Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 38, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Apr 17, 2011, 6:19 AM MDT for 4 counties in Wyoming. It was in force for 8 hr. 21 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
- Apr 17, 2011, 6:19 AM MDT (12:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2011, 2:27 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 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 12:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 6:20 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Bordeaux, WY | |
| Apr 17, 7:52 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 18 Wnw Cheyenne, WY | |
| Apr 17, 8:05 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 43 MPH. |
| Apr 17, 8:57 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 12 Sse Horse Creek, WY | |
| Apr 17, 9:10 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Whitaker, WY | WIND GUST 63 MPH AT 905 AM AND 910 AM. SUSTAINED WIND AT 49 MPH AT 905 AM AND 51 MPH AT 910 AM. |
| Apr 17, 9:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 4 Ese I-80 Exit 345, WY | THIS IS EMKAY AT UP226. |
| Apr 17, 9:25 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Bordeaux, WY | |
| Apr 17, 9:25 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Whitaker, WY | |
| Apr 17, 9:30 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 7 W Cheyenne, WY | THIS IS POLO RANCH HADS. |
| Apr 17, 9:32 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 10 Nw Cheyenne, WY | |
| Apr 17, 9:35 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Bordeaux, WY | |
| Apr 17, 9:36 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 12 S Glendo, WY | |
| Apr 17, 9:39 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Cheyenne, WY | |
| Apr 17, 9:56 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 4 Ssw I-25 Exit 7, WY | THIS IS WYO HILL SOUTH OF CHEYENNE. |
| Apr 17, 10:14 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Cheyenne, WY | |
| Apr 17, 10:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Bordeaux, WY | |
| Apr 17, 10:50 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | Whitaker, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 42 MPH. |
| Apr 17, 10:50 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Whitaker, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 42 MPH. |
| Apr 17, 10:53 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Cheyenne, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 49 MPH. |
| Apr 17, 10:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Cheyenne, WY | |
| Apr 17, 10:56 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 4 Ssw I-25 Exit 7, WY | SUSTANED WIND 50 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, 0.3 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
- 2017 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 295 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
681 WWUS75 KCYS 171219 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 619 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .STRENGTHENING WINDS IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE COMBINED WITH A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE WIND CORRIDOR BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. WYZ106-180000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0038.110417T1219Z-110418T0000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 619 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...FROM 6 AM UNTIL 6 PM. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. 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. && $$ JAMSKI
2 follow-up statements
763 WWUS75 KCYS 171546 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 946 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ..STRENGTHENING WINDS IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE COMBINED WITH A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE WIND CORRIDOR BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND ALONG WITH THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE FROM CHEYENNE TO THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT. WYZ110-116>118-180000- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110418T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE 946 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ106-180000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110418T0000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 946 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 80 FROM CHEYENNE TO THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT IN THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND AGAIN AROUND 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. && $$
231 WWUS75 KCYS 172027 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 227 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CANCELLED... WYZ106-110-116>118-172130- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110418T0000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 227 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. .WINDS CONTINUE TO SHOW A WEAKENING TREND AND HAVE STAY BELOW WARNING LEVELS FOR THE PAST COUPLE HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN OUR MORE WIND PRONE AREAS OF ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX AND VEDAUWOO THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH COULD LEAD TO SOME NAVIGATION DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. $$ CLAYCOMB
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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.