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High Wind Warning 51, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Nov 22, 2011, 11:58 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It was in force for 10 hr. 37 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
- Nov 22, 2011, 11:58 AM MST (18:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 22, 2011, 10:23 PM MST
- In force
- 10 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 19:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 12:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | WIND GUSTS 58 MPH TO 65 MPH FROM 1135 AM TO 1255 PM MST. SUSTAINED WIND 40 TO 53 MPH FROM 1020 AM TO 115 PM MST. |
| Nov 22, 1:06 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 41 MPH TO 51 MPH FROM 1246 PM TO 106 PM MST. |
| Nov 22, 1:20 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 1:20 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 49 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 1:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 1:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED 41 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 1:41 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 1:42 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Vedauwoo, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 1:44 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 50 MPH. 48G65 AT 1336L. 47G63 AT 1331L |
| Nov 22, 2:20 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 2:20 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 2:20 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 46 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 2:22 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Vedauwoo, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 2:26 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 52 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 2:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED AT 37 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 2:32 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Vedauwoo, WY | SUSTAINED AT 46 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 2:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED AT 49 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 3:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED AT 52 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 3:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 9 Wnw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 3:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 3:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 3:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 4:05 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 50 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 4:25 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 4:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 4:45 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 4:50 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 5:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 6:35 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 7:47 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Vedauwoo, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 7:50 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 4 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 7:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 8:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH |
| Nov 22, 8:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED AT 37 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 8:52 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Vedauwoo, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 9:25 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Nov 22, 9:25 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 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, 7.0 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
- 1856 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
149 WWUS75 KCYS 221858 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1158 AM MST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE IN THE ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX AREAS TODAY... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE TO PRODUCE A HIGH WIND EVENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. WYZ106-110-230400- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0051.111122T1858Z-111123T0400Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1158 AM MST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72 AND INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 165 AND 175 BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ HAHN
3 follow-up statements
934 WWUS75 KCYS 221913 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1213 PM MST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE IN THE ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX AREAS AND OVER THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT TODAY... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE TO PRODUCE A HIGH WIND EVENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. WYZ116-230400- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-111123T0400Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 1213 PM MST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ106-110-230400- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-111123T0400Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1213 PM MST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72 AND INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 165 AND 175 BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ HAHN
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
826 WWUS75 KCYS 230523 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1023 PM MST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE BORDEAUX AREA... .WEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. WYZ106-230630- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0051.000000T0000Z-111123T0600Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 1023 PM MST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. $$ JAMSKI
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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.