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Wind Chill Warning 6, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind chill warning at Jan 31, 2011, 4:08 AM MST for 8 counties in Nebraska; 7 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 31, 2011, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 40 hr. 60 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 31, 2011, 4:08 AM MST (11:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2011, 6:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2011, 10:00 AM MST
- In force
- 40 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, Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Converse County, WY, Goshen County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:14 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 31, 6:52 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -38 | Esterbrook, WY | ESTERBROOK RAWS SITE. |
| Jan 31, 6:53 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | Douglas, WY | DOUGLAS ASOS |
| Jan 31, 7:00 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -32 | 5 Sse Chadron St Park, NE | NEDOR SITE AT ESTER CANYON |
| Jan 31, 7:00 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -32 | Whitaker, WY | WYDOT SITE NEAR WHITAKER. |
| Jan 31, 7:00 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -31 | Glendo, WY | GLENDO DAM WEATHER STATION |
| Jan 31, 7:00 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | 5 Ssw I-80 Exit 345, WY | LYNCH UPR MESONET SITE. |
| Jan 31, 7:00 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | Brownson, NE | UPR SITE AT BROWNSON |
| Jan 31, 7:12 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -35 | Bill, WY | |
| Jan 31, 7:15 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | Cheyenne, WY | CHEYENNE ASOS |
| Jan 31, 7:18 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -35 | Lusk, WY | CW6822 OBSERVER IN LUSK |
| Jan 31, 7:40 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -31 | 7 Nw Glen, NE | |
| Jan 31, 7:50 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | Bordeaux, WY | |
| Jan 31, 7:56 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -32 | 4 Ssw I-25 Exit 7, WY | WYDOT SITE AT WYO HILL. |
| Jan 31, 8:00 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -33 | Whitaker, WY | |
| Jan 31, 8:00 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -32 | 7 W Cheyenne, WY | POLO RANCH HADS SITE. |
| Jan 31, 8:00 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | Gun Barrel, WY | |
| Jan 31, 8:13 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -31 | Agate, NE | |
| Jan 31, 8:13 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | 11 Sw Marsland, NE | |
| Jan 31, 8:50 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -32 | Bordeaux, WY | |
| Jan 31, 8:50 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -31 | Whitaker, WY | |
| Jan 31, 8:53 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -34 | Douglas, WY | |
| Jan 31, 8:53 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -31 | Alliance, NE | |
| Jan 31, 8:53 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -31 | Cheyenne, WY | |
| Jan 31, 8:53 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -29 | Laramie, WY | |
| Jan 31, 8:53 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -29 | Scottsbluff, NE | |
| Jan 31, 10:00 PM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -34 | Sidney, NE | |
| Feb 1, 1:42 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -44 | 14 Wsw Harrisburg, NE | BRAVO RAWS |
| Feb 1, 1:50 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -39 | 13 Se Encampment, WY | |
| Feb 1, 1:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -48 | Cheyenne, WY | |
| Feb 1, 1:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -40 | Laramie, WY | |
| Feb 1, 1:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -36 | Scottsbluff, NE | |
| Feb 1, 1:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -34 | Torrington, WY | |
| Feb 1, 2:21 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -46 | Gun Barrel, WY | |
| Feb 1, 2:27 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -35 | Vedauwoo, WY | |
| Feb 1, 2:30 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -36 | Kimball, NE | |
| Feb 1, 4:43 AM MST | EXTREME COLD -41 | Cow Creek, WY | |
| Feb 1, 4:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -54 | Pumpkin Vine, WY | |
| Feb 1, 4:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -44 | Sidney, NE | |
| Feb 1, 4:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -43 | Cheyenne, WY | |
| Feb 1, 4:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -41 | Alliance, NE | |
| Feb 1, 4:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -41 | Rawlins, WY | |
| Feb 1, 4:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -39 | Chadron, NE | |
| Feb 1, 4:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -39 | Kimball, NE | |
| Feb 1, 4:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -38 | Douglas, WY | |
| Feb 1, 4:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -38 | Torrington, WY | |
| Feb 1, 4:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -26 | Laramie, WY | |
| Feb 1, 5:00 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -41 | 20 Wsw Encampment, WY | SAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL |
| Feb 1, 5:00 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL 41 | 20 Wsw Encampment, WY | SAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL |
| Feb 1, 5:22 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -38 | Bordeaux, NE | |
| Feb 1, 5:24 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -47 | Gun Barrel, WY | |
| Feb 1, 5:24 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -32 | Arlington, WY | |
| Feb 1, 5:24 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -30 | Deer Creek, WY | |
| Feb 1, 5:30 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -42 | 1 Wnw Seminoe Dam, WY | WIND CHILL RANGES FROM -40 TO -44. |
| Feb 1, 5:31 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -48 | Whitaker, WY | |
| Feb 1, 5:33 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -47 | Vedauwoo, WY | |
| Feb 1, 5:34 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -40 | Skyline, WY | |
| Feb 1, 5:38 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -25 | 6 Ese Broadwater, NE | THIS IS LISCO ON HWY 26 AT MP 81. |
| Feb 1, 5:52 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -34 | 5 Ssw Lake Owen, WY | THIS IS SAWMILL PARK SNOTEL. |
| Feb 1, 5:53 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -39 | 4 E Scottsbluff, NE | THIS IS SCOTTSBLUFF AIRPORT ASOS. |
| Feb 1, 7:17 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -31 | 1 Ene Medicine Bow, WY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 251 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
- 2143 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
395 WWUS45 KCYS 311108 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 408 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES... .AN INVADING ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TODAY. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-312300- /O.UPG.KCYS.WC.A.0001.110201T0100Z-110201T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WC.W.0006.110201T0100Z-110201T1900Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 408 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE DAY. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY BE LESS THAN ONE MILE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FROM 30 BELOW ZERO TO 50 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ HAHN
7 follow-up statements
796 WWUS45 KCYS 311720 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1020 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES... .AN INVADING ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ002-095-WYZ101>105-109-111-112-010700- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T0100Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.WC.W.0006.110201T0100Z-110201T1900Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...HARRISON...DOUGLAS... GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR... HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON 1020 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST TUESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL FALL THROUGH THE DAY WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FROM 30 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND LOW WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NEZ003-019>021-054-055-096-WYZ106>108-110-113>119-010700- /O.CON.KCYS.WC.W.0006.110201T0100Z-110201T1900Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T0100Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- SOUTH SIOUX-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...AGATE... BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1020 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE DAY. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL OCCASIONALLY BE LESS THAN ONE MILE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FROM 30 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
896 WWUS45 KCYS 312041 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 141 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT THOUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT. NEZ003-019>021-054-055-096-WYZ106>108-110-113>119-011200- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KCYS.WC.W.0006.110201T0100Z-110202T1700Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- SOUTH SIOUX-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...AGATE... BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 141 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL BE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL NOT BE AS SEVERELY LOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON BUT STILL VERY COLD. * WIND CHILL VALUES...GENERALLY FROM 30 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY COLDER VALUES. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY AFTERNOON GENERALLY FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NEZ002-095-WYZ101>105-109-111-112-011200- /O.EXT.KCYS.WC.W.0006.110201T0100Z-110202T1700Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...HARRISON...DOUGLAS... GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR... HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON 141 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL BE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL NOT BE AS SEVERELY LOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON BUT STILL VERY COLD. * WIND CHILL VALUES...GENERALLY FROM 30 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY COLDER VALUES. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY AFTERNOON GENERALLY FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
440 WWUS45 KCYS 010302 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 802 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT THOUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-011300- /O.CON.KCYS.WC.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1700Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 802 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF 30 BELOW ZERO WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES HAVE ALREADY BEGUN FILTERING INTO THE WEATHER OFFICE AS OF 7 PM THIS EVENING. AS CLOUDS SCATTER OUT LATER THIS EVENING...ALL LOCATIONS SHOULD SEE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FALLING TO SEVERE LEVELS. COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL BE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL NOT BE AS SEVERELY LOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON BUT STILL VERY COLD. * WIND CHILL VALUES...GENERALLY FROM 30 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY COLDER VALUES. WIND CHILLS TUESDAY AFTERNOON GENERALLY FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
821 WWUS45 KCYS 011046 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 346 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-012300- /O.CON.KCYS.WC.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1700Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 346 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE RETURNING TO DANGEROUS VALUES ONCE AGAIN AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 50 BELOW VALUES THIS MORNING WILL CLIMB TO 20 TO 30 BELOW THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS WILL RETURN TO 30 TO 40 BELOW ONCE AGAIN AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. * RECENT OBSERVATIONS...AT 3 AM THE FOLLOWING WIND CHILLS WERE BEING OBSERVED...33 BELOW AT RAWLINS...47 BELOW AT LARAMIE...46 BELOW AT CHEYENNE...40 BELOW AT TORRINGTON...35 BELOW AT SCOTTSBLUFF...40 BELOW AT ALLIANCE...AND 43 BELOW AT SIDNEY. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS 30 DEGREES...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMETIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$ HAHN
161 WWUS45 KCYS 012144 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 244 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .THE COLDEST PART OF AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL MOVE ACROSS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG BUT WITH GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME AS COLD AND IN SOME CASES EVEN COLDER TONIGHT THUS DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-021700- /O.CON.KCYS.WC.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1700Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 244 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWERING TO 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO DURING THE EVENING HOURS TUESDAY...PERSISTING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS 30 DEGREES...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMITIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$ EMANUEL
457 WWUS45 KCYS 021144 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 444 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING... .BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING AS THE ARCTIC AIRMASS REMAINS OVER THE AREA. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-021700- /O.CON.KCYS.WC.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1700Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 444 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS 30 DEGREES...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMITIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$ KMD
241 WWUS45 KCYS 021648 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 948 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-021800- /O.EXP.KCYS.WC.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1700Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 948 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM MST THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING STEADILY THIS MORNING AND WIND CHILLS HAVE RISEN SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW THE WIND CHILL WARNING TO EXPIRE. WIND CHILLS WILL STILL BE LOW FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING BUT ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE AT DANGEROUS LEVELS. $$ EMANUEL
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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.