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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Cheyenne, WY

January 15, 2011Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 15, 2011, 2:49 PM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 16, 2011, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 45 hr. 39 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 15, 2011, 2:49 PM MST (21:49 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 16, 2011, 5:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 18, 2011, 1:49 AM MST
In force
45 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 16, 9:00 PM MSTSNOW 214 E Dixon, WYBATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL. SWE 0.2. RATIO 10 TO 1.
Jan 16, 9:00 PM MSTSNOW 219 Wsw Encampment, WYDIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL. SWE 0.2. RATIO 10 TO 1.
Jan 16, 9:00 PM MSTSNOW 235 S Rawlins, WYSAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL. SWE 0.2. RATIO 10 TO 1.
Jan 16, 9:00 PM MSTSNOW 317 Ene Riverside, WYSOUTH BRUSH CREEK SNOTEL. SWE 0.3. RATIO 10 TO 1.
Jan 16, 9:00 PM MSTSNOW 317 Sw Encampment, WYSANDSTONE RS SNOTEL. SWE 0.3. RATIO 10 TO 1.
Jan 16, 9:00 PM MSTSNOW 430 Wnw Laramie, WYSAND LAKE SNOTEL. SWE 0.3. RATIO 12 TO 1.
Jan 16, 9:00 PM MSTSNOW 45 Sw Encampment, WYWEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL. SWE 0.3. RATIO 12 TO 1.
Jan 16, 9:00 PM MSTSNOW 57 Nw Centennial, WYBROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL. SWE 0.4. RATIO 12 TO 1.
Jan 16, 9:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 610 Wsw Encampment, WYOLD BATTLE SNOTEL. SWE 0.5. RATIO 12 TO 1.
Jan 16, 9:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 611 Sse Encampment, WYBLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL. SWE 0.5. RATIO 12 TO 1.
Jan 16, 9:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 76 Sw Centennial, WYCINNABAR PARK SNOTEL. SWE 0.6. RATIO 12 TO 1.
Jan 16, 9:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 910 Sw Encampment, WYLITTLE SNAKE RIVER SNOTEL. SWE 0.7. RATIO 12 TO 1.
Jan 16, 9:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 1412 Wnw Centennial, WYNORTH BRUSH CREEK SNOTEL. SWE 1.2. RATIO 12 TO 1.
Jan 17, 7:00 AM MSTSNOW 017 Ene Riverside, WYSNOTEL SITE. EL 8440. SWE .4 RATIO 12-1
Jan 17, 7:00 AM MSTSNOW 214 E Dixon, WYSNOTEL SITE. EL 7440. SWE .2 RATIO 10-1
Jan 17, 7:00 AM MSTSNOW 3.635 S Rawlins, WYSNOTEL SITE EL 7850. SWE.3 RATIO 12-1
Jan 17, 7:00 AM MSTSNOW 4.817 Sw Encampment, WYSNOTEL SITE. EL 8150. SWE .4 RATIO 12-1
Jan 17, 7:00 AM MSTSNOW 619 Wsw Encampment, WYSNOTEL SITE. EL 8880. SWE .4 RATIO 15-1
Jan 17, 7:00 AM MSTSNOW 7.25 Sw Encampment, WYSNOTEL SITE. EL 9250. SWE .6 RATIO 12-1
Jan 17, 7:00 AM MSTSNOW 7.5Sand Lake, WYSNOTEL SITE. EL 10050. SWE .5 RATIO 15-1
Jan 17, 7:00 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 13.56 Sw Centennial, WYSNOTEL SITE. EL 9574. SWE .9 RATIO 15-1
Jan 17, 7:00 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 1510 Wsw Encampment, WYSNOTEL SITE. EL 10000. SWE 1.0 RATIO 15-1
Jan 17, 7:00 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 16.511 Sse Encampment, WYSNOTEL SITE. EL 9820. SWE 1.1 RATIO 15-1
Jan 17, 7:00 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 16.5Brooklyn Lake, WYSNOTEL SITE. EL 10240. SWE 1.1 RATIO 15-1
Jan 17, 7:00 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 1810 Sw Encampment, WYSNOTEL SITE. EL 8915. SWE 1.2 RATIO 15-1
Jan 17, 7:00 AM MSTHEAVY SNOW 24North French Creek, WYSNOTEL SITE. EL 10130. SWE 1.6 RATIO 15-1
Jan 17, 8:00 PM MSTHEAVY SLEET 10Webber Springs, WYWEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL. SWE 0.8. RATIO 12-1.
Jan 17, 8:00 PM MSTSNOW 2N Battle Mountain, WYBATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL. SWE 0.2. RATIO 10-1.
Jan 17, 8:00 PM MSTSNOW 3Sage Creek Basin, WYSAGE CREEK SNOTEL. SWE 0.3. RATIO 10-1.
Jan 17, 8:00 PM MSTSNOW 4N Sandstone Ranger Stat, WYSANDSTONE RS SNOTEL. SWE 0.4.RATIO 10-1.
Jan 17, 8:00 PM MSTSNOW 4South Brush Creek, WYSOUTH BRUSH CREEK SNOTEL. SWE 0.4. RATIO 10-1.
Jan 17, 8:00 PM MSTSNOW 4.8Divide Peak, WYDIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL. SWE 0.4.RATIO 12-1.
Jan 17, 8:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 7.2N Sand Lake, WYSAND LAKE SNOTEL. SWE 0.6. RATIO 12-1.
Jan 17, 8:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 13.28 Sw Skyline, WYBLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL. SWE 1.1. RATIO 12-1.
Jan 17, 8:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 154 Nw Hog Park Reservoir, WYLITTLE SNAKE RIVER SNOTEL. SWE 1.5. RATIO 10-1.
Jan 17, 8:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 15.62 Ne Rob Roy Reservoir, WYCINNABAR PARK SNOTEL. SWE 1.3. RATIO 12-1.
Jan 17, 8:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 15.6N Brooklyn Lake, WYBROKLYN LAKE SNOTEL. SWE1.3. RATIO 12-1.
Jan 17, 8:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 16.5Old Battle, WYOLD BATTLE SMOTEL. SWE 1.1. RATIO 15-1.
Jan 17, 8:00 PM MSTHEAVY SNOW 25.2N North French Creek, WYNORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTL. SWE 2.1. RATIO 12-1.

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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 230 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2011-01-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2011-01-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2188 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

502 
WWUS45 KCYS 152149
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
249 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES
TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY SUNDAY AS A POTENT UPPER LEVEL
STORM AND FAVORABLE NORTHWEST UPSLOPE WINDS IMPACT THE AREA. WINDS
WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND BECOME QUITE STRONG SUNDAY...PRODUCING 
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
FALLING SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY 
AFTERNOON.

WYZ112-114-160600-
/O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0002.110116T0600Z-110117T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0001.110116T1200Z-110118T0000Z/
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING
249 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL INITIALLY BE LIGHT BUT WILL
  BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY.
  TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE FORECAST.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75
  MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO
  PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME DIFFICULT
  DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE
  INTO MONDAY MORNING. ROADS WILL ALSO BECOME SNOWPACKED AND ICY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

JAMSKI
7 follow-up statements
322 
WWUS45 KCYS 160434
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
934 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE
RANGES TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY SUNDAY AS A POTENT UPPER
LEVEL STORM AND FAVORABLE NORTHWEST UPSLOPE WINDS IMPACT THE AREA.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND STRENGTHEN ON SUNDAY...PRODUCING
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

WYZ112-114-161400-
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.110116T1200Z-110118T0000Z/
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING
934 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO
5 PM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM
MST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL INITIALLY BE LIGHT BUT WILL
  BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY.
  TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME DIFFICULT
  DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

HAHN
375 
WWUS45 KCYS 161318
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
618 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE
RANGES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE
RANGES THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY AS A
POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM AND FAVORABLE NORTHWEST UPSLOPE WINDS
IMPACT THE AREA. WINDS ARE ALSO ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING AND
WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATER TODAY
AND TONIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

WYZ112-114-162300-
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110118T0000Z/
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING
618 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL INITIALLY BE LIGHT BUT WILL
  BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. TOTAL
  STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN 
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME 
  DIFFICULT DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
107 
WWUS45 KCYS 162057
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
157 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE
RANGES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES AND
INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A POTENT UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND FAVORABLE NORTHWEST UPSLOPE WINDS IMPACT
THE AREA. WINDS ARE ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

WYZ112-114-171200-
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110118T0000Z/
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING
157 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL INITIALLY BE LIGHT BUT WILL
  BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. TOTAL STORM
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME 
  DIFFICULT DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

TT
074 
WWUS45 KCYS 171120
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
420 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE
RANGES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES THIS
MORNING AS A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND FAVORABLE
NORTHWEST UPSLOPE WINDS IMPACT THE AREA. WINDS ARE ALSO PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

WYZ112-114-171930-
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110118T0000Z/
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING
420 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL INITIALLY BE LIGHT BUT WILL
  BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING. TOTAL
  STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
  MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN 
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME 
  DIFFICULT DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
COX
553 
WWUS45 KCYS 172139
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
239 PM MST MON JAN 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE
RANGES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES AS A
POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND FAVORABLE NORTHWEST UPSLOPE
WINDS IMPACT THE AREA. WINDS ARE ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

WYZ112-114-180000-
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110118T0000Z/
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING
239 PM MST MON JAN 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL HEAVY AT TIMES THIS
  AFTERNOON. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN 
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME 
  DIFFICULT DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
172 
WWUS45 KCYS 172336
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
436 PM MST MON JAN 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA
MADRE RANGES THROUGH TONIGHT...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES AS A
POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND FAVORABLE NORTHWEST UPSLOPE
WINDS IMPACT THE AREA. WINDS ARE ALSO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

WYZ112-114-181200-
/O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110118T1200Z/
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING
436 PM MST MON JAN 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
  IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO
  GENERALLY 12 TO 18 INCHES...WITH UPWARDS OF 2 FEET ABOVE 10000
  FEET.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME 
  DIFFICULT DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

HAHN
372 
WWUS45 KCYS 180849
WSWCYS

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
149 AM MST TUE JAN 18 2011

WYZ112-114-181000-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110118T1200Z/
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING
149 AM MST TUE JAN 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

SNOW HAS DECREASED OVER THE AREA WITH JUST SOME SNOW SHOWERS
EXPECTED THIS MORNING. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 15, 11:02 AM MST, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 11:02 AM MST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1102 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011

.UPDATE...
SEE AVIATION SECTION FOR 18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 642 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011/

UPDATE...

WINDS AT BORDEAUX HAVE CONTINUED TO DECREASE THIS MORNING AND HAVE
STAYED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA FOR THE PAST COUPLE HOURS. WIND
STUDY SHOWING GRADIENT CONTINUING TO DECREASE. WENT AHEAD AND
CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR BORDEAUX...BUT KEPT WARNING
GOING FOR ARLINGTON AS THEY HAVE MAINTAINED STRONG WINDS OUT THAT
WAY. UPDATES ALREADY SENT.

CLAYCOMB

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 354 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011/

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT

FORECAST CHALLENGES CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH WINDS
PRIMARILY...TURNING TO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS SOME OF OUR
WESTERN ZONES SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

CURRENTLY...FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN
NEBRASKA...INTO SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHERN MONTANA
THIS MORNING. STILL A PRETTY STRONG SURFACE GRADIENT EVIDENT
BETWEEN CRAIG COLORADO AND CASPER. AT 2 AM THIS MORNING...IT WAS
AROUND 10MBS...BUT IT HAS SHOWN SOME EASING. WINDS REMAIN AT
WARNING LEVELS AT ARLINGTON AND BORDERLINE AT BORDEAUX. IF TREND
CONTINUES ON EASING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND WINDS COME DOWN AT THESE
TWO LOCATIONS...WILL MOST LIKELY CANCEL THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR
THIS MORNING. ATTENTION TURNS TO TONIGHT.

LOCAL OFFICE PRESSURE STUDY BEGINS TO SHOW AN INCREASE IN THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT AGAIN TONIGHT. BY 06Z...WOULD EXPECT TO SEE OUR
WIND PRONE AREAS START TO PICK UP AGAIN WITH OTHER AREAS FOLLOWING
SUIT SHORTLY THEREAFTER. PRESSURE STUDY BY SUNDAY MORNING AND
AFTERNOON WELL ABOVE HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA AT BOTH 850 AND
700MBS. GFS SHOWING 700MB WINDS INCREASING TO 45KTS AFTER 06Z
TONIGHT...UP TO 65KTS BY SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUING
THROUGH THE DAY. WILL MOST LIKELY ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WITH THE MORNING PACKAGE AFTER GETTING RID
OF THE CURRENT HIGH WIND WARNING.

MODELS ALSO HINTING AT INCREASED SNOWFALL OVER THE SNOWY AND
SIERRA MADRE RANGES FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. DID NOT GO
AS AGGRESSIVE AS HPC FORECAST...BUT WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT NEAR A
FOOT OF SNOW FOR THESE AREAS. COMBINED WITH THE HIGH
WINDS...THOUGHT IT PRUDENT TO ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH
WILL BE ISSUED WITH THE MORNING PACKAGE.

BOTH THE GFS AND WRF MODELS SHOWING A FAIRLY INTENSE BAND OF SNOW
EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MONDAY
MORNING...THOUGH THEY VARY SLIGHTLY ON LOCATION. WENT AHEAD AND
UPPED POPS ACROSS EASTERN WYOMING FOR THIS TIME FRAME.

LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...PERSISTENT NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT WILL BE THE DRIVING FORCE FOR WEATHER IN THE EXTENDED
PERIOD. 00Z GUIDANCE IS BEGINNING TO COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT
REGARDING THE SHORTWAVE DIGGING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. GFS IS BECOMING LESS PROGRESSIVE AND IS
FORECASTING A DEEPER SHORTWAVE THAN BEFORE...AND THE ECMWF IS MORE
PROGRESSIVE NOW AND DOES NOT RESOLVE THE DIVING WAVE INTO SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA LIKE PREVIOUS RUNS. SO WILL MAINTAIN A CONSENSUS
FORECAST IN THE EXTENDED AS MODELS ARE SLOWLY BECOMING MORE IN
LINE. EVEN THEN SO...MODELS DO DISAGREE WITH PASSAGE OF THE FRONT
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. ECMWF HAS FRONT THROUGH BY 10Z OR SO
WHILE THE GFS IS MUCH FURTHER NORTH IN DEVELOPING A SFC LOW OVER
EASTERN WYOMING AND COLORADO AND THUS DELAYS THE FRONTAL PASSAGE
BY 6HRS OR SO OVER OTHER GUIDANCE. BUT AS COLD AIR ADVECTION
INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT...AND UPPER LEVEL ENERGY FROM THE
SHORTWAVE MOVES OVER THE GREAT BASIN...COULD SEE SOME REINFORCING
ASCENT SUGGESTING AT LEAST SCATTERED SNOW/RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. COULD SEE LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EASTERN
PLAINS WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS AS
WESTERLY OROGRAPHIC FLOW WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT
TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE
PLAINS WILL PUSH THE FRONT SOUTH QUICKLY...WITH COLD AIR LEFT IN
ITS WAKE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THURSDAY WILL REMAIN ON THE COOL
SIDE...PARTICULARLY IN THE EAST WHERE THE COLDER AIRMASS IS
DEEPER. NO PRECIP IS EXPECTED BUT WESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN ON
THE BREEZY SIDE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE NEXT WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL
PUSH THE PERSISTENT SFC HIGH OVER PLAINS FURTHER TO THE EAST.
FRIDAY WILL ONCE AGAIN BE BREEZY WITH MAYBE A FEW ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS AS THE SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS IN FAST NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A FEW DEGREES AS THE COLD AIRMASS
EXITS EAST.

&&

.AVIATION 18Z TAFS...
WYOMING SITES WILL SEE IFR TO VIFR THIS PERIOD AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER
BECOMES NEARLY SATURATED. KCYS WILL NOT HAVE AS MANY LOW CLOUDS
FOR A SHORT DURATION SINCE THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL NOT BE AS MOIST
AS FURTHER WEST. KLAR AND KRWL WILL HAVE CEILINGS AROUND OR BELOW
1000 FT FOR NEARLY ALL OF THE PERIOD DUE TO THE MOIST BOUNDARY
LAYER...AND MAY ALSO HAVE REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE AREA SINCE THE WINDS ARE TOO STRONG FOR FOG
FORMATION. NEBRASKA SITES WILL BE IFR AND MVFR FOR THIS PERIOD.
KCDR WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE LOW CEILINGS AS MOISTURE REMAINS
ANCHORED IN THE AREA...BUT SHOULD LIFT SOME BY EARLY SUNDAY.
OTHERWISE REMAINING NEBRASKA SITES WILL HAVE MVFR TO VFR
CONDITIONS SINCE THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL NOT BE MOIST ENOUGH TO
CREATE LOW CEILINGS.

&&

FIRE WEATHER...

WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE. SOME ACCUMULATING MOUNTAIN SNOWS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES
THROUGH NEXT WEEK...WITH MUCH OF THE REST OF THE CWA DRY.
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO REMAIN MILD THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OVER THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING PLAINS BETWEEN 30
AND 40 PERCENT EACH DAY.

&&

.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 AM SATURDAY FOR WYZ110.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MONDAY FOR WYZ103-
     WYZ104-WYZ105-WYZ106-WYZ107-WYZ109-WYZ110-WYZ116-WYZ117.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MONDAY FOR
     WYZ112-WYZ114.
NE...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM...CLAYCOMB
LONG TERM...RJM
AVIATION...LUNDQUIST
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 15, 10:48 AM MST, 4 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1048 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-111-113-115-
118-119-161200-
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
NIOBRARA COUNTY-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
1048 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE...EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND
SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT THE WYOMING AREAS
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ALSO...SOME LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS
WILL FALL ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE. NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND
PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND COULD
FILTER INTO THE PANHANDLE SUNDAY. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN QUITE GUSTY THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE

WYZ103>106-109-110-116-117-161200-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
1048 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...
SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO TO 55
MPH WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE LARAMIE RANGE BEFORE DECREASING
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME VERY STRONG AND
GUSTY TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. A HIGH WIND WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE

WYZ112-114-161200-
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-
1048 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER MAINLY THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
UP TO AN INCH OF NEW SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ABOVE 9000 FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT SATURDAY AND
PERSIST INTO MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH MOST
OF NEXT WEEK.

SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
INTO MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE VERY
STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS DURING THIS TIME. A
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE

JAMSKI

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 15, 9:12 AM MST, 5 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
912 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST BORDEAUX                41.95N 104.95W
01/15/2011  M59 MPH          PLATTE             WY   MESONET

            SUSTAINED WAS 41 MPH.

&&

LUNDQUIST
Local storm report, Jan 15, 9:53 AM MST, 4 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
953 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0940 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST BORDEAUX                41.95N 104.95W
01/15/2011  M58 MPH          PLATTE             WY   MESONET

            SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 39 MPH.

&&

LUNDQUIST
Special weather statement, Jan 15, 9:57 AM MST, 4 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
957 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011

WYZ106-152100-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX
957 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON FOR
AREAS IN AND AROUND BORDEAUX. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 60 AND
80 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

JAMSKI
Local storm report, Jan 15, 11:51 AM MST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1151 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1231 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
01/14/2011  M40.00 MPH       CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 50 MPH

1020 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  BORDEAUX                41.95N 104.95W
01/14/2011  M41.00 MPH       PLATTE             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 50 MPH

1031 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
01/14/2011  M47.00 MPH       CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 57 MPH

1100 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
01/14/2011  M43.00 MPH       CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 56 MPH

1136 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
01/14/2011  M45.00 MPH       CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 55 MPH

1231 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
01/15/2011  M40.00 MPH       CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 50 MPH

0111 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
01/15/2011  M43.00 MPH       CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 56 MPH

0120 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  BORDEAUX                41.95N 104.95W
01/15/2011  M39.00 MPH       PLATTE             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 50 MPH

0145 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  BORDEAUX                41.95N 104.95W
01/15/2011  M40.00 MPH       PLATTE             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 56 MPH

0205 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
01/15/2011  M46.00 MPH       CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 59 MPH

0205 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  BORDEAUX                41.95N 104.95W
01/15/2011  M36.00 MPH       PLATTE             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 57 MPH

0230 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
01/15/2011  M41.00 MPH       CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 56 MPH

0350 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
01/15/2011  M41.00 MPH       CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 54 MPH

0410 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
01/15/2011  M42.00 MPH       CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 56 MPH

0446 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
01/15/2011  M42.00 MPH       CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 49 MPH

0510 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
01/15/2011  M43.00 MPH       CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 56 MPH

0540 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
01/15/2011  M42.00 MPH       CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 54 MPH

0610 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
01/15/2011  M44.00 MPH       CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 52 MPH

0650 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  ARLINGTON               41.59N 106.21W
01/15/2011  M43.00 MPH       CARBON             WY   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            GUSTS TO 56 MPH

0900 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST BORDEAUX                41.95N 104.95W
01/15/2011  M59.00 MPH       PLATTE             WY   MESONET

            SUSTAINED WAS 41 MPH.

0940 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST BORDEAUX                41.95N 104.95W
01/15/2011  M58.00 MPH       PLATTE             WY   MESONET

            SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 39 MPH.

&&

LUNDQUIST

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 14, 11:38 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte11 hr
Jan 15, 3:33 AM MSTWinter Storm WatchCYSAlbany, Carbon11 hr
Jan 15, 3:45 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchCYSAlbany, Carbon, Converse, Laramie, Platte11 hr
Jan 15, 2:46 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon, Converse, Laramie, Platte43 hr

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