Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 28, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Mar 17, 2011, 2:33 AM MDT for Albany County, Laramie County, Platte County, Wyoming. It was in force for 12 hr. 50 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 17, 2011, 2:33 AM MDT (08:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2011, 2:53 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:33 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 17, 3:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Whitaker, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH SINCE 255 AM. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 48 MPH SINCE 355 AM. |
| Mar 17, 4:10 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Bordeaux, WY | GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH SINCE 4 AM. |
| Mar 17, 4:20 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Whitaker, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 52 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 4:21 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | WYOMING HILL STATION |
| Mar 17, 4:25 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | WHITAKER - SUSTAINED AT 52 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 4:25 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 51 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 4:27 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Cheyenne, WY | FIRST WIND GUST OF 58 MPH OBSERVED AT 327A. |
| Mar 17, 4:31 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | WYO HILL - SUSTAINED AT 52 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 4:45 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | |
| Mar 17, 4:45 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | EMKAY - SUSTAINED AT 46 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 5:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 W Cheyenne, WY | POLO RANCH HADS - SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 5:10 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 5:21 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | SENSOR AT WYOMING HILL. SUSTAINED WIND OF 53 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 5:25 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | WHITAKER - SUSTAINED AT 56 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 5:45 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | EMKAY - SUSTAINED AT 65 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 6:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 W Cheyenne, WY | POLO RANCH HADS - SUSTAINED AT 49 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 6:25 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | WHITAKER - SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 6:26 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Cheyenne, WY | |
| Mar 17, 6:30 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 W Cheyenne, WY | POLO RANCH HADS - SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 6:46 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | WYO HILL - SUSTAINED AT 56 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 6:50 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | SUSTAINED AT 54 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 6:53 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 18 Wnw Cheyenne, WY | |
| Mar 17, 6:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | |
| Mar 17, 6:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | SUSTAINED AT 62 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 7:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 7 W Cheyenne, WY | POLO RANCH HADS - SUSTAINED AT 46 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 7:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 80 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | EMKAY - SUSTAINED AT 52 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 7:20 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | WHITAKER - SUSTAINED AT 50 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 7:21 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | WYO HILL - SUSTAINED AT 55 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 7:35 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 12 Sse Horse Creek, WY | |
| Mar 17, 7:35 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | SUSTAINED AT 57 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 7:41 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 10 Nw Cheyenne, WY | |
| Mar 17, 7:45 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 49 | 7 W Cheyenne, WY | POLO RANCH HADS - SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 43-49 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS OF 49-66 MPH...ON ALL 15 MINUTE OBSERVATIONS FROM 545 AM TO 745 AM MDT. |
| Mar 17, 7:45 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 49 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | BORDEAUX - SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 40-49 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS OF 52-73 MPH...ON ALL 5 MINUTE OBSERVATIONS FROM 350 AM TO 745 AM MDT. |
| Mar 17, 7:50 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 10 Nw Cheyenne, WY | |
| Mar 17, 7:56 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 56 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | WYO HILL - SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 43-56 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS OF 61-73 MPH...ON ALL 5 MINUTE OBSERVATIONS FROM 451 AM TO 756 AM MDT. |
| Mar 17, 8:01 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | WYO HILL - SUSTAINED AT 34 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 8:05 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | WHITAKER - SUSTAINED AT 47 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 8:15 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 56 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | WHITAKER - SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS 40-56 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS OF 49-66 MPH...ON ALL 5 MINUTE OBSERVATIONS FROM 255 AM TO 815 AM MDT. |
| Mar 17, 8:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | EMKAY |
| Mar 17, 8:40 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | BORDEAUX - SUSTAINED AT 55 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 8:49 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | 12 Sse Horse Creek, WY | |
| Mar 17, 9:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | EMKAY - SUSTAINED AT 51 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 9:35 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | BORDEAUX - SUSTAINED AT 54 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 10:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | BORDEAUX - SUSTAINED AT 53 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 10:30 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | EMKAY - SUSTAINED AT 38 MPH. |
| Mar 17, 11:15 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 58 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | BORDEAUX - SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 42-58 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 63-71 MPH...ON ALL 5 MINUTE OBSERVATIONS FROM 750 AM TO 1115 AM MDT. |
| Mar 17, 12:00 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 12 Wnw Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SWE 0.30 INCHES FROM 17/00L TO 17/12L. 10 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Mar 17, 12:00 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SWE 0.40 INCHES FROM 17/00L TO 17/12L. 10 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Mar 17, 1:05 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED AT 37 MPH. SINCE LSR AT 1115 WIND GUSTS HAVE RANGED BETWEEN 51 AD 60 MPH WITH SUSTAINED AT 40 OR ABOVE ENDING AT 1230L. TREND HAS BEEN DOWNWARD. |
| Mar 17, 1:10 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Buford, WY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 259 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
- 3626 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
525 WWUS75 KCYS 170833 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 233 AM MDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING.. .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS IN SOUTHERN PLATTE COUNTY THROUGH 9 AM. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL OCCUR NEAR THE BORDEAUX EXIT ALONG INTERSTATE 25. WYZ106-171500- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0028.110317T0833Z-110317T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 233 AM MDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM MDT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE ENCOUNTERED ALONG INTESTATE 25 IN SOUTHERN PLATTE COUNTY. MOTORISTS ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID THESE DANGEROUS WINDS. 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. && $$ HAHN
3 follow-up statements
552 WWUS75 KCYS 171012 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 412 AM MDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING.. .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 3 PM. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL OCCUR ALONG INTERSTATE 25 ESPECIALLY NEAR THE BORDEAUX EXIT. WYZ117-118-172100- /O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110317T2100Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE 412 AM MDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 3 PM MDT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE ENCOUNTERED ALONG INTESTATE 25 IN LARAMIE COUNTY. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID DRIVING THROUGH THIS AREA TO AVOID THE POTENTIAL OF THE VEHICLE BLOWING OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ106-172100- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110317T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 412 AM MDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 3 PM MDT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE ENCOUNTERED ALONG INTESTATE 25 IN SOUTHERN PLATTE COUNTY. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID DRIVING THROUGH THIS AREA TO AVOID THE VEHICLE FROM BLOWING OVER. 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. && $$ COX
891 WWUS75 KCYS 171815 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1215 PM MDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON IN AREAS OVER AND ALONG THE LARAMIE RANGE... .A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT GRADUALLY WEAKEN. ALSO... STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN STRONG THROUGH 3 PM...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. WYZ117-118-171915- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110317T2100Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE 1215 PM MDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE OVER AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WESTERLY WINDS WILL STILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. $$ WYZ106-172100- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110317T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 1215 PM MDT THU MAR 17 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. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * OBSERVED WINDS...BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND AT THE INTERSTATE 25 BORDEAUX EXIT THE WINDS HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED AT 40 TO 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS AS BEEN AS HIGH AS 73 AT 845 AM. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE ENCOUNTERED ALONG INTESTATE 25 IN SOUTHERN PLATTE COUNTY. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID DRIVING THROUGH THIS AREA TO AVOID THE VEHICLE FROM BLOWING OVER. 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. && $$ WEILAND
276 WWUS75 KCYS 172053 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 253 PM MDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH SUNSET... .WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH SUNSET. DURING THAT TIME...SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE WILL RECEIVE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WYZ106-172200- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110317T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 253 PM MDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE OVER AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH SUNSET. FOR THAT REASON...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WIND SPEEDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 45 MPH AT TIMES ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. $$ WEILAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 3:39 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie | 11 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.