Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 5, 2011, 8:38 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It was in force for 19 hr. 21 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
- Feb 5, 2011, 8:38 AM MST (15:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2011, 3:10 AM MST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Converse County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2:00 PM MST | SNOW 1.2 | Crow Creek, WY | THIS IS FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM. SEW 0.1. RATIO 12-1. THE STORM TOTAL SINCE THE 4TH AT 7 AM IS 4.2 INCHES. |
| Feb 5, 2:00 PM MST | SNOW 1.5 | N Battle Mountain, WY | THIS IS FOM 8 AM TO 2 PM. SWE 0.1. RATIO 12-1. STORM TOTAL FROM THE 4TH AT 7 AM IS 1.5 INCHES. |
| Feb 5, 2:00 PM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Old Battle, WY | THIS IS FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM. SWE 0.1. RATIO 15-1. THE STORM TOTAL SINCE THE 4TH AT 7 AM IS 16.5 INCHES. |
| Feb 5, 2:00 PM MST | SNOW 2.5 | Laprele Creek, WY | THIS IS FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM. SWE 0.2. RATIO 12-1. STORM TOTAL SINCE THE 4TH AT 7 AM IS 5.5 INCHES. |
| Feb 5, 2:00 PM MST | SNOW 2.5 | Sage Creek Basin, WY | SWE 0.2. RATIO 12-1. STORM TOTAL SINCE THE 4TH AT 7 AM IS 3.5 INCES. |
| Feb 5, 2:00 PM MST | SNOW 2.5 | Windy Peak, WY | THIS IS FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM. SWE 0.2. RATIO 12-1. STORM TOTAL SINCE THE 4TH AT 7 AM IS 5.5 INCHES. |
| Feb 5, 2:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Brooklyn Lake, WY | HTIS IS FROM 8AM TO 2 PM. SWE 0.2. RATIO 15-1. STORM TOTAL SINCE THE 4TH AT 7 AM IS 15 INCHES. |
| Feb 5, 2:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Divide Peak, WY | SWE 0.2. RATIO 15-1. THE 3 INCHES IS FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM. THE STORM TOTAL SINCE THE 4TH AT 7AM IS 6.0 INCHES. |
| Feb 5, 2:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | N North French Creek, WY | THIS IS FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM. SWE 0.2. RATIO 15-1. THE STORM TOTAL SINCE THE 4TH AT 7 AM IS 18.0 INCHES. |
| Feb 5, 2:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Webber Springs, WY | THIS IS FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM. SWE 0.2. RATIO 15-1. THE STORM TOTAL SINCE THE 4TH AT 7 AM IS 9.0 INCHES. |
| Feb 5, 2:00 PM MST | SNOW 4.5 | N Sand Lake, WY | THIS IS FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM. SWE 0.3. RATIO 15 -1. THE STORM TOTAL SINCE THE 4TH AT 7 AM IS 15 INCHES. |
| Feb 5, 2:00 PM MST | SNOW 4.5 | South Brush Creek, WY | THIS IS FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM. SWE 0.3. RATION 15-1. THE STORM TOTAL SINCE THE 4TH AT 7 AM IS 13.5 INCHES. |
| Feb 5, 2:20 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Rawlins, WY | WAS NOT SNOWING AT THAT TIME. |
| Feb 5, 2:24 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Saratoga, WY | STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Feb 5, 2:33 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Elk Mountain, WY | 2 INCHES THROUGH 10 AM HEN NO SNOW. |
| Feb 5, 2:34 PM MST | SNOW 3.8 | Baggs, WY | NOW SNOW SINCE 1 PM. |
| Feb 5, 2:40 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Medicine Bow, WY | NOT SNOWING NOW. |
| Feb 5, 2:48 PM MST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 N Centennial, WY | SNOW STOPPED AT THAT TIME. |
| Feb 5, 2:50 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 35 W Laramie, WY | SNOW TODAY 3 TO 4 INCHES. 18 INCHES ON TOP. |
| Feb 5, 2:53 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 35 Nw Laramie, WY | |
| Feb 5, 9:16 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Laramie, WY | MOST AMOUNTS IN TOWN WERE BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE INCH. |
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, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 239 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
- 1761 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
528 WWUS45 KCYS 051538 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 838 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...LONG DURATION HEAVY SNOWFALL EVENT EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES ALONG WITH MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE A LONG DURATION HEAVY SNOWFALL EVENT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN LARAMIE...SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. SNOW WILL DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...THEN SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WYZ112-114-060000- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110206T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0004.110205T1538Z-110208T1300Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 838 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...BEFORE INCREASING IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...20 TO 30 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL WITH ROADS BECOMING SNOWPACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ103-060000- /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0004.110205T1538Z-110208T1300Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- 838 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...BEFORE INCREASING IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 20 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL WITH ROADS BECOMING SNOWPACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RUBIN/CLAYCOMB
4 follow-up statements
230 WWUS45 KCYS 051824 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1124 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...LONG DURATION HEAVY SNOWFALL EVENT EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES ALONG WITH MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE A LONG DURATION HEAVY SNOWFALL EVENT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN LARAMIE...SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. SNOW WILL DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...THEN SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WYZ103-112-114-060000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110208T1300Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 1124 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...BEFORE INCREASING IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...20 TO 30 INCHES ACROSS THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES...WITH 15 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL WITH ROADS BECOMING SNOWPACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ104-105-109>111-113-115-060000- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0005.110205T1824Z-110206T1300Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE 1124 AM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING HILLS AND SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES PRIMARILY 1 TO 3 MILES...WITH OCCASIONAL VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOWPACKED AND ICY IN SPOTS IMPACTING TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RUBIN
725 WWUS45 KCYS 052245 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 345 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...LONG DURATION SNOWFALL EVENT EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES ALONG WITH MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE A LONG DURATION SNOWFALL EVENT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN LARAMIE...SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. SNOW WILL DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...THEN SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS WINDS INCREASE. WYZ103-112-114-061200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110208T1300Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 345 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...BEFORE INCREASING IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...20 TO 30 INCHES ACROSS THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...WHEN WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL WITH ROADS BECOMING SNOWPACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ104-105-109>111-113-115-061200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110206T1300Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE 345 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING HILLS AND SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES 1 TO 3 MILES...WITH OCCASIONAL VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE IN MODERATE. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOWPACKED AND ICY IN SPOTS IMPACTING TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RUBIN
451 WWUS45 KCYS 060454 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 954 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...LONG DURATION SNOWFALL EVENT EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES ALONG WITH MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE A LONG DURATION SNOWFALL EVENT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN LARAMIE...SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. SNOW WILL DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...THEN SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS WINDS INCREASE. WYZ104-105-109>111-113-115-060600- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110206T1300Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE 954 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL INTENSITY OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE BETWEEN ONE HALF INCH AND TWO INCHES BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OVER THE AREA OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS HAS BEEN MAINLY 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH 3 TO 4 INCHES IN SARATOGA. PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY OVER THIS AREA. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THEN SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER ONCE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. $$ WYZ103-112-114-061200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110208T1300Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 954 PM MST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL BE LIGHTER OVER THE SNOWY...SIERRA MADRE AND NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ONCE AGAIN LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT IN OPEN AREAS AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...20 TO 30 INCHES ACROSS THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...WHEN WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL WITH ROADS SNOWPACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WEILAND
013 WWUS45 KCYS 061010 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 310 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...COLD AND SNOWY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WHICH WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SNOW. THE MOST SNOWFALL WILL BE IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM ALONG WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE SNOW AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. WYZ103-112-114-070015- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110208T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.110206T1010Z-110207T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0005.110207T1900Z-110208T1300Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 310 AM MST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE FIRST STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND WILL AFFECT THE AREA UNTIL THIS EVENING. THE STRONGER SECOND SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA FROM NOON MONDAY THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE FIRST STORM SYSTEM WILL BE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES BY 11 PM TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE SECOND SYSTEM WILL BE FROM 9 TO 14 INCHES WHICH WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR ON MONDAY WHICH WILL CONTINUE THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP OFF RAPIDLY MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL WITH ROADS SNOWPACKED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PERSONS PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND TRAVEL INFORMATION BEFORE VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ KMD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 8:43 PM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 8 hr |
| Feb 5, 11:24 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 11 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Wyoming, 2011Every winter storm 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.