Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 11, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 27, 2011, 10:43 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 27, 2011, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 21 hr. 5 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 27, 2011, 10:43 AM MST (17:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 27, 2011, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2011, 7:45 AM MST
- In force
- 21 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 17:47 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 27, 7:50 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Bordeaux, WY | BORDEAUX HIGHWAY SENSOR. ELEV. 4698 FEET. HIGHEST SUSTAINED WINDS REPORTED THIS EVENING. GUST AT TIME OF OBSERVATION WAS 50 MPH. |
| Jan 27, 8:46 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON HIGHWAY SENSOR. ELEV. 7763 FEET. HIGHEST WIND GUST SO FAR THIS EVENING...STILL BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BUT INCREASING. SUSTAINED WIND AT TIME OF OBSERVATION WAS 37 MPH. |
| Jan 27, 9:30 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | Bordeaux, WY | BORDEAUX HIGHWAY SENSOR. ELEV. 4698 FEET. HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND REPORTED SINCE 750 PM MST. SUSTAINED WIND OF 40 MPH ALSO REPORTED AT 900 PM MST. |
| Jan 27, 10:05 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Bordeaux, WY | BORDEAUX HIGHWAY SENSOR. ELEV. 4698 FEET. SUSTAINED WIND OF 40 MPH ALSO REPORTED AT 950 PM MST. GUSTS RANGING FROM 49 TO 53 MPH. |
| Jan 28, 12:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Arlington, WY | WINDS HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED AT 40 TO 43 MPH SINCE 1230 AM. THIS IS THE MAXIMUM GUST SINCE 9 PM. |
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, 5.7 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
- 1965 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
102 WWUS75 KCYS 271743 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1043 AM MST THU JAN 27 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY MORNING... .A STRONG WEST TO EAST PRESSURE GRADIENT...IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS...WILL CREATE HIGH WINDS OVER THE ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE BRIEFLY BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL THEN INCREASE ABOVE CRITERIA AROUND SUNRISE ON FRIDAY. THE WINDS SHOULD DROP OFF BY MID MORNING ON FRIDAY. WYZ106-110-280300- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0011.110127T1800Z-110128T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1043 AM MST THU JAN 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...11 AM TODAY THROUGH 8 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING THROUGH THE AREA WITH A LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 FROM CHUGWATER TO WHEATLAND...OR ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ LUNDQUIST
2 follow-up statements
129 WWUS75 KCYS 280235 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 735 PM MST THU JAN 27 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT... .A STRONG WEST TO EAST PRESSURE GRADIENT...IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS...WILL CREATE HIGH WINDS OVER THE ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX AREAS TONIGHT. THE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE BY MID MORNING ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WYZ106-110-281500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110128T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 735 PM MST THU JAN 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THOSE TRAVELING THROUGH THE AREA WITH A LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 FROM CHUGWATER TO WHEATLAND...OR ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ CARPENTER
508 WWUS75 KCYS 281445 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 745 AM MST FRI JAN 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... WYZ106-110-281545- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110128T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 745 AM MST FRI JAN 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. $$ JAMSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 6:11 PM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 14 hr |
Nearby
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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.