Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 14, 2011, 11:38 PM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It was in force for 11 hr. 16 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
- Jan 14, 2011, 11:38 PM MST (06:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2011, 11:00 AM MST
- In force
- 11 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 06:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 12:31 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 50 MPH |
| Jan 15, 1:11 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 56 MPH |
| Jan 15, 1:20 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 39 | Bordeaux, WY | GUSTS TO 50 MPH |
| Jan 15, 1:45 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Bordeaux, WY | GUSTS TO 56 MPH |
| Jan 15, 2:05 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 36 | Bordeaux, WY | GUSTS TO 57 MPH |
| Jan 15, 2:05 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 46 | Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 59 MPH |
| Jan 15, 2:30 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 56 MPH |
| Jan 15, 3:50 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 54 MPH |
| Jan 15, 4:10 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 56 MPH |
| Jan 15, 4:46 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 49 MPH |
| Jan 15, 5:10 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 56 MPH |
| Jan 15, 5:40 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 54 MPH |
| Jan 15, 6:10 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 52 MPH |
| Jan 15, 6:50 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 56 MPH |
| Jan 15, 9:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED WAS 41 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 9:40 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 39 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 00:00Z, 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
- 2026 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
508 WWUS75 KCYS 150638 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1138 PM MST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...STRONG WINDS AT ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX OVERNIGHT... .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND ON INTERSTATE 25 NEAR BORDEAUX LATE THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. THEN SATURDAY EVENING...THEY WILL BECOME STRONG AGAIN AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. WYZ106-110-151445- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0004.110115T0638Z-110115T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1138 PM MST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM SATURDAY * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 40 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN PICK UP AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
343 WWUS75 KCYS 151045 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 345 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...STRONG WINDS AT ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX THIS MORNING... ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO RETURN TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THIS MORNING ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND ON INTERSTATE 25 NEAR BORDEAUX. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. BY TONIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TO COVER ALL OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AND CARBON COUNTY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WYZ106-110-152245- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0005.110116T0600Z-110117T1800Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110115T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 345 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM TODAY. THEN THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 40 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN PICK UP AGAIN TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ103>105-107-109-116-117-152245- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0005.110116T0600Z-110117T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 345 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. BY SUNDAY MORNING...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THAT MAY CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN VALLEYS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAINS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
480 WWUS75 KCYS 151332 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 632 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...STRONG WINDS AT ARLINGTON THIS MORNING... ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO RETURN TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THIS MORNING ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. BY TONIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TO COVER ALL OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AND CARBON COUNTY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WYZ106-160000- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110115T1800Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0005.110116T0600Z-110117T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 632 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 40 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ110-160000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110115T1800Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0005.110116T0600Z-110117T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 632 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM TODAY. THEN THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 40 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN PICK UP AGAIN TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ103>105-107-109-116-117-160000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0005.110116T0600Z-110117T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 632 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. BY SUNDAY MORNING...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THAT MAY CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN VALLEYS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAINS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
681 WWUS75 KCYS 151805 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1105 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO RETURN TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... .STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TO COVER ALL OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AND CARBON COUNTY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WYZ110-160215- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110115T1800Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0005.110116T0600Z-110117T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1105 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING EXPIRED AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING EXPIRED AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN PICK UP TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ103>107-109-116-117-160215- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0005.110116T0600Z-110117T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR... HANNA...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 1105 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. BY SUNDAY MORNING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH MAY OCCUR IN VALLEYS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAINS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JAMSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 3:33 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 11 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:45 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Laramie, Platte | 11 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:46 PM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Laramie, Platte | 43 hr |
| Jan 15, 2:49 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 59 hr |
Nearby
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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.