Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 26, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Mar 15, 2011, 12:33 PM MDT for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 16, 2011, 3:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2011, 12:33 PM MDT (18:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2011, 3:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2011, 3:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 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 18:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 4:50 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS AT 41MPH. |
| Mar 16, 5:20 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Arlington, WY | |
| Mar 16, 6:05 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 41 MPH. |
| Mar 16, 6:05 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 41 MPH. |
| Mar 16, 6:21 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 3 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | WIND GUST 58 MPH TO 63 MPH FROM 551 AM TO 621 AM. SUSTANED WIND 42 MPH TO 47 MPH. |
| Mar 16, 6:30 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | SUTAINED WIND 45 MPH. |
| Mar 16, 6:35 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | |
| Mar 16, 2:36 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Mar 16, 2:40 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 15 Ese Sinclair, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Mar 16, 2:40 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 44 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, 6.6 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
- 1871 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
331 WWUS75 KCYS 151834 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1233 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL PRODUCE A LIKELY HIGH WIND EVENT ACROSS WIND PRONE LOCATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY...INCLUDING ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN AND BORDEAUX. WYZ106-110-161200- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0026.110316T0900Z-110316T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1233 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...3 AM MDT TONIGHT THROUGH 3 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY WANT TO POSTPONE TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON...AND ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR BORDEAUX IN PLATTE COUNTY. 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. && $$ RUBIN
4 follow-up statements
572 WWUS75 KCYS 160436 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1036 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL PRODUCE A HIGH WIND EVENT ACROSS WIND PRONE LOCATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY...INCLUDING ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN AND BORDEAUX. WYZ106-110-161245- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0026.110316T0900Z-110316T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1036 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...3 AM MDT TONIGHT THROUGH 3 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY WANT TO POSTPONE TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON...AND ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR BORDEAUX IN PLATTE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
311 WWUS75 KCYS 161037 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 437 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON... .THERE WILL BE A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE. THE COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE STRONG SURFACE WINDS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE MAIN AREAS AFFECTED WILL BE ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN AND BETWEEN WHEATLAND AND CHUGWATER. WYZ106-110-161800- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110316T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 437 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 3 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * WIND REPORTS...SINCE 10 PM...WINDS HAVE GUSTED TO NEAR 50 MPH IN THE ARLINGTON AREA. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY WANT TO POSTPONE TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON...AND ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR BORDEAUX IN PLATTE COUNTY. 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. && $$ WEILAND
337
WWUS75 KCYS 161707
NPWCYS
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1107 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011
...LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID
AFTERNOON...
.THERE WILL BE A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE. THE
COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE STRONG SURFACE WINDS THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE MAIN
AREAS AFFECTED WILL BE ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN.
WYZ106-161815-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110316T2100Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX
1107 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING.
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS NO LONGER APPEAR LIKELY OVER THIS AREA
THOUGH SOME GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
$$
WYZ110-162100-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110316T2100Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
1107 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...THROUGH 3 PM TODAY.
* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60
MPH.
* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY WANT TO POSTPONE
TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON.
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.
&&
$$510 WWUS75 KCYS 162034 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 234 PM MDT WED MAR 16 2011 WYZ110-162145- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110316T2100Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 234 PM MDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS AROUND THE ARLINGTON AREA ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SLOWLY DURING THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON THOUGH SOME GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. $$ RE
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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.