Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 21, 2011, 1:43 PM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 21, 2011, 7:00 PM MST. It was in force for 13 hr. 17 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 21, 2011, 1:43 PM MST (20:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2011, 7:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2011, 8:00 AM MST
- In force
- 13 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 20:41 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 21, 10:16 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON HIGHWAY SENSOR. ELEV. 7763 FEET. LAST OF SEVERAL REPORTS OF SUSTAINED WSW WINDS OF 40 TO 43 MPH BETWEEN 951 PM MST AND 1016 PM MST. |
| Jan 21, 11:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Bordeaux, WY | BORDEAUX HIGHWAY SENSOR. ELEV. 4698 FEET. HIGHEST WIND GUST. SUSTAINED WIND OF 50 MPH AT TIME OF GUST. WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. |
| Jan 21, 11:17 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Vedauwoo, WY | VEDAUWOO HIGHWAY SENSOR. ELEV. 8399 FEET. LAST OF SEVERAL REPORTS OF 40 MPH SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS SINCE 1002 PM MST. |
| Jan 21, 11:56 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON HIGHWAY SENSOR. ELEV. 7763 FEET. HIGHEST GUST REPORTED SINCE 1016 PM MST. SUSTAINED WINDS AT TIME OF GUST WERE 43 MPH FROM THE WSW. SEVERAL ADDITIONAL SUSTAINED WIND REPORTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH BETWEEN 1131 PM MST AND 131 AM MST...WITH MOST GUSTS DUR |
| Jan 22, 12:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 5 Se Buford, WY | THIS GUST WAS SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. |
| Jan 22, 1:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Bordeaux, WY | BORDEAUX HIGHWAY SENSOR. ELEV. 4698 FEET. HIGHEST WIND GUST SINCE 1115 PM MST. SEVERAL GUSTS REPORTED IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH BETWEEN 1115 PM MST AND 120 AM MST. HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND WAS 51 MPH FROM THE SW AT 100 AM MST. |
| Jan 22, 1:32 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 12 Sse Horse Creek, WY | SPOTTER REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 71 MPH JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT |
| Jan 22, 1:39 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 18 Wnw Cheyenne, WY | |
| Jan 22, 2:48 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 10 Nw Cheyenne, WY | |
| Jan 22, 2:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | Bordeaux, WY | BORDEAUX HIGHWAY SENSOR. ELEV. 4698 FEET. HIGHEST GUST BETWEEN 120 AM MST AND 435 AM MST. SUSTAINED WIND AT TIME OF GUST WAS HIGHEST OBSERVED OVERNIGHT AT 58 MPH. NUMEROUS GUSTS DURING THE PERIOD RANGED FROM 58 TO 75 MPH. |
| Jan 22, 3:26 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON HIGHWAY SENSOR. ELEV. 7763 FEET. HIGHEST GUST REPORTED BETWEEN 1156 PM MST AND 441 AM MST. NUMEROUS OTHER GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 MPH. SUSTAINED WINDS DURING THE PERIOD RANGED FROM 32 TO 42 MPH. |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM MST | TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 Wnw Warren Af Base, WY | POLO RANCH SITE 7W OF CHEYENNE. ELEV. 6200 FEET. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS REPORTED OVERNIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND FROM THE WEST AT TIME OF GUST WAS 47 MPH. |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 Wnw Warren Af Base, WY | POLO RANCH SITE 7W OF CHEYENNE. ELEV. 6200 FEET. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS REPORTED OVERNIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND FROM THE WEST AT TIME OF GUST WAS 47 MPH. |
| Jan 22, 4:10 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 48 | Whitaker, WY | WHITAKER HIGHWAY SENSOR. ELEV. 6201 FEET. HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND REPORT. SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH OBSERVED FREQUENTLY BETWEEN 300 AM MST AND 415 AM MST...WITH GUSTS OF 53 TO 57 MPH DURING THIS PERIOD. |
| Jan 22, 4:31 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 4 Ssw I-25 Exit 7, WY | WYO HILL HIGHWAY SENSOR. ELEV. 6430 FEET. STRONGEST GUST OVERNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS ALSO REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES GREATER THAN 40 MPH BETWEEN 406 AM MST AND 441 AM MST. |
| Jan 22, 4:52 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Cheyenne, WY | CHEYENNE ASOS PEAK WIND REPORTED GUST. |
| Jan 22, 7:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 5 Se Buford, WY | THIS GUST WAS SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. |
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, 8.7 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
- 2147 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
856 WWUS75 KCYS 212043 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 143 PM MST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MID MORNING SATURDAY... .WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS EVENING AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...THERE WILL BE A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE OVER THE AREA. THOSE FACTORS WILL PRODUCE HIGH WINDS IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO MID MORNING SATURDAY. WYZ104>106-110-116-117-220600- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0007.110122T0200Z-110122T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0007.110122T0200Z-110122T1500Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 143 PM MST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 8 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WESTERLY SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE POSSIBLE HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...THE WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... REDUCING THE VISIBILITY AND CAUSING SLICK ROADS. 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. && $$ WEILAND
4 follow-up statements
154 WWUS75 KCYS 220345 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 845 PM MST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY... .WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATER THIS EVENING AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...THERE WILL BE A LARGE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE OVER THE AREA. AS A RESULT... STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MID MORNING SATURDAY. WYZ104>106-110-116-117-221500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110122T1500Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 845 PM MST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WESTERLY SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES AND CAUSE SLICK ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ JAMSKI
228 WWUS75 KCYS 221056 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 356 AM MST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING... .WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ONCE AGAIN RESULT IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH THIS MORNING. WYZ104>106-110-116-117-221500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110122T1500Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 356 AM MST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES AND CAUSE SLICK ROADS. 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. && $$ TT
124 WWUS75 KCYS 221247 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 547 AM MST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING... .WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ONCE AGAIN RESULT IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH THIS MORNING. WYZ118-221500- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110122T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE 547 AM MST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING BEFORE INCREASING ONCE AGAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES AND CAUSE SLICK ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ104>106-110-116-117-221500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110122T1500Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 547 AM MST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THOSE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES AND CAUSE SLICK ROADS. 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. && $$ TT
039 WWUS75 KCYS 221454 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 754 AM MST SAT JAN 22 2011 WYZ104>106-110-116>118-221600- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110122T1500Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 754 AM MST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING EARLY THIS MORNING. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 AM. SOME LOCAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL STILL TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY...ESPECIALLY IN WIND FAVORED AREAS. $$ HAHN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 3:36 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 10 hr |
| Jan 21, 9:45 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 4 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:05 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 33 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Wyoming, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
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.