050000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...RAWLINS... HANNA...MEDICINE BOW...CENTENNIAL...GARRETT...LARAMIE...BUFORD... HORSE CREEK 1210 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY...TAPERING OFF SOME THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SNOWFALL AT MIDDAY AVERAGED ABOUT 4 TO 8 INCHES. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$
000 WWUS45 KCYS 042046 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 246 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...A MAJOR EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA... CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ002-003-021-055-050400- /O.EXT.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T1000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-MORRILL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...SIDNEY 246 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND THEN TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WILL BE ABOUT 1 TO 4 INCHES. TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL BY MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 4 TO 8 INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH 4 AM. THIS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN NEBRASKA... PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ067>070-050300- /O.EXT.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T0300Z/ PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 246 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH SUNSET...AND THEN TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL BY MIDNIGHT WILL BE ABOUT 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST SECTIONS. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH SUNSET WITH WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING WITH MINIMAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE 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... PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ059-060-064-066-050300- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T0300Z/ CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GARRETT... BUFORD...HORSE CREEK 246 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA UNTIL SUNSET...AND THEN TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NEZ001-019-020-054-050400- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ SIOUX-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-KIMBALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...KIMBALL 246 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND THEN TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WILL BE ABOUT 1 TO 3 INCHES. TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL BY MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE 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 NEBRASKA... PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ061>063-065-050000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW... CENTENNIAL...LARAMIE 246 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY...TAPERING OFF BY SUNSET. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOUT AN INCH OR SO...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 INCHES. NORTH OR NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$
000 WWUS45 KCYS 042355 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 555 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...A MAJOR EARLY SPRING SNOWSTORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WYZ061>063-065-050100- /O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...HANNA...MEDICINE BOW... CENTENNIAL...LARAMIE 555 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO WANE ACROSS CARBON COUNTY AND THE LARAMIE VALLEY THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...WHICH WILL RESULT IN LESS BLOWING SNOW AND IMPROVING VISIBILITIES. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT. $$ NEZ001-019-020-054-050600- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ SIOUX-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-KIMBALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...KIMBALL 555 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND THEN TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WILL BE ABOUT 1 TO 3 INCHES. TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL BY MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN NEBRASKA... PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ NEZ002-003-021-055-050800- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T1000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-MORRILL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...SIDNEY 555 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND THEN TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WILL BE ABOUT 1 TO 4 INCHES. TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL BY MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 4 TO 8 INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH 4 AM. THIS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE 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 NEBRASKA... PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ067>070-050300- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T0300Z/ PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 555 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH SUNSET...AND THEN TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL BY MIDNIGHT WILL BE ABOUT 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST SECTIONS. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH SUNSET WITH WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING WITH MINIMAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING... PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ WYZ059-060-064-066-050300- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T0300Z/ CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GARRETT... BUFORD...HORSE CREEK 555 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA UNTIL SUNSET...AND THEN TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$
000 WWUS45 KCYS 050257 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 857 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 WYZ067>070-050400- /O.EXP.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T0300Z/ PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 857 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT... ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT. $$ WYZ059-060-064-066-050400- /O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090405T0300Z/ CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GARRETT... BUFORD...HORSE CREEK 857 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT... ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT. $$ NEZ002-003-021-055-051000- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T1000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-MORRILL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...SIDNEY 857 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND THEN TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WILL BE ABOUT 1 TO 2 INCHES. TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL BY MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH 4 AM. THIS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN NEBRASKA... PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$ NEZ001-019-020-054-050600- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ SIOUX-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-KIMBALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...KIMBALL 857 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND THEN TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WILL BE ABOUT 1 TO 2 INCHES. TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL BY MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE 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 NEBRASKA... PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$
000 WWUS45 KCYS 050542 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1142 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 NEZ001-019-020-054-050645- /O.EXP.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ SIOUX-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-KIMBALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...KIMBALL 1142 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT...ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH SUNRISE. THEREFORE...THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT. $$ NEZ002-003-021-055-051000- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T1000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-MORRILL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...SIDNEY 1142 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF. TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL BY MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 INCHES. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH 4 AM. THIS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE 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 NEBRASKA... PLEASE DIAL 5 1 1. $$
000 WWUS45 KCYS 050827 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 227 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009 NEZ002-003-021-055-050930- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T1000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-MORRILL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...SIDNEY 227 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE LATE WINTER STORM WHICH MOVED INTO THE AREA SATURDAY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY...WITH LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. LESS THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DECREASE EARLY THIS MORNING TO 10 TO 20 MPH BEFORE INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. EVEN WITH THE LIGHTER WIND SPEEDS...THOSE TRAVELING THROUGH THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH COULD BECOME A HAZARD. $$ CARPENTER
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard 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 blizzard warning went out at Apr 4, 2:18 AM MDT, 6 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 2:18 AM MDT, 6 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
218 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
SNOW BEGAN IN EARNEST ACROSS MUCH OF SE WY LATE FRIDAY EVENING AND
NICE CURVED BAND OF MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES TO EDGE SLOWLY NORTHWARD
EARLY THIS MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH LEAD SHORTWAVE NOW ROTATING
NORTHWARD AROUND UPPER LOW VCTY 4 CORNERS AREA. EXPECT SNOW TO
CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH A BRIEF LULL POSSIBLE
BETWEEN INITIAL SHORTWAVE AND NEXT ONE EVIDENT ON SATELLITE
BEGINNING TO TURN NE OVER SRN COLORADO NOW. MAJORITY OF SNOW STILL
EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE CWA TODAY UNDER FAVORABLE
UPPER DIFFLUENCE PATTERN AS SURFACE AND UPPER LOWS BEGIN TO
ACCELERATE EASTWARD AND REACH NORTHERN KANSAS BY THIS EVENING.
EXPECT SNOW TO BEGIN TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AS UPPER SUPPORT WEAKENS AND BETTER LIFT MOVES EAST.
WILL MAINTAIN HILITES PRETTY MUCH AS IS AS GUSTY SFC WINDS WILL TEND
TO WORSEN CONDITIONS BUT THE SOMEWHAT FASTER MOVEMENT OF SYSTEM
SHOULD BRING AND END TO THE WORST CONDITIONS OVER THE PANHANDLE
EARLY THIS EVENING. MUCH QUIETER WEATHER EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT BUT SOME BANDED TYPE SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE MAINLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AS ADDITIONAL SHEARED SHORTWAVE ENERGY DROPS SOUTH ACROSS
THE REGION AROUND WEST SIDE OF DEPARTING UPPER LOW WITH NORTHERLY
UPPER FLOW KEEPING TEMPERATURES ON THE COOL SIDE.
.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE LONG TERM FORECAST FOR NEXT
WEEK...WITH THE MODELS ALL GENERALLY STILL SHOWING A LESS
PROGRESSIVE PATTERN ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. THE SLOWER AND
LESS INTENSE SOLUTION ADVERTISED BY THE EUROPEAN MODEL FOR THE
TROUGH PASSAGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY IS STILL FAVORED.
THE SLOWER SOLUTION IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY THE LATEST 00Z CANADIAN
MODEL RUN WHICH SHOWS AN OPEN UPPER WAVE PASSING ACROSS WYOMING BY
LATE THURSDAY. THIS IDEA IS FARTHER NORTH THAN THE PREVIOUS EUROPEAN
MODEL RUNS...AND MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THE MORE AMPLIFIED TROUGH AND
CLOSED LOW EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO DURING THIS TIME-FRAME.
WILL CONTINUE TO INDICATE NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL PRECIPITATION CHANCES
ACROSS THE WEST WEDNESDAY AS THE TROUGH APPROACHES AND ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES MONDAY
WILL LIKELY STILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL VALUES AS SNOW COVER
BEGINS TO DECREASE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS...AND WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY BELOW GUIDANCE WITH THIS ISSUANCE. A WARMING
TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
FEATURING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE NEXT UPPER TROUGH.
THE RELATIVELY FAST MOVING SYSTEM IN THE FLOW ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR A
SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL DAY THURSDAY WITH THE INCREASED CHANCE
FOR CLOUD COVER AND SHOWERS...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER WARMING TREND TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...
WIDESPREAD IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT IN LOW
CIG/VSBYS WITH SNOW AND GUSTY SFC WINDS. SOME IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR
POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY FOR WYZ059-WYZ060-
WYZ061-WYZ062-WYZ063-WYZ064-WYZ065-WYZ066-WYZ067-WYZ068-
WYZ069-WYZ070.
NE...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT SUNDAY FOR NEZ001-NEZ002-
NEZ003-NEZ019-NEZ020-NEZ054.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY FOR
NEZ021-NEZ055.
&&
SHORT TERM/AVIATION...RE
LONG TERM...CARPENTERHazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 3:16 AM MDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 316 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-WYZ059>070-050930- SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL- CHEYENNE-CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON- SNOWY RANGE-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE- PLATTE-GOSHEN-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- 316 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE 5 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 10 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BY SUNSET SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY AND WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND COLD WIND CHILLS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AND WILL PRODUCE THE NEXT CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS RESULTING FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 4, 4:12 AM MDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
412 AM MDT SAT APR 04 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 AM SNOW LUSK 42.76N 104.45W
04/04/2009 E2.0 INCH NIOBRARA WY LAW ENFORCEMENT
ESTIMATED 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LUSK. NOT MUCH WIND.
0330 AM SNOW RAWLINS 41.78N 107.23W
04/04/2009 E1.0 INCH CARBON WY LAW ENFORCEMENT
BLOWING SNOW MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MEASURE.
0330 AM SNOW DOUGLAS 42.76N 105.39W
04/04/2009 E1.0 INCH CONVERSE WY LAW ENFORCEMENT
NOT MUCH WIND.
0350 AM SNOW CHEYENNE 41.15N 104.79W
04/04/2009 M3.7 INCH LARAMIE WY OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH
CREATING WIDESPREAD DRIFTING.
0350 AM SNOW WHEATLAND 42.05N 104.96W
04/04/2009 E2.0 INCH PLATTE WY PUBLIC
0405 AM SNOW LARAMIE 41.31N 105.58W
04/04/2009 E5.0 INCH ALBANY WY PUBLIC
MULTIPLE REPORTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES ON THE LEVEL IN LARAMIE
OVERNIGHT...WITH HIGHER DRIFTS.
&&
SJCLocal storm report, Apr 4, 6:47 AM MDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
647 AM MDT SAT APR 04 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 AM HEAVY SNOW 15 W CHEYENNE 41.15N 105.08W
04/04/2009 M13.5 INCH LARAMIE WY TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER IN GRANITE CANYON REPORTED MEASURED 12 INCHES ON
THE LEVEL AT 545 AM MDT...AND THEN ANOTHER 1.5 INCHES IN
THE PAST HOUR. SHELTERED LOCATION SO VERY LITTLE DRIFTING
OCCURRING.
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SJCNearby
Blizzard Warnings in Nebraska, 2009Blizzard Warnings in Wyoming, 2009Every blizzard warning in 2009
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.