Alert archive / Nebraska / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 9, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Mar 23, 2011, 8:34 AM MDT for 8 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2011, 8:34 AM MDT (14:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2011, 5:36 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:33 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 2444 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
596 WWUS75 KCYS 231434 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 834 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING... .STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS OUR WIND PRONE AREAS OF ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX AND VEDAUWOO. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND DROP BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AS WELL TODAY BEFORE EASING THIS EVENING. WYZ106-110-116-117-232000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0032.110323T1434Z-110323T2000Z/ 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 834 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...CURRENTLY THROUGH 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH...DECREASING SLOWLY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE MORNING...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 25 AND 80 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE STRONG WINDS. CROSSWINDS OCCURRING ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS WILL BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FOR LIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-240000- /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0009.110323T1434Z-110324T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 834 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...CURRENTLY THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS. CROSSWINDS OCCURRING ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
607 WWUS75 KCYS 231951 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 151 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUING TO SLOWLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON... .WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING IN OUR WIND PRONE AREAS. HOWEVER...THEY REMAIN QUITE GUSTY IN THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WILL ALLOW THE HIGH WIND TO EXPIRE AT 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WILL CONTINUE THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE PANHANDLE THROUGH 6 PM. WYZ106-110-116-117-232100- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110323T2000Z/ 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 151 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENT WIND REPORTS AT WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SITES AT ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX AND VEDAUWOO HAVE SHOWN WINDS DECREASING BELOW CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS. THUS WILL ALLOW THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILES AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 151 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...CURRENTLY THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS. CROSSWINDS OCCURRING ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
701 WWUS75 KCYS 232336 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 536 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .SINCE 5 PM...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THE WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-240045- /O.CAN.KCYS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 536 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE GUSTY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE HAVE DIMINISHED SINCE 5 PM. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND SOON AFTER SUNSET WILL BE LESS THAN 10 MPH. FOR THAT REASON... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE AREA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WEILAND
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.