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Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this blizzard warning at Dec 29, 2010, 12:37 PM MST for 6 counties in Wyoming; 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 29, 2010, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 49 hr. 60 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
- Dec 29, 2010, 12:37 PM MST (19:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2010, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2011, 12:00 AM MST
- In force
- 49 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, Sioux County, NE, Albany County, WY, Converse County, WY, Goshen County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 3:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 38 Sw Douglas, WY | SNOW FELL BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 29/23-30/03 MST AT LA PRELE CREEK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8375 FT. SWE 0.2 INCHES AT 15 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Dec 30, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 1.2 | 10 Se Laramie, WY | SNOW FELL BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 30/03-04 MST AT CROW CREEK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8330 FT. SWE 0.1 INCHES AT 12 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Dec 30, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | SNOW FELL BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 30/03-04 MST AT CINNABAR SNOTEL. ELEVATION 9574 FT. SWE 0.1 INCHES AT 15 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Dec 30, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 12 Wnw Centennial, WY | SNOW FELL BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 29/17-19 MST AND 30/03-04 MST AT THE NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10130 FT. SWE 0.4 INCHES AT 20 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Dec 30, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 12 Sw Esterbrook, WY | SNOW FELL BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 30/02-07 MST AT WINDY PEAK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 7900 FT. SWE 0.2 INCHES AT 20 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Dec 30, 8:44 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Buford, WY | NEW SNOWFALL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES. |
| Dec 30, 9:07 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 5 Nw Centennial, WY | 2-4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVERNIGHT AT THE SNOWY RANGE SKI AREA. |
| Dec 30, 10:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | SNOW FELL BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 29/15-30/10 MST AT BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10240 FT. SWE 0.2 INCHES AT 20 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Dec 30, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 1.2 | Cheyenne, WY | |
| Dec 30, 11:53 AM MST | SNOW 0 | Alliance, NE | |
| Dec 30, 11:53 AM MST | SNOW 1 | Kimball, NE | |
| Dec 30, 11:53 AM MST | SNOW 1 | Sidney, NE | |
| Dec 30, 11:53 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Scottsbluff, NE | |
| Dec 30, 4:00 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 6 W Buford, WY | MEASURED 0.16 INCHES OF LIQUID. |
| Dec 30, 4:10 PM MST | SNOW 1.5 | 14 Sw Harrisburg, NE | |
| Dec 30, 4:15 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 4 Ese Gurley, NE | |
| Dec 30, 4:15 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 5 Sse Angora, NE | |
| Dec 30, 4:15 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 18 Ene Harrisburg, NE | |
| Dec 30, 4:15 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 5 S Morrill, NE | |
| Dec 30, 4:30 PM MST | SNOW 0.1 | Alliance, NE | |
| Dec 30, 4:30 PM MST | SNOW 0.5 | 11 Nw Kimball, NE | |
| Dec 30, 4:30 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 8 Sse Harrison, NE | |
| Dec 30, 4:30 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Kimball, NE | |
| Dec 30, 4:30 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Chadron, NE | |
| Dec 30, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Lusk, WY | |
| Dec 30, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Torrington, WY | |
| Dec 30, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Wheatland, WY | |
| Dec 30, 4:40 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Douglas, WY | |
| Dec 30, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 1 N Federal, WY | BIG DRY SNOW FLAKES FALLING. |
| Dec 30, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Laramie, WY | |
| Dec 30, 9:05 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Kimball, NE | |
| Dec 30, 9:05 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Scottsbluff, NE | |
| Dec 30, 9:05 PM MST | SNOW 2.8 | Cheyenne, WY | |
| Dec 30, 9:05 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Sidney, NE | |
| Dec 30, 9:05 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Torrington, WY | |
| Dec 30, 9:05 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Wheatland, WY | |
| Dec 30, 10:06 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 9 N Cheyenne, WY | SNOW RANGES IN DEPTH FROM A HALF INCH TO 12 INCHES. DRIFTS 8 TO 12 INCHES. WINDS ESTIMATED 15 GUSTS TO 20 MPH. |
| Dec 30, 10:23 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Bridgeport, NE | SNOW DEPTH 3 INCHES. MODERATE SNOW FALLING. |
| Dec 31, 12:02 AM MST | SNOW 4 | E Cheyenne, WY | AT DEL RANGE AND RIDGE. SPOTTER REPORTS IT IS STILL SNOWING AND REPORTS LOTS OF BLOWING SNOW. |
| Dec 31, 12:53 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Sidney, NE | WIND 350 AT 30MPH GUSTING TO 38MPH. VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE. |
| Dec 31, 1:30 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Alliance, NE | VISIBILITIES 0 TO 1/4 MILE. WINDS 360 AT 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 36MPH. 5 INCHES OF SNOW ON GROUND. |
| Dec 31, 1:45 AM MST | SNOW 4 | Scottsbluff, NE | 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN CITY. |
| Dec 31, 1:59 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Kimball, NE | VISIBILITY 1/8 MILE. LOTS OF BLOWING SNOW. WINDS AT IBM ASOS AT 2 AM WERE 340 DEGREES AT 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. |
| Dec 31, 2:53 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Sidney, NE | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AT 31MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 41MPH. |
| Dec 31, 3:16 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Cheyenne, WY | VISIBILITY VARYING FROM 1/8 TO 1/2 MILE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AT 21 MPH GUSTING TO 36 MPH. AT NWS OFFICE IN CHEYENNE. SNOW DRIFTS RANGING FROM 5 INCHES TO 18 INCHES. |
| Dec 31, 3:42 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Torrington, WY | VISIBILITY 1/8 TO 1/4 MILE. LOTS OF BLOWING SNOW. NORTHWEST WIND AT 20 MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 31 MPH FROM TOR ASOS. |
| Dec 31, 3:53 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Sidney, NE | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AT 29 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH. |
| Dec 31, 4:45 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7.2 | 2 Wnw Scottsbluff, NE | 24 HOUR TOTAL. SNOW DEPTH 7 INCHES. |
| Dec 31, 4:53 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Sidney, NE | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AT 35 MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 39 MPH. |
| Dec 31, 4:59 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 2 Ne Rob Roy Reservoir, WY | SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SWE 0.1. RATIO 30 TO 1. |
| Dec 31, 4:59 AM MST | SNOW 3 | Crow Creek, WY | SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 8330 FEET. SWE 0.1. RATIO 30 TO 1. |
| Dec 31, 4:59 AM MST | SNOW 3 | N Laprele Creek, WY | SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 8375 FEET. SWE 0.1. RATIO 30 TO 1. |
| Dec 31, 4:59 AM MST | SNOW 6 | Brooklyn Lake, WY | SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SWE 0.2. RATIO 30 TO 1. |
| Dec 31, 4:59 AM MST | SNOW 6 | Windy Peak, WY | SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 7900 FEET. SWE 0.2. RATIO 30 TO 1. |
| Dec 31, 5:02 AM MST | SNOW 5 | Cheyenne, WY | AT NWS OFFICE IN CHEYENNE. SNOW AVERAGED 4 TO 6 INCHES. |
| Dec 31, 5:07 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Kimball, NE | VISIBILITIES RANGE FROM 1/8 TO 1/4 MILE IN TOWN. WINDS FROM THE SNY ASOS NORTHWEST AT 29 MPH GUSTING TO 39 MPH. |
| Dec 31, 5:30 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Kimball, NE | 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 32 MPH GUSTING TO 42 MPH. |
| Dec 31, 5:32 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 6 Se Buford, WY | WYDOT WEBCAM SHOWING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES ON HARRIMAN ROAD WEBCAM. WIND SPEEDS AT WYO HILL RWIS SITE EAST OF THIS SITE HAVE BEEN GUSTING IN THE 40 MPH RANGE. BUFORD SITE GUSTING TO 28 MPH. |
| Dec 31, 5:43 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 26 W Cheyenne, WY | WYDOT WEBCAM AT INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT SHOWING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. WIND SPEED AT WYO HILL RWIS HAVE BEEN GUSTING INTO THE 40 MPH RANGE. |
| Dec 31, 5:53 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Alliance, NE | 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY WITH NORTH WINDS AT 29 MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 36 MPH. |
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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 248 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
- 1938 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
719 WWUS45 KCYS 291937 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1237 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE WEST COAST TO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE STORM WILL THEN MOVE NORTHEAST AND OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE WINDY AND COLD WEATHER WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WYZ101-102-301200- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0014.101230T0600Z-101231T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.101230T0600Z-110101T0700Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK 1237 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...11 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...NEW YEARS EVE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. && 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 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...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ106>108-301200- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0012.101230T1200Z-101231T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.101230T0600Z-110101T0700Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE... BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 1237 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...11 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...NEW YEARS EVE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 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 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...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ116>119-301200- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0012.101230T1200Z-101231T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.101230T1300Z-110101T0700Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1237 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...6 AM THURSDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...NEW YEARS EVE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 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 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...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ115-301200- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0012.101230T1200Z-101231T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.WS.W.0014.101230T0600Z-110101T0700Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE 1237 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...11 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...NEW YEARS EVE. BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL PLANS UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ WYZ103>105-109>114-301200- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0014.101230T0600Z-110101T0700Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY... WOODS LANDING 1237 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...11 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 16 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE NORTH LARAMIE RANGE AND SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES BY FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL PLANS UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CARPENTER
7 follow-up statements
744 WWUS45 KCYS 300400 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 900 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY TONIGHT THEN TURN NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKY'S THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS FRIDAY. VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE WINDY AND MUCH COLDER WEATHER WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ101-102-106>108-301200- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.101230T0600Z-110101T0700Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE... DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 900 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...11 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... NEW YEARS EVE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 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 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...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ116>119-301200- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.101230T1300Z-110101T0700Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 900 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...6 AM THURSDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... NEW YEARS EVE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON... BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 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 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...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ103>105-109>115-301200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0014.101230T0600Z-110101T0700Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY... WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE 900 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...11 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 16 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE NORTH LARAMIE RANGE AND SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES BY FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL PLANS UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
356 WWUS45 KCYS 301156 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 456 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND ACROSS THE PLAINS ON FRIDAY. VERY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO THE AREA TODAY. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE WINDY AND MUCH COLDER WEATHER WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ101-102-106>108-302315- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE... DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 456 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES BY FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEW YEARS EVE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 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 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...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ116>119-302315- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.101230T1300Z-110101T0700Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 456 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES BY FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEW YEARS EVE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON... BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ103>105-109>115-302315- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY... WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE 456 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...11 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 15 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE NORTH LARAMIE RANGE AND SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES BY FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL PLANS UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ KMD
843 WWUS45 KCYS 301839 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1139 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND ACROSS THE PLAINS ON FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AS VERY COLD AIR STREAMS IN FROM THE NORTH. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE INCREASINGLY WINDY AND MUCH COLDER WEATHER WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATER TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ101-102-106>108-310700- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE... DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 1139 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH UPWARDS OF ONE FOOT IN THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 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 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...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ116>119-310700- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1139 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES BY FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON... BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 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 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...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ103>105-109>115-310700- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY... WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE 1139 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 12 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE NORTH LARAMIE RANGE AND SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES BY FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL PLANS UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
782 WWUS45 KCYS 310426 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 926 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON FRIDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE INCREASINGLY WINDY AND MUCH COLDER WEATHER WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL LIKELY OCCUR INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE DAY. NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ101-102-106>108-311700- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE... DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 926 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH UPWARDS OF NINE INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS...MAINLY ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 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 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...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ116>119-311700- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 926 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. MOST OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVERNIGHT THEN DIMINISH ON FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES BY FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON... BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 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 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...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ103>105-109>115-311700- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY... WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE 926 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 10 TO 18 INCHES OVER THE NORTH LARAMIE RANGE AND SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES BY FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL PLANS UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
047 WWUS45 KCYS 311131 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 431 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE IMPACTING THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM NORTHEASTERN COLORADO INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WILL REMAIN IN THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THIS LOW THROUGH THE DAY. AS THE LOW PASSES THROUGH WESTERN NEBRASKA LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDSPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...CAUSING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE DAY. NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ101-102-106>108-010000- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE... DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 431 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH SNOW DRIFTS REACHING SEVERAL FEET IN DEPTH. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN AT MINUS 20 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES THROUGH THE DAY. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE TYPE OF WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK THROUGH TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 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 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...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ116>119-010000- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 431 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. MOST OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES WITH SNOW DRIFTS REACHING 4 TO 5 FEET BY THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 15 TO 25MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST THJIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN AT MINUS 20 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES THROUGH THE DAY. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE TYPE OF WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 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 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...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ103>105-109>115-010000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY... WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE 431 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 10 TO 18 INCHES OVER THE NORTH LARAMIE RANGE AND SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES BY THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN AT MINUS 20 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES THROUGH THE DAY. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE TYPE OF WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL PLANS UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
699 WWUS45 KCYS 311705 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1005 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE IMPACTING THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM NORTHEASTERN COLORADO INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WILL REMAIN IN THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THIS LOW THROUGH THE DAY. AS THE LOW PASSES THROUGH WESTERN NEBRASKA LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...CAUSING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE DAY. WYZ104-109-111>114-311815- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR... HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE... CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 1005 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED TO SNOW FLURRIES LATE THIS MORNING AS THE WINTER STORM OVER THE GREAT PLAINS SLOWLY MOVES NORTHEAST. THESE SNOW FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TODAY WITH LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO TONIGHT. $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ101-102-106>108-010500- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE... DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 1005 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH SNOW DRIFTS REACHING SEVERAL FEET IN DEPTH. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY... WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN AT MINUS 20 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES THROUGH THE DAY. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE TYPE OF WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK THROUGH TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 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 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...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ116>119-010500- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1005 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. MOST OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS MORNING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES WITH SNOW DRIFTS REACHING 4 TO 5 FEET BY THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 15 TO 25MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN AT MINUS 20 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES THROUGH THE DAY. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE TYPE OF WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 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 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...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ103-105-110-115-010500- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SHIRLEY BASIN-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE BOW...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE 1005 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 10 TO 18 INCHES OVER THE NORTH LARAMIE RANGE AND SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES BY THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN AT MINUS 20 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES THROUGH THE DAY. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE TYPE OF WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL PLANS UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
022 WWUS45 KCYS 312030 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 130 PM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE IMPACTING THE AREA THROUGH THIS TONIGHT... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT. EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WILL REMAIN IN THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE TO THE WEST OF THIS STORM INTO LATE THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WYZ101-106-107-117-118-011130- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WC.W.0004.101231T2030Z-110101T1900Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...BORDEAUX... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 130 PM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT INTO THE WEST BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. COMBINED WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS 30 DEGREES...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMETIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$ WYZ103-105-110-115-011130- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WC.W.0004.101231T2030Z-110101T1900Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SHIRLEY BASIN-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE BOW...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE 130 PM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT INTO THE WEST BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. COMBINED WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS 30 DEGREES...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMETIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$ WYZ104-109-111>114-011130- /O.NEW.KCYS.WC.W.0004.101231T2030Z-110101T1900Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR... HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE... CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 130 PM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT INTO THE WEST BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. COMBINED WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. * OTHER IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS 30 DEGREES...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMETIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ102-108-010700- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY- GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE... LUSK...TORRINGTON 130 PM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH SNOW DRIFTS REACHING SEVERAL FEET IN DEPTH. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN AT MINUS 20 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES THROUGH THE DAY. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE TYPE OF WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK THROUGH TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING...BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ116-119-010700- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T0700Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 130 PM MST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT GRADUALLY DIMINISH INTO THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES WITH SNOW DRIFTS REACHING 3 TO 5 FEET BY THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND EXPOSED RIDGES. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN AT MINUS 20 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES THROUGH THE DAY. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE TYPE OF WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... BUT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 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 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...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ TT
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 Dec 29, 7:59 AM MST, 4 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 7:59 AM MST, 4 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
759 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010
.UPDATE...
WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY
OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS...WITH GUSTS REACHING HIGH WIND
WARNING CRITERIA. SO HAVE EXTENDED THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO
INCLUDE THE RAWLINS AREA ALSO IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM. HAHN
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 348 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010/
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY
WILL KEEP HIGH WIND WARNING IN PLACE FOR THE WIND CORRIDOR TILL
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE MET CRITERIA IN ALL EXCEPT PLATTE
COUNTY. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE THERE AS WELL OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. A POTENT WINTER STORM SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE SHAPING UP FOR
THE REGION FROM WED NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. SW FLOW WILL OCCUR ALOFT
TODAY OVER THE CWA AS AN UPPER TROUGH DEEPENS OVER THE WESTERN US.
500 MB HEIGHTS WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY.
MILD TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR ONCE AGAIN TODAY IN THE WAA AHEAD OF
THE APPROACHING SYSTEM. 500 HEIGHTS WILL CONT TO FALL TONIGHT AS
THE UPPER TROUGH CONTS TO DEEPEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN
U.S. THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL MOVE OVER THE GREAT BASIN BY 12Z
THUR. A DISTURBANCE WILL EJECT OUT OF THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH
AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA
TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING WEST OF
THE LARAMIE RANGE WHICH WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE NORTHERN LARAMIE
RANGE AND NORTHERN ZONES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
WILL RACE ACROSS THE CWA TONIGHT AND WILL BE THROUGH THE ENTIRE
AREA BY AROUND 12Z THUR. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THIS
AREA WITH INTENSITY INCREASING LATE TONIGHT INTO THUR AM. SOUTHERLY
DIVERGENT UPPER FLOW WILL OCCUR ALOFT OVER THE CWA ON THUR AS AN
UPPER LOW DEVELOPS OVER UT. STRONG PVA WILL OCCUR DURING THIS
TIME ACROSS THE CWA. COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL OCCUR IN THE LOWER
LEVELS. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA
ON THUR...AND HIGH TEMPS WILL OCCUR VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
WITH TEMPS FALLING THROUGH THE DAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
ALSO OCCUR FROM THUR THROUGH FRI RESULTING IN BLOWING SNOW WHICH
WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. DEEP MOISTURE WILL ALSO BE IN PLACE OVER THE
AREA AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE CWA WITH PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOWFALL. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING
LOOKS TO BE ACROSS CARBON COUNTY INTO CONVERSE AND NIOBRARA
COUNTIES. THEREFORE...HAVE UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR
THIS AREA TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. WILL LEAVE THE REST OF THE
CWA UNDER A WINTER STORM WATCH AT THIS TIME...AND IT LOOKS LIKELY
THAT A WINTER STORM WARNING OR AT LEAST A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL
BE NECESSARY FOR THE REST OF THE CWA FOR THUR INTO FRI AS THE
STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND TRACK ACROSS THE REGION. THE UPPER
LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS WY AND CO THUR NIGHT AND STRONG PVA WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER...WITH MUCH COLDER
TEMPS...DENDRITIC GROWTH WILL BE VERY LOW. ON THE OTHER HAND...30
TO 1 SNOW RATIOS WILL OCCUR...SO EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE
WILL CREATE SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION. CYCLONIC NW FLOW WILL BE ALOFT
OVER THE FORECAST AREA ON FRI AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS...PLACING THE CWA UNDER THE WRAP AROUND PORTION OF
THE SYSTEM. THIS WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUATION OF LIGHT SNOW
ACROSS THE AREA...BUT BY LATE FRI NIGHT...THE PRECIP SHOULD BEGIN
TO END FROM THE WESTERN ZONES TO THE EASTERN ZONES. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TODAY...20
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BY THUR AFTERNOON...AND AN INCREDIBLE 30
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ON FRI.
LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
FORECAST CHALLENGES IN THE LONG TERM DEAL WITH TEMPERATURES AND
WINDS. LARGE BUST POTENTIAL ON TEMPERATURES AS MOST AREAS WILL HAVE
SNOW COVERAGE THAT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW GUIDANCE VALUES.
SATURDAY...SNOWS LOOK TO COME TO AN END SATURDAY...BUT WILL STILL
HAVE SOME FAIRLY STRONG WINDS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE. HAVE CONTINUED BLSN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY...BEFORE
WINDS BEGIN TO DIE OFF SLIGHTLY.
WITH AN ANTICIPATED 4+ INCH SNOWPACK OVER MOST
COUNTIES...TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO REALLY FALL WELL BELOW GUIDANCE
VALUES. WENT AHEAD AND DROPPED 4-5 DEGREES OFF BCCONSALL
GUIDANCE...WHICH HAD UPPER 30S FOR HIGHS OVER THE WEEKEND AND LOW
TEENS FOR LOWS. TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO MODERATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY AS 700MB TEMPERATURES CLIMB BACK TO -8C SUNDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. GET ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS A QUICK MOVING SHORTWAVE MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA.
LOOKS LIKE A POSSIBLE HIGH WIND EVENT MONDAY AS GFS SHOWS 700MB
WINDS OVER SOUTHERN WYOMING 55+KTS MONDAY MORNING 12Z THROUGH 18Z
TIMEFRAME AND AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
AVIATION...12Z TAFS
ALL TAF SITES START OFF IN GOOD SHAPE...BUT EXPECT DETERIORATING
CONDITIONS FOR RAWLINS THIS AFTERNOON AS SNOW MOVES INTO THE AREA
FROM THE WEST. IFR CONDITIONS OUT THAT WAY EXPECTED AFTER 00Z.
THESE LOWERING CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD WEDNESDAY
EVENING INTO THURSDAY. ALL AIRFIELDS EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED WITH
A PROLONGED IFR AND BELOW EVENT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING AS A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM MOVES THROUGH
SOUTHEAST WYOMING.
FIRE WEATHER...THE STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL AFFECT THE REGION
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WILL PRODUCE COLD...WET AND WINDY WEATHER.
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE MINIMAL FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE...MINIMIZING ANY FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND THE TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE MILD.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 2 PM WEDNESDAY FOR WYZ106-WYZ109-WYZ110.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 PM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM FRIDAY FOR
WYZ101-WYZ102-WYZ103-WYZ104-WYZ105-WYZ109-WYZ110-WYZ111-
WYZ112-WYZ113-WYZ114.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM FRIDAY FOR WYZ106-
WYZ107-WYZ108-WYZ115-WYZ116-WYZ117-WYZ118-WYZ119.
NE...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 11 AM FRIDAY FOR NEZ002-
NEZ003-NEZ019-NEZ020-NEZ021-NEZ054-NEZ055-NEZ095-NEZ096.
&&
SHORT TERM/FIRE WEATHER...KMD
LONG TERM/AVIATION...CLAYCOMBHazardous weather outlook, Dec 29, 5:42 AM MST, 6 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 542 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ106>108-115>119-301245- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 542 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PLATTE COUNTY...BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND UNTIL 2 PM TODAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY THROUGH 11 AM FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DURING THIS TIME. STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE WYZ101>105-109>114-301245- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- 542 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM FOR THE ARLINGTON AREA. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TONIGHT THROUGH FRI MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA DURING THIS TIME ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM FRIDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. && 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, Dec 29, 8:12 AM MST, 4 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
812 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0751 AM NON-TSTM WND GST RAWLINS 41.78N 107.23W
12/29/2010 M57.00 MPH CARBON WY ASOS
&&
BCHAPMANLocal storm report, Dec 29, 9:15 AM MST, 3 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
915 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0846 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ARLINGTON 41.59N 106.21W
12/29/2010 M56 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
57 MPH AT 0821 AND 0816.
0853 AM NON-TSTM WND GST RAWLINS 41.78N 107.23W
12/29/2010 M54 MPH CARBON WY ASOS
&&
BCHAPMANLocal storm report, Dec 29, 10:00 AM MST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1000 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0919 AM NON-TSTM WND GST RAWLINS 41.78N 107.23W
12/29/2010 M58 MPH CARBON WY ASOS
&&
BCHAPMANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 4:12 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Niobrara, Platte | 57 hr |
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Blizzard Warnings in Nebraska, 2010Blizzard Warnings in Wyoming, 2010Every blizzard warning in 2010
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.