Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Mar 18, 2010, 1:09 PM MDT for Banner County, Cheyenne County, Kimball County, Nebraska; 5 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 18, 2010, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 19 hr. 31 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
- Mar 18, 2010, 1:09 PM MDT (19:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2010, 6:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2010, 1:26 PM MDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Banner County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Converse County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 5:00 AM MDT | SNOW 2.2 | South Brush Creek, WY | ESTIMATED FROM 0.2 INCH SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MEASURED AT SNOTEL SITE BETWEEN 6 PM 3/18 AND 5AM 3/19. |
| Mar 19, 5:00 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | Crow Creek, WY | ESTIMATED FROM 0.1 INCH SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MEASURED AT SNOTEL SITE BETWEEN 6 PM 3/18 AND 5 AM 3/19. |
| Mar 19, 5:00 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | Sandstone Ranger Statio, WY | ESTIMATED FROM 0.2 INCH SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT FROM SNOTEL SITE BETWEEN 6 PM 3/18 AND 5 AM 3/19. |
| Mar 19, 5:00 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | North French Creek, WY | ESTIMATED FROM 0.2 INCH SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MEASURED AT SNOTEL SITE BETWEEN 6 PM 3/18 AND 9 AM MST |
| Mar 19, 5:00 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | Old Battle, WY | ESTIMATED FROM 0.2 INCH SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MEASURED AT SNOTEL SITE BETWEEN 6 PM 3/18 AND 5 AM 3/19. |
| Mar 19, 5:00 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | Laprele Creek, WY | ESTIMATED FROM 0.2 INCH SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MEASURED AT SNOTEL SITE BETWEEN 6 PM 3/18 AND 5 AM 3/19. |
| Mar 19, 5:00 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | Webber Springs, WY | ESTIMATED FROM 0.3 INCH SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MEASURED AT SNOTEL SITE BETWEEN 6 PM 3/18 AND 5 AM 3/19. |
| Mar 19, 5:00 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | Windy Peak, WY | ESTIMATED FROM 0.2 INCH SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MEASURED AT SNOTEL SITE BETWEEN 6 PM 3/18 AND 5 AM 3/19. |
| Mar 19, 5:00 AM MDT | SNOW 7 | 2 Ne Rob Roy Reservoir, WY | ESTIMATED FROM 0.2 INCH SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MEASURED AT SNOTEL SITE BETWEEN 6 PM 3/18 AND 5 AM 3/19. |
| Mar 19, 5:00 AM MDT | SNOW 7 | Brooklyn Lake, WY | ESTIMATED FROM 0.2 SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MEASURED AT SNOTEL SITE BETWEEN 6 PM 3/18 AND 5 AM 3/19. |
| Mar 19, 5:00 AM MDT | SNOW 8 | Divide Peak, WY | ESTIMATED FROM 0.6 INCH SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MEASURED AT SNOTEL SITE BETWEEN 6 PM 3/18 AND 5 AM 3/19. |
| Mar 19, 5:00 AM MDT | SNOW 8 | Sand Lake, WY | ESTIMATED FROM 0.4 INCH SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MEASURED AT SNOTEL SITE BETWEEN 6 PM 3/18 AND 5 AM 3/19. |
| Mar 19, 5:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Sage Creek Basin, WY | ESTIMATED FROM 1.3 INCH SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT MEASURED AT SNOTEL SITE BETWEEN 6 PM 3/18 AND 5 AM 3/19. |
| Mar 19, 5:35 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | Laramie, WY | |
| Mar 19, 5:36 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | Douglas, WY | |
| Mar 19, 5:40 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | Wheatland, WY | |
| Mar 19, 5:41 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | Kimball, NE | |
| Mar 19, 5:42 AM MDT | SNOW 0 | Sidney, NE | |
| Mar 19, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | Medicine Bow, WY | |
| Mar 19, 7:34 AM MDT | SNOW 10 | Albany, WY | |
| Mar 19, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | Buford, WY | |
| Mar 19, 8:05 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | Centennial, WY | |
| Mar 19, 8:06 AM MDT | SNOW 12 | 4 Nw Centennial, WY | |
| Mar 19, 8:07 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | 3 Se Laramie, WY | |
| Mar 19, 8:11 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | 22 Wnw Elk Mountain, WY | |
| Mar 19, 8:15 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | Sinclair, WY | |
| Mar 19, 8:37 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | Douglas, WY | |
| Mar 19, 8:44 AM MDT | SNOW 0.5 | Pine Bluffs, WY | |
| Mar 19, 8:45 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | 4 N Wheatland, WY | |
| Mar 19, 8:49 AM MDT | SNOW 1.5 | Dix, NE | |
| Mar 19, 10:59 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 4 Nw Centennial, WY | NEW SNOW SINCE LAST NIGHT RANGES FROM 20 TO 24 INCHES. |
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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 4641 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
322 WWUS45 KCYS 181909 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 109 PM MDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN ALBERTA CANADA AND PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF ON FRIDAY. WYZ103-190700- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.100319T0000Z-100319T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0002.100319T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- 109 PM MDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 15 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL LEAD TO BLOCKED AND IMPASSABLE ROADS IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ NEZ020-054-055-190700- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.100319T0300Z-100319T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0002.100319T0600Z-100319T2100Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 109 PM MDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 3 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. VISIBILITIES COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL LEAD TO BLOCKED AND IMPASSABLE ROADS FOR AREAS ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ105>107-110-112-114>119-190700- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0003.100319T0300Z-100319T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0002.100319T0600Z-100319T2100Z/ SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 109 PM MDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 3 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR THE LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW RANGES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR LARAMIE AND EASTERN ALBANY COUNTIES. VISIBILITIES COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ WYZ104-190700- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0003.100319T0300Z-100319T1900Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.100319T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUDDY GAP 109 PM MDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH 3 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 9 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR THE MID PORTIONS OF THE LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW RANGES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WYZ113-190700- /O.EXB.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.100319T0300Z-100319T2100Z/ UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE 109 PM MDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD TRANSITION TO SNOW ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE EARLY THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAIN IMPACTS SHOULD BE TO DRIVING AS SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ002-003-019-021-095-096-WYZ108-190700- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.100319T0300Z-100319T2100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...HARRISON...AGATE...TORRINGTON 109 PM MDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD TRANSITION TO SNOW ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAIN IMPACTS SHOULD BE TO DRIVING AS SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WYZ101-102-190700- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.100319T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK 109 PM MDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD TRANSITION TO SNOW ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAIN IMPACTS SHOULD BE TO DRIVING AS SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
5 follow-up statements
783 WWUS45 KCYS 190346 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 946 PM MDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLIER THURSDAY WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. WYZ103-191400- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- 946 PM MDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 15 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL LEAD TO BLOCKED AND IMPASSABLE ROADS IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ020-054-055-WYZ105>107-110-112-114>119-191400- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0002.100319T0600Z-100319T2100Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY... WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS... CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 946 PM MDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 3 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019-021-095-096-WYZ108-113-191400- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- GOSHEN COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...HARRISON...AGATE...TORRINGTON... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE 946 PM MDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE PINE RIDGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE IMPACTED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAIN IMPACTS SHOULD BE TO DRIVING AS SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WYZ101-102-104-191400- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP 946 PM MDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH 3 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN CARBON COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
832 WWUS45 KCYS 191101 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 501 AM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE YESTERDAY WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. WYZ103-105>107-192100- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY 501 AM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN CARBON COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE IN FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THOSE WITH YOUNG LIVESTOCK SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. && $$ NEZ002-003-019-021-095-096-WYZ101-102-108-191215- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS... GLENROCK...LUSK...TORRINGTON 501 AM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS HAVE NOT DEVELOPED AS EXPECTED. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CONVERSE...NIOBRARA AND NORTHERN SIOUX COUNTIES. REMAINING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO EXIT TO THE SOUTH. $$ NEZ020-054-055-WYZ110-112-114>119-192100- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING... LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 501 AM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. 9 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS AT SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PETS AND YOUNG LIVESTOCK THAT MAY BE EXPOSED TO THE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. && $$ WYZ113-192100- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE 501 AM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THOSE WITH YOUNG LIVESTOCK SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. && $$ WYZ104-192100- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUDDY GAP 501 AM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 3 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES CAN BE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING OR RECREATING IN OR NEAR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CARBON COUNTY TODAY. && $$ CARPENTER
103 WWUS45 KCYS 191531 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 931 AM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE YESTERDAY WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. WYZ103>107-191645- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY 931 AM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HEAVIEST SNOWS HAVE DROPPED TO THE SOUTH OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW FLURRIES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ NEZ020-054-055-WYZ110-112-114>119-192100- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING... LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 931 AM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. 9 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS AT SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PETS AND YOUNG LIVESTOCK THAT MAY BE EXPOSED TO THE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. && $$ WYZ113-192100- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE 931 AM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THOSE WITH YOUNG LIVESTOCK SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. && $$
046 WWUS45 KCYS 191736 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1136 AM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE YESTERDAY WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. NEZ020-054-055-WYZ110-115>119-192100- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1136 AM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THOSE WITH YOUNG LIVESTOCK SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. $$ WYZ112-114-192100- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 1136 AM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 15 INCHES IN THE SNOWY RANGE AND SAN MADRE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PETS AND YOUNG LIVESTOCK THAT MAY BE EXPOSED TO THE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. && $$ WYZ113-192100- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE 1136 AM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THOSE WITH YOUNG LIVESTOCK SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. && $$
383 WWUS45 KCYS 191926 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 126 PM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES CANCELED... .MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS HAVE ENDED ACROSS SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE OVER COLORADO CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS...THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELED. WYZ112-114-192030- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 126 PM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS HAVE ENDED ACROSS SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE OVER COLORADO CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS...THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELED. $$ NEZ020-054-055-WYZ110-113-115>119-192030- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100319T2100Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE... LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 126 PM MDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS HAVE ENDED ACROSS SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE OVER COLORADO CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 18, 9:38 AM MDT, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 9:38 AM MDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
938 AM MDT THU MAR 18 2010
.UPDATE...
MADE SOME TWEEKS TO TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING ALONG WITH CLOUD
COVERAGE. UPDATED FORECAST OUT. WAITING FOR NEW MODEL RUN TO
DETERMINE HOW TO PROCEED WITH OUR WINTER STORM. WILL MAKE FINAL
DECISION AROUND NOONTIME OR SO.
CLAYCOMB
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 328 AM MDT THU MAR 18 2010/
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
QUIET START TO THE DAY TODAY WILL CHANGE RAPIDLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS UPPER TROF MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
TODAY WHILE STRONG SFC COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE CWA THIS
AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURES OVER THE NORTHERN CWA WILL BE REACHED
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN BE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALL. MUCH COLDER
AIR WILL THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE CWA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH A
SECONDARY SURGE ARRIVING FRIDAY NIGHT KEEPING QUITE COOL
TEMPERATURES IN PLACE THROUGH SATURDAY.
MAIN DILEMMA WITH FORECAST IS THE AMOUNTS OF EXPECTED SNOWFALL
ACROSS THE CWA IN POST FRONTAL UP-SLOPE REGIME TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
MODELS HAVE SHOWN A TREND OF BRINGING THE SYSTEM THROUGH A LITTLE
FASTER AND THUS QPFS HAVE TRIMMED. AREA OF BEST SNOWFALL TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING APPEARS TO BE OVER AN AREA FROM THE LARAMIE
VALLEY EASTWARD ACROSS THE LARAMIE RANGE INTO THE ADJACENT HIGH
PLAINS WHERE BEST MOISTURE AND JET DYNAMICS SHOULD BE CO-LOCATED
WHILE AMOUNTS OVER THE FAR NRN CWA AND THE PANHANDLE NOT SO HIGH
NOW. ALSO...MODELS HAVE BACKED OFF ON SFC WINDS SOMEWHAT WITH
STRONGEST WINDS JUST AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE THEN TAPERING DOWN
SOME. AFTER COORDINATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES HAVE CHANGED
WINTER STORM WATCH TO A SNOW ADVY FOR THE NEB PANHANDLE AND FAR
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA WITH SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENT OF TIMING.
DONT SEE MUCH IN THE WAY OF SNOW OVER CARBON COUNTY THUS WILL DROP
THE WATCH THERE. WILL HOLD ONTO REMAINDER OF WATCH IN AREA WHERE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SEEMS TO BE TARGETING NOW BUT DELAY START UNTIL
MID EVENING WHEN PCPN SHOULD BEGIN ARRIVING. SNOWFALL SHOULD TAPER
OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH MOSTLY
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER MAINLY HIGHER TERRAIN BY FRIDAY
EVENING.
LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING
AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS
WILL BE ALIGNED OVER THE GREAT BASIN. TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL
STILL BE AROUND 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. SUNDAY CONTINUES
TO APPEAR WARMER...WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY
CONDITIONS. MONDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE PERIOD AHEAD OF
THE NEXT WEAK DISTURBANCE WHICH WILL AFFECT NORTHERN AND WESTERN
ZONES BY MONDAY EVENING WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LATEST MODEL
RUNS FROM THE GFS AND EUROPEAN MODEL ARE SHOWING THIS UPPER
TROUGH IN THE NORTHERN BRANCH OF THE JET STREAM DIGGING ACROSS
THE GREAT BASIN MONDAY NIGHT...AND FORMING A CLOSED LOW NEAR THE
FOUR CORNERS AS THE TWO BRANCHES OF THE JET STREAM MERGE BY LATE
TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM BRING A COLD FRONT SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA
EARLY TUESDAY WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE SLIGHTLY GREATER TUESDAY
THAN WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO BE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA BY THE DAYLIGHT HOURS
WEDNESDAY. THIS IS A CHANGE FROM RECENT MODEL RUNS WHICH PLACED A
CLOSED LOW FEATURE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA...BUT BOTH THE GFS
AND EUROPEAN MODELS ARE SHOWING THIS TREND. THIS WILL LEAD TO A
WARMING TREND INTO THE END OF NEXT WEEK...WITH THE UPPER LOW
GENERALLY MOVING EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND INTO TEXAS.
AVIATION...
MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND NORTH OF A
LINE FROM NEAR RAWLINS TO CHADRON LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY WILL
THEN BECOME LIKELY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT AS SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BECOME LIKELY. THE LAST AREA TO DEVELOP IFR
CONDITIONS WILL BE NEAR SIDNEY NEBRASKA...WITH IFR EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AROUND 9 PM MDT.
FIRE WEATHER...
NO CONCERNS THROUGH FRIDAY WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
SNOWFALL.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM FRIDAY FOR
WYZ101-WYZ102.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM FRIDAY FOR
WYZ103.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM FRIDAY FOR
WYZ108.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 9 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM FRIDAY FOR WYZ104-
WYZ105-WYZ106-WYZ107-WYZ110-WYZ112-WYZ114-WYZ115-WYZ116-
WYZ117-WYZ118-WYZ119.
NE...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM FRIDAY FOR
NEZ002-NEZ095.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM FRIDAY FOR
NEZ003-NEZ096.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM FRIDAY FOR
NEZ019-NEZ020-NEZ021-NEZ054-NEZ055.
&&
SHORT TERM/AVIATION...CLAYCOMB
LONG TERM...Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 18, 5:43 AM MDT, 7 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 543 AM MDT THU MAR 18 2010 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-191145- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 543 AM MDT THU MAR 18 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT IS STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...ALONG WITH INCREASING SNOWFALL FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. NUMEROUS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE PRODUCT...CYSWSWCYS... WWUS45...FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS FRIDAY. MUCH COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY...BUT A QUICK WARMUP TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE DISTURBANCE IN THE FLOW ALOFT WILL CREATE CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW EXPECTED AT THIS POINT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 3:27 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 34 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Wyoming, 2010Winter Storm Warnings in Nebraska, 2010Every winter storm 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.