Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 54, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Dec 25, 2011, 2:52 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Dec 25, 2011, 9:00 PM MST. It was in force for 12 hr. 13 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
- Dec 25, 2011, 2:52 AM MST (09:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2011, 9:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2011, 9:00 AM MST
- In force
- 12 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 09:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | COOPER COVE WYDOT SITE |
| Dec 26, 2:56 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | AT 341 AM MST, MAX SUSTAINED WIND WAS 43 MPH AND MAX GUST WAS 57 MPH. |
| Dec 26, 4:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SITE |
| Dec 26, 4:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON WYDOT SITE |
| Dec 26, 4:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON EAST WYDOT SITE |
| Dec 26, 5:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 19 Se Laramie, WY | BUFORD UPR SITE |
| Dec 26, 5:01 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | WYO HILL WYDOT SITE |
| Dec 26, 5:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED 43 MPH |
| Dec 26, 5:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 21 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | LYNCH UPR SITE |
| Dec 26, 6:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 19 Se Arlington, WY | QUEALY DOME WYDOT SITE...MAX SUSTAINED WIND 49 MPH. |
| Dec 26, 6:21 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | STROUSS HILL WYDOT SITE |
| Dec 26, 6:26 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 15 Ese Arlington, WY | STROUSS HILL WYDOT SITE |
| Dec 26, 7:26 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS. |
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, 9.9 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
- 2042 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
785 WWUS75 KCYS 250952 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 252 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE ROCKIES WILL PRODUCE A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL INCREASE AND COMBINE WITH THE STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WYZ106-110-260000- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0031.111226T0400Z-111226T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0054.111226T0400Z-111226T1600Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 252 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...9 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED 35 TO 45 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 265 AND 275 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. && $$ HAHN
5 follow-up statements
829 WWUS75 KCYS 252122 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 222 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND ACROSS THE ROCKIES TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. IN ADDITION...WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL INCREASE AND COMBINE WITH THE STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WYZ106-110-260930- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0054.111226T0400Z-111226T1600Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 222 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...9 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72 AND INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 265 AND 275 BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ RJM
410 WWUS75 KCYS 260334 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 834 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE ROCKIES TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. IN ADDITION...WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL INCREASE AND COMBINE WITH THE STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEEN ON THE INCREASE AT ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WYZ106-110-261545- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0054.111226T0400Z-111226T1600Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 834 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...9 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED 35 TO 45 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 265 AND 275 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. && $$
512 WWUS75 KCYS 261219 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 519 AM MST MON DEC 26 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH 9 AM... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE ROCKIES WILL PRODUCE A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. IN ADDITION...WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL INCREASE AND COMBINE WITH THE STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS THROUGH 9 AM. WYZ117-261600- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-111226T1600Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 519 AM MST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 2 AND 9 BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ106-110-261600- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-111226T1600Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 519 AM MST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING.. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED 35 TO 45 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 265 AND 275 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. && $$
167 WWUS75 KCYS 261308 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 608 AM MST MON DEC 26 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH 9 AM... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE ROCKIES WILL PRODUCE A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. IN ADDITION...WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL INCREASE AND COMBINE WITH THE STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS THROUGH 9 AM. WYZ116-261600- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-111226T1600Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 608 AM MST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE AFFECTED BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. MOTORISTS TRAVELLING THIS ROUTE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL ALONG THIS STRETCH OF INTERSTATE UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ106-110-117-261600- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-111226T1600Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 608 AM MST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED 35 TO 45 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 2 AND 9 AS WELL AS MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72 BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 265 AND 275 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$
615 WWUS75 KCYS 261601 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 901 AM MST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS MORNING... .STRONG WINDS WHICH IMPACTED THE AREA OVERNIGHT ARE NOW DECREASING IN SPEED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE DECREASING...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 WILL BE COMMON WITH A OCCASIONAL GUST TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST TO RETURN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK. WYZ106-110-116-117-261715- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-111226T1600Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 901 AM MST MON DEC 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 WILL BE COMMON WITH A OCCASIONAL GUST TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. $$ LIEBL
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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.