Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 1, 2011, 10:27 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 1, 2011, 11:44 AM MST. It was in force for 24 hr. 20 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
- Jan 1, 2011, 10:27 AM MST (17:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2011, 11:44 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2011, 11:58 AM MST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | Bordeaux, WY | |
| Jan 1, 2:46 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Arlington, WY | 57 MPH AT 1446L. |
| Jan 1, 2:47 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | Vedauwoo, WY | |
| Jan 1, 4:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Bordeaux, WY | |
| Jan 1, 5:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Arlington, WY | |
| Jan 1, 11:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Arlington, WY | WINDS WERE SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH. |
| Jan 1, 11:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Bordeaux, WY | WINDS WERE SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH. |
| Jan 2, 12:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS WERE AT 44 MPH. |
| Jan 2, 12:40 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Bordeaux, WY | WINDS WERE SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH. |
| Jan 2, 1:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 12 Sw Cheyenne, WY | WIND GUSTS 41 TO 49 MPH BETWEEN 115 AM AND 155 AM. |
| Jan 2, 2:06 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS WERE AT 48 MPH. |
| Jan 2, 2:25 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS WERE AT 48 MPH. |
| Jan 2, 2:36 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | 8 S Cheyenne, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 40 MPH. |
| Jan 2, 2:40 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | Whitaker, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS WERE AT 41 MPH. |
| Jan 2, 3:22 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Vedauwoo, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 40 MPH. |
| Jan 2, 3:25 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 44 MPH. |
| Jan 2, 3:31 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 42 MPH. |
| Jan 2, 5:44 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 11 Sse Garrett, WY | THIS IS AT DODGE CREEK RAWS. |
| Jan 2, 6:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Bordeaux, WY | GUST 65 TO 72 MPH. SUSTAINED WIND 43 TO 53 MPH. |
| Jan 2, 6:11 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | Arlington, WY | GUST 53 TO 68 MPH. SUSTAINED WIND 40 TO 47 MPH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 278 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
- 1127 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
779 WWUS75 KCYS 011727 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1027 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY TONIGHT IN SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .WINDS IN THE MID AND UPPER PARTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL INCREASE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME...A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION. THE RESULT WILL BE AN INCREASE OF SURFACE WINDS IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE EARLY TONIGHT WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THOSE AREAS...CREATING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. WYZ104>106-110-116-117-020600- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0001.110102T0100Z-110102T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0001.110102T0100Z-110102T1900Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 1027 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT TO NOON MST SUNDAY. * WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH...GENERALLY FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST. * WIND CHILLS...10 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AND CREATE SLICK AREAS ON ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 25 TONIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS...LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS FROM BLOWING SNOW...AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. && $$ CARPENTER
5 follow-up statements
599 WWUS75 KCYS 011844 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1144 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY TONIGHT IN SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .WINDS IN THE MID AND UPPER PARTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL INCREASE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME...A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION. THE RESULT WILL BE AN INCREASE OF SURFACE WINDS IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE EARLY TONIGHT WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THOSE AREAS...CREATING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. WYZ110-020245- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0001.110101T1844Z-110102T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1144 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON MST SUNDAY. * WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH...GENERALLY FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST. * WIND CHILLS...15 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AND CREATE SLICK AREAS ON ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 80 THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS...LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS FROM BLOWING SNOW...AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. && $$ WYZ104>106-116-117-020245- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.110102T0100Z-110102T1900Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 1144 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT TO NOON MST SUNDAY. * WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH...GENERALLY FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST. * WIND CHILLS...10 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AND CREATE SLICK AREAS ON ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 25 TONIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS...LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS FROM BLOWING SNOW...AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. && $$ CARPENTER
019 WWUS75 KCYS 012329 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 429 PM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE FOR THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF CARBON COUNTY... .WINDS IN THE MID AND UPPER PARTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE STRONG OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME...A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION. THE RESULT WILL BE AN INCREASE OF SURFACE WINDS IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THOSE AREAS...CREATING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. WYZ104>106-116-117-020900- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0001.110101T2329Z-110102T1900Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 429 PM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. * WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH...GENERALLY FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST. * WIND CHILLS...10 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AND CREATE SLICK AREAS ON ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 25 TONIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS...LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS FROM BLOWING SNOW...AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. && $$ WYZ110-020900- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 429 PM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. * WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH...GENERALLY FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST. * WIND CHILLS...15 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AND CREATE SLICK AREAS ON ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 80 THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS...LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS FROM BLOWING SNOW...AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. && $$ HAHN
384 WWUS75 KCYS 020745 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1245 AM MST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF CARBON COUNTY... .WINDS IN THE MID AND UPPER PARTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE STRONG OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME...A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE WILL BE ACROSS THE REGION. THE RESULT WILL BE STRONG WINDS IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THOSE AREAS...CREATING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. WYZ104>106-116-117-021545- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T1900Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 1245 AM MST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH...GENERALLY FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST. * WIND CHILLS...10 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * RECENT WIND REPORTS...WINDS HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED AT AROUND 45 MPH SINCE THE EVENING BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. WIND GUSTS WERE FREQUENTLY BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH WITH THE HIGHEST GUST BEING 61 MPH AT 1110 PM AT THE INTERSTATE 25 BORDEAUX EXIT BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AND CREATE SLICK AREAS ON ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 25 TONIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS...LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS FROM BLOWING SNOW...AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. && $$ WYZ110-021545- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1245 AM MST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. * WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH...GENERALLY FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST. * WIND CHILLS...15 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * RECENT WIND REPORTS...WINDS HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED AT AROUND 45 MPH SINCE THE EVENING AT ARLINGTON. WIND GUSTS WERE FREQUENTLY BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH WITH THE HIGHEST GUST BEING 60 MPH AT 830 PM AT ARLINGTON. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AND CREATE SLICK AREAS ON ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 80 THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS...LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS FROM BLOWING SNOW...AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. && $$ WEILAND
567 WWUS75 KCYS 021145 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 445 AM MST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF CARBON COUNTY THROUGH MIDDAY... .WINDS IN THE MID AND UPPER PARTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE STRONG OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME...A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE WILL BE ACROSS THE REGION. THE RESULT WILL BE STRONG WINDS IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THOSE AREAS...CREATING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. WYZ104>106-116-117-021900- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T1900Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 445 AM MST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH...GENERALLY FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST. * WIND CHILLS...10 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * RECENT WIND REPORTS...WINDS HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING OVER AND THE NEAR THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AND CREATE SLICK AREAS ON ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 25 TONIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS...LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS FROM BLOWING SNOW...AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. && $$ WYZ110-021900- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 445 AM MST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH...GENERALLY FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST. * WIND CHILLS...15 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * RECENT WIND REPORTS...WINDS HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED AT AROUND 45 MPH SINCE THE EVENING AT ARLINGTON. WIND GUSTS WERE FREQUENTLY BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH WITH THE HIGHEST GUST BEING 60 MPH AT 411 AM AT ARLINGTON. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AND CREATE SLICK AREAS ON ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 80 THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS...LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADWAYS FROM BLOWING SNOW...AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. && $$ WEILAND
031 WWUS75 KCYS 021858 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1158 AM MST SUN JAN 2 2011 WYZ104>106-110-116-117-022000- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T1900Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 1158 AM MST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO BE DECREASED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES DUE TO CONTINUING BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. $$ CARPENTER
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Jan 1, 8:27 AM MST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 8:27 AM MST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
827 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011
.UPDATE...TODAY...
MORNING UPDATE JUST TO ADD SOME PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO THE
RAWLINS AREA WITH THE SHORT-WAVE MOVING THROUGH...AND TO INCREASE
MOUNTAIN PRECIPITATION CHANCES THIS MORNING. ALSO THE SNOW HAS
MOVED OUT OF CHADRON AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE...SO HAVE
ELIMINATED CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION THERE THIS MORNING. AND
FINALLY ADDED MORE MENTION OF BLOWING SNOW BASED ON THE
ACCUMULATIONS RECEIVED IN THE PAST FEW DAYS AND THE WINDS STILL
REMAINING STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT AT LEAST LOW BLOWING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
WIND CHILL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN BORDER-LINE...BUT ENOUGH
OF THE HIGHWAY SENSORS CONTINUE TO HIT CRITERIA AND CONDITIONS
REMAIN VERY...VERY COLD ACROSS THE AREA SO WILL ALLOW THESE
HIGHLIGHTS TO CONTINUE AT LEAST FOR A FEW MORE HOURS AS CONDITIONS
SLOWLY WARM.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 341 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011/
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED SLOWLY SINCE THE LATE EVENING OVER MUCH OF
THE CWA. WINDS HAVE REMAINED BRISK OVER THE EAST PART OF THE CWA
OVERNIGHT...AND STRONGER ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE
RESULTING WIND CHILL VALUES SINCE 06Z HAVE BEEN BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA IN THE EAST PART OF THE CWA AND AT ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE
WEST. MODIFIED THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED HIGHLIGHTS FOR A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY IN THE EAST UNTIL 18Z AND A WIND CHILL WARNING IN THE WEST
THROUGH THAT TIME. LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ALSO CONTINUE TO FALL IN
THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE CWA AS OF 10Z AND SHOULD CONTINUE
THROUGH THE MID MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER NORTHEAST.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVER THE CWA TODAY WITH RISING HEIGHTS ALOFT
AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE REGION. PERIODS OF LIGHT
SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SNOWY AND
SIERRA MADRE RANGES TODAY WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. OTHERWISE...
CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN MOST AREAS TODAY AND THE
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WARM. THE MAIN CONCERN FOR
TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE THE WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IN AREAS ALONG
AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 50 AND
55 MPH AT KARL SINCE 06Z WITH THE SPEEDS AT THE LOWEST GATE OF THE
MEDICINE BOW PROFILER RUNNING AT 45 KNOTS. IN ADVANCE OF A
SHORTWAVE TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH...THE LOW LEVEL HEIGHT
DIFFERENCES INCREASE TO FAVORABLE LEVELS BETWEEN KCAG AND KCPR
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE 700 MB WINDS ARE
STRONGER FROM THE 00Z GFS OVER THE WYOMING PART OF THE CWA AT 45 TO
55 KNOTS. WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR SOME AREAS
ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE FROM 01Z TO 19Z SUNDAY AND
EMPHASIZE THE BLOWING SNOW. THAT SAME SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL SPREAD
CLOUDS AND LIGHT SNOW OVER THE WEST AND NORTH PARTS OF THE CWA SUNDAY
NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM IN MOST AREAS THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE WESTERLY WINDS AND WARM AIR ADVECTION.
LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NAM...GFS AND ECMWF SYNOPTIC
PATTERNS FAIRLY SIMILAR...THUS MODEL SOLUTIONS REASONABLE.
MONDAY...ALBERTA CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS STATES WITH LITTLE EFFECT FOR US. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE
20S TO LOWER 30S WITH 700 MB TEMPERATURES FROM -9C SOUTHWEST TO -16C
NORTHEAST.
TUESDAY...SLOW WARMING TREND ON TAP AS HEIGHTS ALOFT AND THICKNESSES
RISE WITH FLOW ALOFT BACKING TO WEST NORTHWEST. FEW OROGRAPHIC SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE ON THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF A
SHORTWAVE TROUGH TRAVERSING ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO.
WEDNESDAY...FLOW ALOFT TURNS NORTHWEST AGAIN AND WINDS WILL
INCREASED MARKEDLY AS SURFACE THROUGH 700 MB GRADIENTS STRENGTHEN
AND BECOME UNIDIRECTIONAL. POSSIBLE HIGH WIND EVENT ALONG AND WEST
OF INTERSTATE 25.
THURSDAY...ANOTHER WINDY DAY WITH STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT...IMPRESSIVE GRADIENTS FROM THE SURFACE THROUGH 700 MB AND
DEEP UNIDIRECTIONAL NORTHWEST FLOW.
FRIDAY...SIMILAR FLOW PATTERN TO THURSDAY THOUGH A BACKDOOR COLD
FRONT PROGGED TO AFFECT AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 COOLING
TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY. STILL DRY WITH LIMITED LOW AND MID LEVEL
MOISTURE.
AVIATION...12Z TAF ISSUANCE...
LOWER CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH 16Z OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE CWA. WINDS AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE OVER THE
REST OF THE CWA THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL BE AS HIGH AS
50 KNOTS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH MID MORNING AND
AGAIN TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW MILES
IN SOME AREAS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE
SNOWY RANGE WILL BE OBSCURED THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY.
FIRE WEATHER...NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
AND RECENT SNOWFALL. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH
ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH SUNDAY AND AS HIGH AS
40 MPH IN AREAS TO THE EAST. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SLOWLY THROUGH
THE MID PART OF NEXT WEEK...BUT WILL ONLY RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL
VALUES. LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF THE
MOUNTAINS THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON SATURDAY FOR WYZ103-WYZ104-WYZ105-
WYZ106-WYZ109-WYZ110-WYZ111-WYZ112-WYZ113-WYZ114-WYZ115-
WYZ116-WYZ117.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON SATURDAY FOR WYZ101-WYZ102-WYZ106-
WYZ107-WYZ108-WYZ117-WYZ118-WYZ119.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO NOON SUNDAY FOR WYZ104-
WYZ105-WYZ106-WYZ110-WYZ116-WYZ117.
NE...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON SATURDAY FOR NEZ002-NEZ003-NEZ019-
NEZ020-NEZ021-NEZ054-NEZ055-NEZ095-NEZ096.
&&
UPDATE...CARPENTER
SHORT TERM/AVIATION...WEILAND
LONG TERM...RUBINHazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 5:09 AM MST, 5 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 509 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-118-119- 021215- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 509 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH THIS MORNING OVER THE AREA. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 15 AND 25 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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 WYZ103-109-111-113-115-021215- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY- 509 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THIS AREA. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY RETURN TO THE AREA STARTING ON WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .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 WYZ104>106-110-116-117-021215- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- 509 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THIS AREA. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT STARTING TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY MORNING AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS MAY RETURN TO THE AREA STARTING ON WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .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 WYZ112-114-021215- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- 509 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT IN OPEN AREAS OF THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH UP TO AN INCH OF NEW SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW MAY RETURN TO THE AREA STARTING ON WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .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 WEILAND
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 1, 4:55 AM MST, 5 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 455 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 WYZ103>106-109-110-116-117-011400- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 455 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS MORNING... AT 440 AM...WESTERLY WINDS WERE GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH IN SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. AT THAT TIME... ARLINGTON HAD A WIND GUST TO 58 MPH AND VEDAUWOO...BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE...HAD A GUST TO 35 MPH. IN ADDITION...WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 43 MPH BETWEEN WHEATLAND AND CHUGWATER AT THAT TIME. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THOSE AREAS FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT WITH WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 30 AND 40 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON. WEILAND
Local storm report, Jan 1, 5:12 AM MST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
512 AM MST SAT JAN 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0442 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ARLINGTON 41.59N 106.21W
01/01/2011 M58 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WINDS WERE AT 48 MPH AT THAT TIME.
&&
MWEILANDSpecial weather statement, Jan 1, 6:42 AM MST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 642 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 WYZ103>106-109-110-116-117-011600- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 642 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS MORNING... AT 630 AM...WESTERLY WINDS WERE GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH IN SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. AT THAT TIME... WIND GUSTS BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND WERE AT 50 MPH... ARLINGTON 44 MPH AND VEDAUWOO...BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE HAD A GUST TO 43 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THOSE AREAS FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THAT TIME. WIND GUSTS WILL BE BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 30 AND 40 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON. WEILAND
Special weather statement, Jan 1, 8:59 AM MST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 859 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 WYZ103>106-109-110-116-117-011900- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 859 AM MST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS MORNING... AT 830 AM...WINDS WERE GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH IN SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...GENERALLY FROM THE WEST. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THESE AREAS FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING WITH WINDS CONTINUING TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH MIDDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SUMMIT OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AND NEAR ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN ALONG INTERSTATE 80. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 40 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON. CARPENTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 8:57 PM MST | Wind Chill Warning | CYS | Albany, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara | 13 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:50 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | CYS | Albany, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara, Platte | 7 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:59 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 6 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.