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High Wind Warning 32, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Mar 23, 2011, 8:34 AM MDT for 4 counties in Wyoming. It was in force for 5 hr. 23 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 23, 2011, 8:34 AM MDT (14:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2011, 2:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 5 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 14:33 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 23, 8:37 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Vedauwoo, WY | SUSTAINED AT 49 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 9:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | Buford, WY | SUSTAINED AT 55 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 9:01 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. 41G51 AT 0910L |
| Mar 23, 9:12 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Vedauwoo, WY | SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH. 45G60 AT 0902L |
| Mar 23, 9:30 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Pumpkin Vine, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 9:31 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 23 W Cheyenne, WY | 42G57 AT 0926L. 35G57 AT 0921L. |
| Mar 23, 9:32 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Vedauwoo, WY | SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 9:35 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 11 Se Laramie, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. 43G53 AT 0930L. 44G52 AT 0925L. 43G53 AT 0920L. 42G52 AT 0915L. 42G52 AT 0910L. |
| Mar 23, 9:37 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Vedauwoo, WY | SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 9:50 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 39 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 9:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 9:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | SUSTAINED AT 38 |
| Mar 23, 9:57 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Vedauwoo, WY | SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 10:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | Buford, WY | SUSTAINED AT 67 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 10:17 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Vedauwoo, WY | SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 10:21 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH. 38G50 AT 1016L. 37G53 AT 1006L. 40G53 AT 1001L. |
| Mar 23, 10:32 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Vedauwoo, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. 43G57 AT 1027L. 44G55 AT 1022L. |
| Mar 23, 11:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Buford, WY | SUSTAINED AT 54 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 11:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | Buford, WY | SUSTAINED AT 51 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 11:05 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Whitaker, WY | SUSTAINED AT 35 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 11:07 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Vedauwoo, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 11:37 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Vedauwoo, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 11:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 21 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 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, 2.6 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
- 1995 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
596 WWUS75 KCYS 231434 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 834 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING... .STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS OUR WIND PRONE AREAS OF ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX AND VEDAUWOO. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND DROP BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AS WELL TODAY BEFORE EASING THIS EVENING. WYZ106-110-116-117-232000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0032.110323T1434Z-110323T2000Z/ 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 834 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...CURRENTLY THROUGH 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH...DECREASING SLOWLY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE MORNING...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 25 AND 80 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE STRONG WINDS. CROSSWINDS OCCURRING ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS WILL BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FOR LIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-240000- /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0009.110323T1434Z-110324T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 834 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...CURRENTLY THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS. CROSSWINDS OCCURRING ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
607 WWUS75 KCYS 231951 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 151 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUING TO SLOWLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON... .WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING IN OUR WIND PRONE AREAS. HOWEVER...THEY REMAIN QUITE GUSTY IN THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WILL ALLOW THE HIGH WIND TO EXPIRE AT 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WILL CONTINUE THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE PANHANDLE THROUGH 6 PM. WYZ106-110-116-117-232100- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110323T2000Z/ 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 151 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENT WIND REPORTS AT WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SITES AT ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX AND VEDAUWOO HAVE SHOWN WINDS DECREASING BELOW CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS. THUS WILL ALLOW THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILES AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 151 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...CURRENTLY THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS. CROSSWINDS OCCURRING ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
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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.