Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 24, 2011, 3:28 AM MST for 5 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 24, 2011, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 32 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
- Feb 24, 2011, 3:28 AM MST (10:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2011, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2011, 7:59 PM MST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE, Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Converse County, WY, Goshen County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:27 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 24, 12:35 PM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Divide Peak, WY | SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SWE 0.1. RATIO 15-1. |
| Feb 24, 12:35 PM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Sandstone Ranger Statio, WY | SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. SWE 0.1. RATIO 15-1. |
| Feb 24, 12:35 PM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Windy Peak, WY | SNOTEL. ELEVATION 7900 FEET. SWE 0.1. RATIO 15-1. |
| Feb 24, 12:35 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 2 Ne Rob Roy Reservoir, WY | SNOTEL. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SWE 0.1. RATIO 20-1. |
| Feb 24, 12:35 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Crow Creek, WY | SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8330 FEET. SWE 0.2. RATIO 15-1. |
| Feb 24, 12:35 PM MST | SNOW 3 | N Laprele Creek, WY | SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8375 FEET. SWE 0.2. RATIO 15-1. |
| Feb 24, 12:35 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Sage Creek Basin, WY | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM ALL SNOTELS. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. SWE 0.2. RATIO 15-1. |
| Feb 24, 12:35 PM MST | SNOW 3 | South Brush Creek, WY | SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8440 FEET. SWE 0.2. RATIO 15-1. |
| Feb 24, 12:35 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Webber Springs, WY | SNOTEL. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SWE 0.2. RATIO 15-1. |
| Feb 24, 12:35 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Brooklyn Lake, WY | SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SWE 0.2. RATIO 20-1. |
| Feb 24, 12:35 PM MST | SNOW 4 | North French Creek, WY | SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SWE 0.2. RATIO 20-1. |
| Feb 24, 12:35 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Sand Lake, WY | SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SWE 0.2. RATIO 20-1. |
| Feb 24, 12:35 PM MST | SNOW 7.5 | Old Battle, WY | SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10000 FEET. SWE 0.5. RATIO 15-1. |
| Feb 24, 2:25 PM MST | SNOW 0.5 | Centennial, WY | |
| Feb 24, 2:26 PM MST | SNOW 0.5 | Rawlins, WY | |
| Feb 24, 2:29 PM MST | SNOW 0.5 | Douglas, WY | |
| Feb 24, 2:31 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Torrington, WY | BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. |
| Feb 24, 2:34 PM MST | SNOW 0.5 | Wheatland, WY | |
| Feb 24, 2:35 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Chugwater, WY | ROADS VERY SLICK WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW SOUTH OF TOWN. |
| Feb 24, 2:40 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Chadron, NE | BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 24, 2:41 PM MST | SNOW 0.5 | Alliance, NE | |
| Feb 24, 2:42 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Harrison, NE | |
| Feb 24, 5:12 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 14 Nw Albin, WY | SNOWING VERY HEAVY |
| Feb 24, 5:13 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 12 N Cheyenne, WY | SNOWING HEAVILY |
| Feb 24, 5:43 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 1 N Cheyenne, WY | ROADS VERY SLICK |
| Feb 24, 5:50 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 10 N Cheyenne, WY | |
| Feb 24, 5:54 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 12 N Cheyenne, WY | |
| Feb 24, 6:02 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 10 Se Chugwater, WY | |
| Feb 24, 6:05 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 1 Ne Chugwater, WY | |
| Feb 24, 6:08 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 4 E Yoder, WY | |
| Feb 24, 6:09 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Guernsey, WY | |
| Feb 24, 6:15 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 12 Nw Harrisburg, NE | |
| Feb 24, 6:23 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 2 Nw Scottsbluff, NE | |
| Feb 24, 6:28 PM MST | SNOW 0 | Pine Bluffs, WY | JUST A TRACE |
| Feb 24, 6:30 PM MST | SNOW 0 | 3 S Burns, WY | JUST A SKIFF...BUT BEGINING TO SNOW HARDER. |
| Feb 24, 6:41 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 25 Ne Cheyenne, WY | |
| Feb 24, 6:42 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 22 Ne Cheyenne, WY | |
| Feb 24, 6:45 PM MST | SNOW 0 | 6 Wnw Carpenter, WY | TRACE ONLY |
| Feb 24, 6:47 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 1 N Federal, WY | |
| Feb 24, 6:49 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Horse Creek, WY | |
| Feb 24, 6:51 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 3 S Federal, WY | |
| Feb 24, 6:54 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 3 Se Laramie, WY | SOME AREAS HAVE LESS THAN AN INCH |
| Feb 24, 6:58 PM MST | SNOW 7.5 | 10 N Cheyenne, WY | |
| Feb 24, 7:57 PM MST | SNOW 9 | 10 N Cheyenne, WY | 9 INCHES ON THE GROUND. 1.5 INCHES SINCE 658 PM. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Sandstone Ranger Statio, WY | SNOTEL SITE EL 8150 SWE 0.1 RATIO 15-1. TOTAL SINCE 10 AM 1.5 |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Windy Peak, WY | SNOTEL SITE EL 7900 SWE 0.1 RATIO 15-1. TOTAL SINCE 10 AM 1.5 |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 3.5 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR SNOTEL SITE EL 9574 SWE 0.1 RATIO 15-1. TOTAL SINCE 10 AM 1.5. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 38 Sw Douglas, WY | LA PRELE CREEK SNOTEL SITE EL 8375 SWE 0.1 RATIO 20-1. TOTAL SINCE 10 AM 2.0 |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 5.4 | Crow Creek, WY | SNOTEL SITE EL 8330 SWE 0.2 RATIO 12-1. TOTAL SINCE 10 AM 2.4. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 6 | Divide Peak, WY | SNOTEL SITE EL 8880 SWE 0.3 RATIO 15-1. TOTAL SINCE 10 AM 4.5. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 6 | Webber Springs, WY | SNOTEL SITE EL 9250 SWE 0.2 RATIO 15-1. TOTAL SINCE 10 AM 3.0. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 7.5 | Sage Creek Basin, WY | SNOTEL SITE EL 7850 SWE 0.3 RATIO 15-1. TOTAL FROM 10 AM 4.5. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 7.5 | South Brush Creek, WY | SNOTEL SITE EL 8440 SWE 0.3 RATIO 15-1. TOTAL SINCE 10 AM 4.5. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 8.5 | Brooklyn Lake, WY | SNOTEL SITE EL 10240 SWE 0.3 RATIO 15-1. TOTAL SINCE 10 AM 4.5. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | North French Creek, WY | SNOTEL SITE EL 10130 SWE O.3 RATIO 20-1. TOTAL SINCE 10 AM 6.0. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Sand Lake, WY | SNOTEL SITE EL 10050 SWE 0.3 RATIO 20-1. TOTAL SINCE 10 AM 6.0. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 13.5 | Old Battle, WY | SNOTEL SITE EL 10000 SWE 0.3 RATIO 20-1. TOTAL SINCE 10 AM 6.0 |
| Feb 24, 9:00 PM MST | SNOW 10 | 10 N Cheyenne, WY | |
| Feb 24, 9:25 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Rawlins, WY | ONE TO TWO INCHES HAVE FALLEN |
| Feb 24, 9:26 PM MST | SNOW 0 | Saratoga, WY | 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 259 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
- 770 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
665 WWUS45 KCYS 241028 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 328 AM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW TO RETURN TO THE AREA... .A SLOW MOVING ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THE ARCTIC FRONT AND SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTH BY TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COLDER BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SUB-ZERO READINGS FROM DOUGLAS TO ALLIANCE TONIGHT. RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL LIMIT ANY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WYZ112-114-242300- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0006.110224T2100Z-110226T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0008.110224T1900Z-110226T1300Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 328 AM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL LIKELY BE GREATEST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ101>103-242300- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.110224T1900Z-110226T1300Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE... DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK 328 AM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...NOON TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE GREATEST LATER TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS WESTERN CONVERSE COUNTY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELLING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ105>111-113-115>119-242300- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.110225T0100Z-110226T1300Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...MEDICINE BOW... BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS... CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 328 AM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELLING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. 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. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ HAHN
9 follow-up statements
870 WWUS45 KCYS 241637 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 937 AM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW TO RETURN TO THE AREA... .A SLOW MOVING ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. THE ARCTIC FRONT AND SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COLDER BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SUB-ZERO READINGS FROM DOUGLAS TO ALLIANCE TONIGHT. RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL LIMIT ANY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WYZ112-114-250045- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.110224T1900Z-110226T1300Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 937 AM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL LIKELY BE GREATEST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ101>103-107-108-250045- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.110224T1637Z-110226T1300Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE... DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 937 AM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE GREATEST LATER TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS WESTERN CONVERSE COUNTY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELLING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. 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. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ105-106-109>111-113-115>119-250045- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.110225T0100Z-110226T1300Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...MEDICINE BOW... BORDEAUX...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS... CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 937 AM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELLING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ CARPENTER
474 WWUS45 KCYS 242055 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 155 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .A SLOW MOVING ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. THE ARCTIC FRONT AND SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COLDER BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SUB-ZERO READINGS FROM DOUGLAS TO ALLIANCE TONIGHT. RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL LIMIT ANY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ107-108-250500- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 155 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE GREATEST LATER TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. 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. && $$ WYZ103-250500- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- 155 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 13 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ON WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ106-116-117-250500- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.110225T0100Z-110226T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 155 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. 12 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS THE LARAMIE RANGE ABOVE 7500 FOOT ELEVATIONS ABOVE SEA LEVEL. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. 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. && $$ NEZ019-WYZ115-250500- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.110225T0100Z-110226T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...LARAMIE 155 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ112-114-250500- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 155 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL LIKELY BE GREATEST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...19 TO 22 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS AND WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ WYZ118-250500- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.110224T2055Z-110226T1300Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE 155 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ020-021-054-055-WYZ105-109>111-113-119-250500- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.110225T0100Z-110226T1300Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 155 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. 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. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ101-102-250500- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK 155 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE GREATEST LATER TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS WESTERN CONVERSE COUNTY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ CARPENTER
448 WWUS45 KCYS 242100 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 200 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .A SLOW MOVING ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. THE ARCTIC FRONT AND SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COLDER BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SUB-ZERO READINGS FROM DOUGLAS TO ALLIANCE TONIGHT. RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL LIMIT ANY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WYZ112-114-250500- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 200 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL LIKELY BE GREATEST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...19 TO 22 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS AND WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ WYZ103-106-116-117-250500- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 200 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. 12 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS THE LARAMIE RANGE ABOVE 7500 FOOT ELEVATIONS ABOVE SEA LEVEL. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ002-003-019-095-096-WYZ107-108-115-250500- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISON...AGATE...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...LARAMIE 200 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE GREATEST LATER TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. 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. && $$ WYZ118-250500- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE 200 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ020-021-054-055-WYZ105-109>111-113-119-250500- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.110225T0100Z-110226T1300Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 200 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. 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. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ101-102-250500- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK 200 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE GREATEST LATER TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS WESTERN CONVERSE COUNTY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ CARPENTER
514 WWUS45 KCYS 250126 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 626 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .A STATIONARTY FRONT WILL REMAIN ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOW...WHICH WILL INCLUDE MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IN MOST LOCATIONS BY SUNRISE SATURDAY. THE RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL LIMIT ANY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ020-WYZ118-119-250930- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/ BANNER-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...CHEYENNE...BURNS... CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 626 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 5 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE FROM 10 TO 18 MPH. THE VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW WILL BE LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...2 TO 6 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER THE AREA SINCE THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE LARGEST AMOUNT WAS 12 MILES NORTH OF CHEYENNE. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. 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.&& $$ WYZ112-114-250930- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 626 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL LIKELY BE GREATEST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...19 TO 22 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS AND WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ103-106-116-117-250930- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 626 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. 12 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS THE LARAMIE RANGE ABOVE 7500 FOOT ELEVATIONS ABOVE SEA LEVEL. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE FROM 10 TO 18 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019-095-096-WYZ107-108-115-250930- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISON...AGATE...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...LARAMIE 626 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE GREATEST LATER TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH. THE VISIBILITIES WILL BE LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ021-054-055-WYZ105-109>111-113-250930- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL... SIDNEY...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE 626 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH. VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 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. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ101-102-250930- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK 626 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE GREATEST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS WESTERN CONVERSE COUNTY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WEILAND
890 WWUS45 KCYS 250352 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 852 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .A STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOW...INCLUDING MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IN MOST LOCATIONS BY SUNRISE SATURDAY. GENERALLY LIGHTER SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL LIMIT ANY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ020-WYZ118-119-251200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/ BANNER-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...CHEYENNE...BURNS... CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 852 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 5 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE FROM 10 TO 18 MPH. THE VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW WILL BE LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...3 TO 9 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER THE AREA SINCE THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE LARGEST AMOUNT WAS ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF CHEYENNE. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. 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. && $$ WYZ112-114-251200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 852 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL LIKELY BE GREATEST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE NOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...19 TO 22 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS AND WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW. * IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ103-106-116-117-251200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 852 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. 12 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS THE LARAMIE RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE HAVE FALLEN SINCE THE LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE FROM 10 TO 18 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019-095-096-WYZ107-108-115-251200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISON...AGATE...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...LARAMIE 852 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE GREATEST LATER TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN SINCE THE LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH. THE VISIBILITIES WILL BE LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ021-054-055-WYZ105-109>111-113-251200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL... SIDNEY...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE 852 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAVE FALLEN SINCE THE LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH. VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 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. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ101-102-251200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK 852 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE GREATEST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS WESTERN CONVERSE COUNTY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WEILAND
935 WWUS45 KCYS 250946 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 246 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .A STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION. SNOW WILL WEAKEN FROM CHEYENNE TO SIDNEY BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A HEAVIER SNOW BAND EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THE RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL LIMIT ANY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN ON SATURDAY... SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END. NEZ020-WYZ119-251900- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110225T1900Z/ BANNER-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BURNS...CARPENTER... ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 246 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF LATE LAST EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS THROUGH NOON TODAY. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. 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. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ115-252300- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE 246 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE LARAMIE VALLEY AS OF 2 AM. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS THE LARAMIE VALLEY TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ117-118-251900- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1900Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE 246 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE CITY OF CHEYENNE. 8 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS THE LARAMIE RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...4 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN LARAMIE COUNTY. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WERE NORTH OF THE CITY OF CHEYENNE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE FROM 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES IN FALLING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS THROUGH FRIDAY. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019-095-096-WYZ106>108-252300- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISON...AGATE...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 246 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. AFTER A LULL WITH FAIRLY LIGHT SNOW TODAY...A HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN PLATTE AND GOSHEN COUNTIES EXTENDING INTO NORTHERN SIOUX AND DAWES TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 9 INCHES. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...2 TO 3 INCHES SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH. THE VISIBILITIES WILL BE LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ103-112-114-116-252300- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 246 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...18 TO 24 INCHES IN THE SNOWIES AND SIERRA MADRES...WITH 8 TO 14 IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...4 TO 8 INCHES SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE FROM 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 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. && $$ WYZ104-252300- /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUDDY GAP 246 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ021-054-055-251900- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110225T1900Z/ MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 246 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...1 TO 2 INCHES SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. 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. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ101-102-105-109>111-113-252300- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK... MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE 246 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...1 TO 3 INCHES SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ HAHN
363 WWUS45 KCYS 251849 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1149 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .A STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION. SNOW WILL WEAKEN FROM CHEYENNE TO SIDNEY DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH A HEAVIER SNOW BAND EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THE RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL LIMIT ANY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN ON SATURDAY... SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END. WYZ117-118-252300- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE 1149 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE CITY OF CHEYENNE. 8 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS THE LARAMIE RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN LARAMIE COUNTY. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WERE NORTH OF THE CITY OF CHEYENNE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE FROM 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES IN FALLING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS THROUGH FRIDAY. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019-095-096-WYZ106>108-260300- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISON...AGATE...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 1149 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. AFTER A LULL WITH FAIRLY LIGHT SNOW TODAY...A HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN PLATTE AND GOSHEN COUNTIES EXTENDING INTO NORTHERN SIOUX AND DAWES TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 9 INCHES. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...1 TO 3 INCHES SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH. THE VISIBILITIES WILL BE LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ103-112-114-116-260300- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 1149 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...18 TO 24 INCHES IN THE SNOWY RANGE AND SIERRA MADRE RANGE...WITH 8 TO 14 IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...4 TO 8 INCHES SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE FROM 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 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. && $$ NEZ020-021-054-055-WYZ119-252300- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1149 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...1 TO 2 INCHES SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ101-102-104-105-109>111-113-115-260300- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- 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...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE 1149 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOWFALL REPORTS...1 TO 3 INCHES SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 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. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ CARPENTER
731 WWUS45 KCYS 252137 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 237 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING MOUNTAINS AND MAINLY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT... .A STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE REGION. SNOW WILL WEAKEN FROM CHEYENNE TO SIDNEY DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH A HEAVIER SNOW BAND EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THE RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL LIMIT ANY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN ON SATURDAY...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END. WYZ117-118-252245- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE 237 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW WILL BE PRESENT TONIGHT...BUT ONLY AN ADDITIONAL HALF-INCH OR LESS OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. $$ NEZ020-021-054-055-WYZ119-252245- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 237 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WITH LIGHT WINDS INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL ONLY BE AROUND AN INCH OR LESS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ WYZ109>111-113-115-252245- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE 237 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON COUNTY...BUT ONLY UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT WHEN SNOW REDEVELOPS THIS EVENING. $$ NEZ002-003-019-095-096-WYZ106>108-260545- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISON...AGATE...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 237 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM MST SATURDAY. A HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN PLATTE AND GOSHEN COUNTIES EXTENDING INTO SIOUX...DAWES...NORTHERN SCOTTSBLUFF AND NORTHERN BOX BUTTE COUNTIES TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 12 MPH. THE VISIBILITIES WILL BE LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS THROUGH TONIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. 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. && $$ WYZ103-112-114-116-260545- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 237 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...14 TO 18 INCHES IN THE SNOWY RANGE AND SIERRA MADRE RANGE...WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS WILL BE FROM 8 TO 12 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ101-102-104-105-260545- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW 237 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 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. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
544 WWUS45 KCYS 260259 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 759 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD BY MIDNIGHT OVER EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND THE SNOWY RANGE AND CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT... .A STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING TONIGHT AND WILL INCREASE SNOWFALL OVER EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING SATURDAY MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST AND ONTO THE PLAINS. NEZ002-095-096-WYZ103-107-108-112-114-261200- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...HARRISON...AGATE...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...CENTENNIAL... ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 759 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF PLATTE AND GOSHEN COUNTIES WILL RECEIVE LOWER ACCUMULATIONS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS THESE PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. 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. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. $$ NEZ003-019-WYZ106-116-260400- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 759 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL DEVELOP BY LATE EVENING OVER THIS AREA AND CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. NEW SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED WILL BE GENERALLY BE UP TO ONE INCH...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. WITH THE LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ROADS WILL STILL BE SLICK AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED AT TIMES IN THE LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES. $$ WYZ101-102-104-105-261200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110226T1300Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW 759 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM MST SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS THESE PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WEILAND
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 Feb 23, 10:34 PM MST, 4 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 10:34 PM MST, 4 hours 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1034 PM MST WED FEB 23 2011
.UPDATE...
&&
.AVIATION...06Z TAFS
CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING SURGE IN LOW CLOUDS ACROSS
WESTERN NEBRASKA MOVING QUICKLY TOWARDS THE PANHANDLE. BASED ON
EXTRAPOLATION...OUR NEBRASKA AIRPORTS SHOULD GO IFR OR LOWER
WITHING THE NEXT 2-3 HOURS. VERY SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT LIES
ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING AND IS ONLY SHOWING VERY SLOW MOVEMENT
SOUTH. WITH THIS SLOW MOVEMENT...BELIEVE A VERY EXTENDED PERIOD OF
IFR AND BELOW CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FROM THURSDAY INTO
SATURDAY.
CLAYCOMB
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 215 PM MST WED FEB 23 2011/
SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
TONIGHT...NAM AND GFS BOTH DEPICT A NEGATIVELY TILTED LOW AMPLITUDE
SHORTWAVE TROUGH ALOFT MOVING ACROSS LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASING
SNOW COVERAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF THE COLD FRONT
THAT WILL STRETCH FROM DOUGLAS TO ALLIANCE. ENOUGH MOISTURE IN
MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT FOR SNOWFALL ACROSS THE SNOWY/SIERRA
MADRE RANGES.
THURSDAY...ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM DOUGLAS TO ALLIANCE
IN THE AFTERNOON. OROGRAPHIC SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE
ACROSS THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES IN MOIST WESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT...THUS WILL BEGIN A WINTER STORM WATCH THERE AT 3 PM.
DOWNSLOPING EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE WILL LIMIT SNOW COVERAGE...
THOUGH WITH LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE...EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT...ARCTIC COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTHWARD ACROSS OUR
COUNTIES. WITH LOW AND MID LEVELS SATURATING...ALONG WITH LIFT
PROVIDED BY THE BAROCLINIC BAND AND UPSLOPE...WILL CONTINUE WITH 70
TO 100 PERCENT POPS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE WILL
BE LIMITED DUE TO DOWNSLOPING AND RELATIVELY MINIMAL UPSLOPE FLOW.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IN THE SNOWY/SIERRA MADRE RANGES DUE TO MOIST
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND BAROCLINIC BAND.
FRIDAY...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL CONTINUES OVER THE SNOWY AND
SIERRA MADRE RANGES DUE TO OROGRAPHICS AND WARM AIR ADVECTION
LIFT IN THE MID LEVELS. WITH A DEEP MOIST AIRMASS AND UPSLOPE...
LIGHT SNOWS CONTINUE ELSEWHERE...THOUGH LIMITING FACTORS FOR SNOW
WILL BE THE LACK OF DYNAMICS AND QUASIGEOSTROPHIC FORCING. COLDER
WITH 700 MB TEMPERATURES FALLING TO -10 CELSIUS. OUTSIDE OF THE
SNOWY/SIERRA MADRE RANGES...EXPECTING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TOTAL
IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE SNOWY/SIERRA MADRE
RANGES.
LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
BOTH THE 12Z GFS AND ECMWF ARE REMARKABLY SIMILAR IN THEIR MID/UPPER
LEVEL DEPICTIONS EARLY IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH AN ELONGATED
NORTHEAST-SOUTHWEST TROUGH AXIS FROM SOUTHERN CANADA THROUGH THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES AND GREAT BASIN. BOTH MODELS CONTINUE THE PROCESS
OF TRANSITIONING TO A SPLIT FLOW ALOFT THIS WEEKEND WITH THE NORTHERN
STREAM SHORTWAVE SHEARING OUT TO THE EAST ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST
AND GREAT LAKES...AND SOUTHERN STREAM WAVE CUTTING OFF OVER
CALIFORNIA AND TRANSLATING EAST THROUGH THE FOUR CORNERS AND SOUTH
CENTRAL PLAINS. UPSTREAM WEAK RIDGE PATTERN ALOFT DEVELOPS TO THE
WEST AND SHIFTS EAST INTO THE ROCKIES BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
THE STALLED ARCTIC SURFACE BOUNDARY FROM THE LARAMIE RANGE INTO
NORTHEAST COLORADO COMBINED WITH MOIST FETCH ALOFT FROM THE
PACIFIC AND FAVORABLE LIFT FROM LEFT EXIT REGION OF 300 MB JET
STREAK WILL KEEP SNOW CHANCES HIGH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS THE UPPER JET DYNAMICS AND ARCTIC BOUNDARY
SHIFT INTO THE PLAINS...BUT LINGER OVER MUCH OF CARBON COUNTY.
HIGHS ON SATURDAY WILL AVERAGE 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL WITH
TEENS AND 20S. THE UPPER TROUGH SWINGS ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY
WITH ISOLATED SHOW SHOWERS FOR THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES
DUE TO RESIDUAL MOIST OROGRAPHIC FLOW. DEVELOPING DOWNSLOPE WESTERLY
FLOW WILL ALLOW HIGHS ON SUNDAY TO MODERATE 10 TO 15 DEGREES EAST
OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. A DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIRMASS WILL THEN
DOMINATE THE CWA FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. ALONG WITH THE
RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING AS THE LOW/MID LEVEL WINDS INCREASE AND LEE SIDE TROUGH
DEEPENS.
AVIATION...18Z TAF ISSUANCE
VFR WITH SCATTERED MID LEVEL CLOUDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. IT
WILL BE BREEZY FOR THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING TERMINALS WITH SOUTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO DETERIORATE LATER
TONIGHT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT STALLS NEAR
THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. A MOIST LOW LEVEL EAST
TO NORTHEAST UPSLOPE FLOW WILL LEAD TO LOWERING CEILINGS AND
VISIBILITIES WITH WIDESPREAD MVFR TO LOCAL IFR ALONG WITH AREAS OF
LIGHT SNOW.
FIRE WEATHER...
ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS VERY LOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AN ARCTIC BOUNDARY
WILL SLOWLY DROP SOUTH INTO THE DISTRICT BEGINNING TONIGHT AND
LINGER THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXPECT SNOW TO BE GENERALLY LIGHT
BUT PERSISTENT THROUGH THIS PERIOD. WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE
AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK AS TEMPERATURES MODERATE TO ABOVE NORMAL.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM FRIDAY FOR WYZ112-
WYZ114.
NE...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM/AVIATION...RUBIN
LONG TERM...JAMSKIHazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 9:05 PM MST, 6 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 905 PM MST WED FEB 23 2011 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-096-WYZ106>108-115>119-250415- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- SOUTH SIOUX-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 905 PM MST WED FEB 23 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA THURSDAY WITH TEMPERATURES TURNING SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE NEZ095-WYZ101>105-109>114-250415- NORTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- 905 PM MST WED FEB 23 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES FROM MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THURSDAY WITH TEMPERATURES TURNING SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:28 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 51 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.