Alert archive / Wyoming / Flash Flood Watches in 2011
Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this flash flood watch at Apr 13, 2011, 8:01 AM MDT for Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Apr 13, 2011, 7:02 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2011, 8:01 AM MDT (14:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2011, 7:02 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2011, 10:31 AM MDT
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
- Flood severity
- None
County Carbon County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 187 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:05 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
902 WGUS65 KCYS 131401 FFACYS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 801 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011 ...LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM WEAKENS THREATENING BAGGS HIGHWAY 789... .THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT RAWLINS FIELD OFFICE ADVISES THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM IS WEAKENING POSING A FLOODING HAZARD TO HIGHWAY 789...KNOWN AS THE BAGGS HIGHWAY. WYZ111-132215- /O.NEW.KCYS.FF.A.0001.110414T1500Z-110416T1200Z/ /00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON 801 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY. * FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * THE SPILLWAY PIPE OF THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS WYOMING...IS FLOWING FULL AND ERODING THE BACK SLOPE AND WEAKENING THE STRUCTURE DUE TO THE SEPARATION OF THE CORRUGATED METAL PIPE SPILLWAY. * FAILURE OF THE DAM COULD POTENTIALLY SUBMERGE HIGHWAY 789...MAKING THE ROAD IMPASSABLE WITH NO ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BETWEEN CRESTON JUNCTION WYOMING AND CRAIG COLORADO AVAILABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ CARPENTER
13 follow-up statements
482 WGUS65 KCYS 132119 FFACYS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 319 PM MDT WED APR 13 2011 ...LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM HAS WEAKENED THREATENING HIGHWAY 789 NORTH OF BAGGS... .THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT RAWLINS FIELD OFFICE ADVISES THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM IS WEAKENING POSING A FLOODING HAZARD TO HIGHWAY 789...KNOWN AS THE BAGGS HIGHWAY. WYZ111-142130- /O.CON.KCYS.FF.A.0001.110414T1500Z-110416T1200Z/ /00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON 319 PM MDT WED APR 13 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY. * THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * THE SPILLWAY PIPE OF THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS WYOMING...IS FLOWING FULL AND ERODING THE BACK SLOPE AND WEAKENING THE STRUCTURE DUE TO THE SEPARATION OF THE CORRUGATED METAL PIPE SPILLWAY. * FAILURE OF THE DAM COULD POTENTIALLY SUBMERGE HIGHWAY 789... MAKING THE ROAD IMPASSABLE WITH NO ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BETWEEN CRESTON JUNCTION WYOMING AND CRAIG COLORADO AVAILABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ CARPENTER
621 WGUS65 KCYS 140102 FFACYS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 702 PM MDT WED APR 13 2011 ...LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM TO THE NORTH OF BAGGS HAS WEAKENED AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL... .THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT RAWLINS FIELD OFFICE ADVISES THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS...IS WEAKENING AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL. THE DAM FAILURE WOULD POSE A FLOODING HAZARD TO HIGHWAY 789...KNOWN AS THE BAGGS HIGHWAY. WYZ111-141800- /O.EXT.KCYS.FF.A.0001.110414T0102Z-110420T1800Z/ /00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON 702 PM MDT WED APR 13 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * THE SPILLWAY PIPE OF THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS WYOMING...IS FLOWING FULL AND ERODING THE BACK SLOPE AND WEAKENING THE STRUCTURE DUE TO THE SEPARATION OF THE CORRUGATED METAL PIPE SPILLWAY. AS OF LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THE DAM HAS BEEN STABILIZED WITH REPAIRS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER THIS WEEK. * FAILURE OF THE DAM COULD POTENTIALLY SUBMERGE HIGHWAY 789... MAKING THE ROAD IMPASSABLE WITH NO ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BETWEEN CRESTON JUNCTION WYOMING AND CRAIG COLORADO AVAILABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ WEILAND
068 WGUS65 KCYS 141730 FFACYS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1130 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011 ...LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM TO THE NORTH OF BAGGS HAS WEAKENED AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL... .THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT RAWLINS FIELD OFFICE ADVISES THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS...IS WEAKENING AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL. THE DAM FAILURE WOULD POSE A FLOODING HAZARD TO HIGHWAY 789...KNOWN AS THE BAGGS HIGHWAY. WYZ111-151100- /O.CON.KCYS.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110420T1800Z/ /00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON 1130 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * THE SPILLWAY PIPE OF THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS WYOMING...IS FLOWING FULL AND ERODING THE BACK SLOPE AND WEAKENING THE STRUCTURE DUE TO THE SEPARATION OF THE CORRUGATED METAL PIPE SPILLWAY. AS OF LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THE DAM HAS BEEN STABILIZED WITH REPAIRS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER THIS WEEK. * FAILURE OF THE DAM COULD POTENTIALLY SUBMERGE HIGHWAY 789... MAKING THE ROAD IMPASSABLE WITH NO ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BETWEEN CRESTON JUNCTION WYOMING AND CRAIG COLORADO AVAILABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ COX
747 WGUS65 KCYS 150137 FFACYS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 737 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011 ...LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM TO THE NORTH OF BAGGS HAS WEAKENED AND STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL... .THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT RAWLINS FIELD OFFICE ADVISES THAT THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS... WEAKENED ON MONDAY AND EVEN THOUGH THE DAM HAS BEEN STABILIZED THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE NEXT WEEK. THE DAM FAILURE WOULD POSE A FLOODING HAZARD TO HIGHWAY 789...KNOWN AS THE BAGGS HIGHWAY. WYZ111-151800- /O.CON.KCYS.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110420T1800Z/ /00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON 737 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * THE SPILLWAY PIPE OF THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS WYOMING...HAS BEEN STABILIZED AND WATER WAS BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE DAM EARLIER TODAY. COMPLETE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE TO THE DAM NEXT WEEK. UNTIL THEN...THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF DAM FAILURE. * FAILURE OF THE DAM COULD POTENTIALLY SUBMERGE HIGHWAY 789... MAKING THE ROAD IMPASSABLE WITH NO ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BETWEEN CRESTON JUNCTION WYOMING AND CRAIG COLORADO AVAILABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ WEILAND
722 WGUS65 KCYS 151522 FFACYS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 922 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM TO THE NORTH OF BAGGS HAS WEAKENED AND STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL... .THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT RAWLINS FIELD OFFICE ADVISES THAT THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS... WEAKENED ON MONDAY. THE DAM HAS BEEN STABILIZED RECENTLY...BUT THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE NEXT WEEK. LATEST INFORMATION IS THAT REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT FRIDAY APRIL 22. THE DAM FAILURE WOULD POSE A FLOODING HAZARD TO HIGHWAY 789...KNOWN AS THE BAGGS HIGHWAY. WYZ111-160400- /O.EXT.KCYS.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/ /00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON 922 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY. * THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...APRIL 22. * THE SPILLWAY PIPE OF THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS WYOMING...HAS BEEN STABILIZED AND WATER WAS BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE DAM. COMPLETE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE TO THE DAM BY NEXT FRIDAY...APRIL 22. UNTIL THEN...THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF DAM FAILURE. * FAILURE OF THE DAM COULD POTENTIALLY SUBMERGE HIGHWAY 789... MAKING THE ROAD IMPASSABLE WITH NO ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BETWEEN CRESTON JUNCTION WYOMING AND CRAIG COLORADO AVAILABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ WEILAND
647 WGUS65 KCYS 152340 FFACYS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 540 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM TO THE NORTH OF BAGGS HAS WEAKENED AND STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL... .THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AT RAWLINS FIELD OFFICE ADVISES THAT THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS...WEAKENED ON MONDAY. THE DAM HAS BEEN STABILIZED RECENTLY...BUT THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE NEXT WEEK. LATEST INFORMATION IS THAT REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT FRIDAY APRIL 22. THE DAM FAILURE WOULD POSE A FLOODING HAZARD TO HIGHWAY 789...KNOWN AS THE BAGGS HIGHWAY. WYZ111-161700- /O.CON.KCYS.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/ /00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON 540 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON NEXT WEEK... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY. * THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * THE SPILLWAY PIPE OF THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS WYOMING...HAS BEEN STABILIZED AND WATER WAS BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE DAM. COMPLETE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE TO THE DAM BY NEXT FRIDAY...APRIL 22. UNTIL THEN...THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF DAM FAILURE. * FAILURE OF THE DAM COULD POTENTIALLY SUBMERGE HIGHWAY 789... MAKING THE ROAD IMPASSABLE WITH NO ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BETWEEN CRESTON JUNCTION WYOMING AND CRAIG COLORADO AVAILABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ TT
206 WGUS65 KCYS 161422 FFACYS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 822 AM MDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM TO THE NORTH OF BAGGS HAS WEAKENED AND STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL... .THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AT RAWLINS FIELD OFFICE ADVISES THAT THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS... WEAKENED ON MONDAY. THE DAM HAS BEEN STABILIZED RECENTLY...BUT THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE NEXT WEEK. LATEST INFORMATION IS THAT REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT FRIDAY APRIL 22. THE DAM FAILURE WOULD POSE A FLOODING HAZARD TO HIGHWAY 789...KNOWN AS THE BAGGS HIGHWAY. WYZ111-171200- /O.CON.KCYS.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/ /00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON 822 AM MDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY. * THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * THE SPILLWAY PIPE OF THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS WYOMING...HAS BEEN STABILIZED AND WATER WAS BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE DAM. COMPLETE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE TO THE DAM BY NEXT FRIDAY...APRIL 22. UNTIL THEN...THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF DAM FAILURE. * FAILURE OF THE DAM COULD POTENTIALLY SUBMERGE HIGHWAY 789... MAKING THE ROAD IMPASSABLE WITH NO ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BETWEEN CRESTON JUNCTION WYOMING AND CRAIG COLORADO AVAILABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
166 WGUS65 KCYS 162349 FFACYS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 549 PM MDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM TO THE NORTH OF BAGGS HAS WEAKENED AND STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL... .THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AT RAWLINS FIELD OFFICE ADVISES THAT THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS...WEAKENED LAST MONDAY. THE DAM HAS BEEN STABILIZED RECENTLY...BUT THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE NEXT WEEK. LATEST INFORMATION IS THAT REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT FRIDAY APRIL 22. THE DAM FAILURE WOULD POSE A FLOODING HAZARD TO HIGHWAY 789...KNOWN AS THE BAGGS HIGHWAY. WYZ111-171700- /O.CON.KCYS.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/ /00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON 549 PM MDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY. * THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * THE SPILLWAY PIPE OF THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS WYOMING...HAS BEEN STABILIZED AND WATER WAS BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE DAM. COMPLETE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE TO THE DAM BY NEXT FRIDAY...APRIL 22. UNTIL THEN...THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF DAM FAILURE. * FAILURE OF THE DAM COULD POTENTIALLY SUBMERGE HIGHWAY 789... MAKING THE ROAD IMPASSABLE WITH NO ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BETWEEN CRESTON JUNCTION WYOMING AND CRAIG COLORADO AVAILABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ TT
126 WGUS65 KCYS 170936 FFACYS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 336 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM TO THE NORTH OF BAGGS HAS WEAKENED AND STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL... .THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AT THE RAWLINS FIELD OFFICE ADVISES THAT THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS... WEAKENED LAST MONDAY. THE DAM HAS BEEN STABILIZED RECENTLY...BUT THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE NEXT WEEK. LATEST INFORMATION IS THAT REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED FRIDAY APRIL 22. THE DAM FAILURE WOULD POSE A FLOODING HAZARD TO HIGHWAY 789...KNOWN AS THE BAGGS HIGHWAY. WYZ111-180000- /O.CON.KCYS.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/ /00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON 336 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY. * THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * THE SPILLWAY PIPE OF THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS WYOMING...HAS BEEN STABILIZED AND WATER WAS BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE DAM. COMPLETE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE TO THE DAM FRIDAY APRIL 22. UNTIL THEN...THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF A DAM FAILURE. * FAILURE OF THE DAM COULD POTENTIALLY SUBMERGE HIGHWAY 789...MAKING THE ROAD IMPASSABLE WITH NO ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BETWEEN CRESTON JUNCTION WYOMING AND CRAIG COLORADO AVAILABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ JAMSKI
370 WGUS65 KCYS 171639 FFACYS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1039 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM TO THE NORTH OF BAGGS HAS WEAKENED AND STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL... .THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AT THE RAWLINS FIELD OFFICE ADVISES THAT THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS...WEAKENED LAST MONDAY. THE DAM HAS BEEN STABILIZED RECENTLY...BUT THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE NEXT WEEK. LATEST INFORMATION IS THAT REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED FRIDAY APRIL 22. THE DAM FAILURE WOULD POSE A FLOODING HAZARD TO HIGHWAY 789...KNOWN AS THE BAGGS HIGHWAY. WYZ111-181300- /O.CON.KCYS.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/ /00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON 1039 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY. * THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * THE SPILLWAY PIPE OF THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS WYOMING...HAS BEEN STABILIZED AND WATER WAS BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE DAM. COMPLETE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE TO THE DAM FRIDAY APRIL 22. UNTIL THEN...THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF A DAM FAILURE. * FAILURE OF THE DAM COULD POTENTIALLY SUBMERGE HIGHWAY 789... MAKING THE ROAD IMPASSABLE WITH NO ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BETWEEN CRESTON JUNCTION WYOMING AND CRAIG COLORADO AVAILABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
035 WGUS65 KCYS 180001 FFACYS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 601 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM TO THE NORTH OF BAGGS HAS WEAKENED AND STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL... .THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AT THE RAWLINS FIELD OFFICE ADVISES THAT THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS...WEAKENED LAST MONDAY. THE DAM HAS BEEN STABILIZED RECENTLY...BUT THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE NEXT WEEK. LATEST INFORMATION IS THAT REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED FRIDAY APRIL 22. THE DAM FAILURE WOULD POSE A FLOODING HAZARD TO HIGHWAY 789...KNOWN AS THE BAGGS HIGHWAY. WYZ111-181800- /O.CON.KCYS.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/ /00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON 601 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY. * THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * THE SPILLWAY PIPE OF THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS WYOMING...HAS BEEN STABILIZED AND WATER WAS BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE DAM. COMPLETE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE TO THE DAM FRIDAY APRIL 22. UNTIL THEN...THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF A DAM FAILURE. * FAILURE OF THE DAM COULD POTENTIALLY SUBMERGE HIGHWAY 789... MAKING THE ROAD IMPASSABLE WITH NO ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BETWEEN CRESTON JUNCTION WYOMING AND CRAIG COLORADO AVAILABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ TT
928 WGUS65 KCYS 181650 FFACYS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1050 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011 ...LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM TO THE NORTH OF BAGGS HAS WEAKENED AND STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL... .THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AT THE RAWLINS FIELD OFFICE ADVISES THAT THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS...WEAKENED LAST MONDAY. THE DAM HAS BEEN STABILIZED RECENTLY...BUT THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE NEXT WEEK. LATEST INFORMATION IS THAT REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED FRIDAY APRIL 22. THE DAM FAILURE WOULD POSE A FLOODING HAZARD TO HIGHWAY 789...KNOWN AS THE BAGGS HIGHWAY. WYZ111-191315- /O.CON.KCYS.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/ /00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON 1050 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY. * THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * THE SPILLWAY PIPE OF THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM...13 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS WYOMING...HAS BEEN STABILIZED AND WATER WAS BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE DAM. COMPLETE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE TO THE DAM FRIDAY APRIL 22. UNTIL THEN...THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF A DAM FAILURE. * FAILURE OF THE DAM COULD POTENTIALLY SUBMERGE HIGHWAY 789... MAKING THE ROAD IMPASSABLE WITH NO ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BETWEEN CRESTON JUNCTION WYOMING AND CRAIG COLORADO AVAILABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
752 WGUS65 KCYS 191631 FFACYS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1031 AM MDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED... WYZ111-191745- /O.CAN.KCYS.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110423T0000Z/ /00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON 1031 AM MDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE CARBON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER THIS MORNING REPORTED THAT REPAIRS TO THE LITTLE ROBBER DETENTION DAM HAVE BEEN COMPLETED ENOUGH TO AVERT ANY DAM FAILURE POSSIBILITY. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Apr 13, 3:33 AM MDT, 4 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 3:33 AM MDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 333 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVING OVERHEAD EARLY THIS MORNING WAS HAVING VERY MINIMAL IMPACT. IN FACT...IR IMAGERY SHOWS WARMING CLOUD-TOPS SINCE AROUND MIDNIGHT. LINGERING SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY THIS MORNING HOWEVER...AS AN AREA OF WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT PERSISTS ALONG 295K MAINLY NORTH OF A WHEATLAND TO ALLIANCE LINE. THE COVERAGE WILL BE LIMITED SO WOULD EXPECT MOST PLACES TO REMAIN DRY. MORNING SATELLITE IMAGERY SUPPORTS THE IDEA OF A 6 TO 9 HOUR BREAK IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS. SKIES ARE MOSTLY CLEAR OVR MUCH OF WRN CO...UT...AND EVEN INTO ERN NEVADA AT THIS HOUR. SO...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF MUCH OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN DRY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THRU MID/LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH WILL MOVE FROM THE GREAT BASIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO WRN COLORADO BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. AS A RESULT...FLOW WILL BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST INTO THE CWA. MODELS DIFFER ON THE TIMING OF ONSET OF PRECIPITATION WITH THE GFS THE QUICKEST BRINGING CONVECTION IN BY LATE AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE..THE NAM WAS SLOWER DELAYING CONVECTIVE INITIATION UNTIL AFTER 6P. PREFER THE SLOWER NAM...BUT HAVE KEPT COVERAGE ISOLATED ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE MAINLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO GIVE SOME WIGGLE ROOM FOR THE QUICKER GFS. LIFTED INDICES WILL BE BETWEEN 0 AND -2C LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN CARBON COUNTY. THIS WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS... ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY THIS EVENING. WOULD EXPECT CONVECTION TO BECOME ELEVATED AND BE ABLE TO BE SUSTAINED WELL INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS...SO KEPT THUNDER IN UNTIL AT LEAST MIDNIGHT. WOULD NOT BE AT ALL SURPRISED IF ITS NEEDED LONGER. LOW FREEZING LEVELS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF GRAUPEL AND/OR SMALL HAIL WITH THE HEAVIER CONVECTIVE SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 9000 OR 10000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL FALL ONCE AGAIN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SO...PRECIP WILL REMAIN LIQUID THRU MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY...BUT WILL MIX WITH SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING AND TRANSITION TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH WILL CONTINUE INTO SE COLORADO BY EARLY THURSDAY AND CLOSE OFF OVER WRN KANSAS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 00Z MODEL SUITES HAVE CONTINUED THE SLOWER/WETTER TREND WITH THIS SYSTEM. AS THE UPPER LOW CLOSES AND STACKS...ITS PROGRESSION WILL SLOW TO A CRAWL. AS THIS OCCURS AN IMPRESSIVE AREA OF DIVERGENCE DEVELOPS WITHIN DIFFLUENT H3 FLOW. THIS WILL MOVE OVER TOP OF AN AREA OF STRONG LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE WHICH WILL PROVIDE A FAVORABLE SET-UP FOR PRECIPITATION THURSDAY. HAVE CONTINUED TO INCREASE PRECIP CHANCES ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. IF TEMPS ARE ABLE TO REMAIN COLD ENOUGH...AREAS OF THE NRN PANHANDLE COULD SURPASS ADVISORY CRITERIA SNOW AMOUNTS. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF AT LEAST 15 TO 25 MPH AND PERHAPS HIGHER TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS PERIOD WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY AS ANY DEVIATION IN LOW POSITION WOULD HAVE RESIDUAL CONSEQUENCES ON THE OUTCOME. THE UPPER LOW WILL WOBBLE INTO CENTRAL KANSAS THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO ERN KANSAS FRIDAY MORNING. AS THIS OCCURS...DRIER CONDITIONS WILL WORK IN FROM WEST TO EAST ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SO...FOR TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...HAVE 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE SNOWIES/SIERRA MADRES/LARAMIE RANGE...WITH PERHAPS 1 TO 3 INCHES IN ADJACENT LOWER ELEVATIONS. KEPT HIER AMOUNTS GOING IN THE WRN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...WHERE 2 TO 5 INCHES FO SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. H7 TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO AROUND -8C ON THURSDAY AND WHEN COMBINED WITH THICK CLOUDS WILL ONLY YIELD UPPER 30S/LOW 40S FOR HIGHS. SOME MODERATION BACK INTO THE UPPER 40S IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY. .LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL OCCUR EACH DAY THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL BE NOTED ON SAT AS THICKNESS VALUES INCREASE OVER THE CWA. A DISTURBANCE ALONG WITH MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE SAT. WESTERLY FLOW WILL BE ALOFT OVER THE FORECAST AREA FROM SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AND THIS WILL PROVIDE A STEADY STREAM OF MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC. SEVERAL WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AT THIS TIME AND THIS WILL RESULT IN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS FROM SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. PRECIP AMOUNTS DURING THIS TIME SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT. ON MON...THE UPPER FLOW WILL BECOME SW AS AN UPPER TROUGH DEEPENS TO THE WEST. THIS UPPER TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS THE CWA MON NIGHT WITH THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ALSO MOVING ACROSS THE AREA AT THIS TIME. A 700 MB CLOSED LOW WILL ALSO BE OVER THE FORECAST AREA MON NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM APPEARS THAT IT WILL BE MUCH STRONGER THAN THE WEAK DISTURBANCES EARLIER IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD...AND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE PRECIP WILL REMAIN RAIN MON EVENING...BUT WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY TUES MORNING BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO RAIN BY TUES AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE FROM 4 TO 7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR SAT AND SUN...AROUND NORMAL ON MON...AND A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ON TUE. && .AVIATION...12Z TAFS AREAS OF MVFR CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR MAINLY EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS MORNING DUE TO SHOWER ACTIVITY AND LOWER CIGS. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. AREA OF MVFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA TONIGHT DUE TO RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS REDUCING VSBYS AND CIGS. SOME BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO THUR MORNING. && .FIRE WEATHER... ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH INTO THE DISTRICT BY LATE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES DROP TONIGHT SUCH THAT MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL MIX WITH AND TURN TO SNOW. MOST AREAS CAN EXPECT AT LEAST SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL PULL AWAY FROM THE AREA ON FRIDAY...GRADUALLY ENDING PRECIPITATION CHANCES FROM WEST TO EAST. COOL TEMPERATURES AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HIGH THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. ALTHOUGH THIS SYSTEM LOOKS THE STRONGEST IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE... ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCES WILL BRING PERIODIC CHANCES FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .HYDROLOGY... RIVER LEVELS ON THE NORTH PLATTE DOWNSTREAM OF GUERNSEY RESERVOIR WILL REMAIN NEAR STEADY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AFTER THAT TIME...ADDITIONAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS IN RIVERS...ESPECIALLY IN THE PANHANDLE TO RISE SLIGHTLY BY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE FOR FRIDAY. THE STAGES AT THE GAGE SITES AT HENRY AND MITCHELL WILL REMAIN IN THE ACTION STAGE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. && .CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WY...NONE. NE...NONE. && SHORT TERM/FIRE WEATHER...HAHN LONG TERM/AVIATION...KMD
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 5:26 AM MDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 526 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-141130- 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- 526 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EACH DAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE REST OF THE AREA WILL SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS. .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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 13, 4:48 AM MDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 448 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011 WYZ116-131200- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 448 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011 ...FOG TO PERSIST THROUGH MID-MORNING OVER SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE... AN AREA OF FOG WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH 9 AM. THE FOG WAS THICKEST BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 323 AND 330 ON INTERSTATE 80. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. MOTORISTS TRAVELLING INTERSTATE 80 OR HAPPY JACK ROAD BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. THE FOG IS WILL LIFT BY AROUND 9 AM. HAHN
Special weather statement, Apr 13, 6:35 AM MDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 635 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011 WYZ116-131500- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 635 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011 ...FOG TO PERSIST THROUGH MID-MORNING OVER SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE... AN AREA OF FOG WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH 9 AM. THE FOG WAS THICKEST BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 325 AND 330 ON INTERSTATE 80. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. MOTORISTS TRAVELLING INTERSTATE 80 OR HAPPY JACK ROAD BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. THE FOG IS EXPECTED TO LIFT BY AROUND 9 AM. HAHN
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.