Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 15, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Feb 6, 2011, 12:29 PM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 7, 2011, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 14 hr. 7 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
- Feb 6, 2011, 12:29 PM MST (19:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2011, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2011, 2:07 PM MST
- In force
- 14 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 19:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 4:11 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 51 MPH |
| Feb 7, 5:16 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 55 MPH |
| Feb 7, 8:55 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 50 | Buford, WY | |
| Feb 7, 9:10 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 52 | Buford, WY | |
| Feb 7, 10:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | Buford, WY | |
| Feb 7, 11:10 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 50 MPH |
| Feb 7, 1:15 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 4 Ese I-80 Exit 345, WY | EMKAY UPR SITE. |
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, 7.5 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
- 728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 107 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
495 WWUS75 KCYS 061929 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1229 PM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND EVENT LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON... .IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT WEATHER DISTURBANCE...A STRONG SURFACE AND LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP. STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID AFTERNOON MONDAY IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT. WYZ106-110-116-117-070600- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0008.110207T0700Z-110207T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0015.110207T0700Z-110207T2200Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 1229 PM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM MST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 300 PM MST MONDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY NEED TO POSTPONE TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-070100- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110207T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 1229 PM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. THOSE IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RUBIN
4 follow-up statements
304 WWUS75 KCYS 070050 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 550 PM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... .A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE RESULT WILL BE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS DURING THAT TIME WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-070200- /O.CAN.KCYS.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110207T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 550 PM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AT SUNSET. THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. FOR THAT REASON...THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ106-110-116-117-070900- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0015.110207T0700Z-110207T2200Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 550 PM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 300 PM MST MONDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY NEED TO POSTPONE TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WEILAND
216 WWUS75 KCYS 070442 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 942 PM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... .A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE RESULT WILL BE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS DURING THAT TIME WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. WYZ106-110-116-117-071400- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0015.110207T0700Z-110207T2200Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 942 PM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 300 PM MST MONDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY NEED TO POSTPONE TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ WEILAND
560 WWUS75 KCYS 071201 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 501 AM MST MON FEB 7 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... .A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE RESULT WILL BE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS DURING THE DAY WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. WYZ106-110-116-117-072200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110207T2200Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 501 AM MST MON FEB 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...UNTIL 3 PM TODAY. * WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. THOSE IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ DAUGHERTY
029 WWUS75 KCYS 072107 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 207 PM MST MON FEB 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CANCELLED... .WINDS HAVE BEEN ON THE DECREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THUS...WILL CANCEL THE HIGH WIND WARNING EARLY. WYZ106-110-116-117-072215- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110207T2200Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 207 PM MST MON FEB 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OUT OF THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST...PARTICULARLY AT OUR WIND PRONE AREAS OF BORDEAUX AND ARLINGTON. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 3:10 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Laramie, Platte | 55 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:10 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Platte | 17 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:12 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 3 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Wyoming, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
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.