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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 16, 2011, 2:47 AM MST for Fremont County, Hot Springs County, Park County, Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 16, 2011, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 15 hr. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2011, 2:47 AM MST (09:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2011, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2011, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Hot Springs County, WY, Park County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 10:26 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 23 Nw Dubois, WY | BROOKS LAKE LODGE |
| Jan 16, 1:56 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 56 Sw Cody, WY | YOUNTS PEAK SNOTEL |
| Jan 16, 1:56 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 19 Wsw Wapiti, WY | BLACKWATER SNOTEL |
| Jan 16, 6:49 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 11 N Dubois, WY | BURROUGHS CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 16, 6:49 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 21 W Clark, WY | BEARTOOTH LAKE SNOTEL |
| Jan 16, 6:50 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 18 Wsw Meeteetse, WY | TIMBER CREEK SNOTEL |
| Jan 16, 6:50 PM MST | SNOW 1 | 30 Sw Meeteetse, WY | KIRWIN SNOTEL |
| Jan 16, 6:50 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 18 Sw Cody, WY | MARQUETTE SNOTEL |
| Jan 16, 6:50 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 26 Wsw Clark, WY | WOLVERINE SNOTEL |
| Jan 16, 6:50 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 14 Ne Pahaska, WY | EVENING STAR SNOTEL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 2492 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
797 WWUS75 KRIW 160947 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 247 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A VERY STRONG JET STREAM WILL COMBINE WITH FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WYZ002-162300- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0002.110116T1200Z-110117T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0002.110116T1200Z-110117T0300Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 247 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED ON DUE TO VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SUDDEN SHARP WIND GUSTS COULD ALSO CAUSE TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS PLANNED IN THE AREA TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WYZ003-162300- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0002.110116T1200Z-110117T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0002.110116T1200Z-110117T0300Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 247 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE AREAS OF GREATEST IMPACT FOR HIGH WINDS WILL BE JUST SOUTH OF CODY ON HIGHWAY 120 AND ALSO JUST SOUTH OF CLARK ALONG HIGHWAY 120 AND ALONG CANYON ROAD IN CLARK. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE WEST END OF CANYON ROAD JUST WEST OF CLARK WHERE GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 120 FROM JUST SOUTH OF CODY TO CLARK WILL LIKELY SEE VERY SHARP AND SUDDEN CROSS WINDS. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
3 follow-up statements
356 WWUS75 KRIW 161737 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1037 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A VERY STRONG JET STREAM WILL COMBINE WITH FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WYZ002-162300- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110117T0300Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 1037 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED NEAR THE TOP OF CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY BUT STRONGER WINDS ARE LIKELY OCCURRING LOWER DOWN IN THE FOOTHILLS...ESPECIALLY NEAR ANY NARROW MOUNTAIN GAPS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED ON DUE TO VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SUDDEN SHARP WIND GUSTS COULD ALSO CAUSE TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS PLANNED IN THE AREA TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WYZ003-162300- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110117T0300Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 1037 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE AREAS OF GREATEST IMPACT FOR HIGH WINDS WILL BE JUST SOUTH OF CODY ON HIGHWAY 120 AND ALSO JUST SOUTH OF CLARK ALONG HIGHWAY 120 AND ALONG CANYON ROAD IN CLARK. THE CODY AIRPORT HAS REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 46 MPH AROUND 9AM THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY EXCEEDING 60 MPH JUST SOUTH OF CODY ON HIGHWAY 120. WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY EXCEEDING 60 MPH ON CANYON ROAD WEST OF CLARK. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE WEST END OF CANYON ROAD JUST WEST OF CLARK WHERE GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 120 FROM JUST SOUTH OF CODY TO CLARK WILL LIKELY SEE VERY SHARP AND SUDDEN CROSS WINDS. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ SKRBAC
431 WWUS75 KRIW 162256 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 356 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A VERY STRONG JET STREAM WILL COMBINE WITH FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WYZ002-170300- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110117T0300Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 356 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED NEAR THE TOP OF CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY BUT STRONGER WINDS ARE LIKELY OCCURRING LOWER DOWN IN THE FOOTHILLS...ESPECIALLY NEAR ANY NARROW MOUNTAIN GAPS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED ON DUE TO VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SUDDEN SHARP WIND GUSTS COULD ALSO CAUSE TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS PLANNED IN THE AREA TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WYZ003-170300- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110117T0300Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 356 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE AREAS OF GREATEST IMPACT FOR HIGH WINDS WILL BE JUST SOUTH OF CODY ON HIGHWAY 120 AND ALSO JUST SOUTH OF CLARK ALONG HIGHWAY 120 AND ALONG CANYON ROAD IN CLARK. THE CODY AIRPORT HAS REPORTED FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 40 MPH TODAY WHICH IS USUALLY INDICATIVE OF WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH SOUTH OF TOWN ON HIGHWAY 120. WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY EXCEEDING 60 MPH ON CANYON ROAD WEST OF CLARK. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE WEST END OF CANYON ROAD JUST WEST OF CLARK WHERE GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 120 FROM JUST SOUTH OF CODY TO CLARK WILL LIKELY SEE VERY SHARP AND SUDDEN CROSS WINDS. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ SKRBAC
496 WWUS75 KRIW 170301 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 801 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM... .WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA THE REST OF TONIGHT. WYZ002-170415- /O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110117T0300Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 801 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. WIND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERA ACROSS THE AREA. WIND OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY. $$ WYZ003-170415- /O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110117T0300Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 801 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. WIND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERA ACROSS THE AREA. WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2:41 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | RIW | Fremont, Lincoln, Sublette, Teton | 31 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:41 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | Lincoln, Park, Sublette, Teton | 31 hr |
Nearby
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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.