Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 30, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Mar 19, 2011, 2:45 PM MDT for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 19, 2011, 3:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 19 hr. 19 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 19, 2011, 2:45 PM MDT (20:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 19, 2011, 3:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2011, 9:37 AM MDT
- In force
- 19 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 20:44 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 19, 3:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Bordeaux, WY | |
| Mar 19, 4:53 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Laramie, WY | |
| Mar 19, 5:05 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 50 | Buford, WY | BUFORD UPR SITE |
| Mar 19, 8:20 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH |
| Mar 19, 8:31 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 54 MPH |
| Mar 19, 8:35 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS 38 MPH |
| Mar 19, 8:50 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 57 MPH |
| Mar 19, 9:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | |
| Mar 19, 9:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 47 MPH. |
| Mar 19, 9:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Arlington, WY | SUSAINED WIND 47 MPH. |
| Mar 19, 9:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 48 MPH. |
| Mar 19, 9:06 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 52 MPH |
| Mar 19, 9:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 44 MPH. |
| Mar 19, 9:16 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 51 MPH. |
| Mar 19, 9:20 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 48 MPH. |
| Mar 19, 9:21 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 45 MPH. |
| Mar 19, 9:56 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 47 MPH |
| Mar 19, 9:56 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH |
| Mar 19, 10:05 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 56 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, 8.8 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
- 1201 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 323 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
047 WWUS75 KCYS 192045 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 245 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...BREEZY TODAY IN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY AND EARLY SUNDAY... .BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL IMPACT DAWES AND BOX BUTTE COUNTIES TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A HIGH WIND EVENT ACROSS WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING BEGINNING TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO REACH THE SURFACE DURING THIS PERIOD. STAY TUNED TO FUTURE STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS HIGH WIND POTENTIAL. WYZ110-200445- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110320T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0030.110319T2100Z-110320T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 245 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ARLINGTON ARE POSSIBLE FOR MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATES 80. THOSE IN LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TRAVEL TODAY AND EARLY SUNDAY WILL WANT TO STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL HIGH WIND EVENT. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-192145- /O.CAN.KCYS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110319T2100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE 245 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISROY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ106-116-117-200445- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0014.110320T0300Z-110320T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0030.110319T2100Z-110320T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 245 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS AT BORDEAUX AND VEDAUWOO ARE POSSIBLE FOR MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 25. THOSE IN LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TRAVEL TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY WILL WANT TO STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL HIGH WIND EVENT. 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. && $$ GRIFFITH
3 follow-up statements
775 WWUS75 KCYS 200242 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 842 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY... .AFTER A BRIEF DECREASE IN WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO INCREASE IN OUR WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE STARTING TO TRANSLATE TO THE SURFACE THIS EVENING. ARLINGTON HAS JUST STARTING REACHING WARNING LEVEL WINDS AND WE EXPECT OUR OTHER WIND PRONE AREAS TO BEGIN EXPERIENCING AN INCREASE IN THEIR WIND SPEEDS AS WELL LATER THIS EVENING. WYZ106-110-116-117-201400- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110320T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 842 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS AT ARLIGTON...BORDEAUX AND VEDAUWOO ARE EXPECTED FOR MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 25. THOSE IN LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TRAVEL TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY WILL WANT TO STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL HIGH WIND EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
863 WWUS75 KCYS 201137 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 537 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS MORNING... .WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AS A DISTURBANCE MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE AREA. AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES OUT OF THE AREA...STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WYZ106-110-116-117-201800- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110320T1800Z/ 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 537 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS AT ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX AND VEDAUWOO ARE EXPECTED FOR MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 25. THOSE IN LIGHT 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. && $$ DAUGHERTY
557 WWUS75 KCYS 201537 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 937 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELED... .AS HIGH PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING OVER WYOMING THE STRONG WINDS THAT PROMPTED THE HIGH WIND WARNING ARE DIMINISHING. WYZ106-110-116-117-201645- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110320T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 937 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. ALTHOUGH THERE STILL BE SOME ISOLATED STRONG GUSTS OF WIND THROUGH MIDDAY OVERALL THE WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING ARE NO LONGER MEETING HIGH WIND CRITERIA. $$ GRIFFITH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 6:03 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 21 hr |
| Mar 19, 9:31 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 5 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.