Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at Mar 15, 2011, 1:38 PM MDT for Fremont County, Hot Springs County, Park County, Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 15, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 16 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2011, 1:38 PM MDT (19:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2011, 9:45 AM MDT
- In force
- 16 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 19:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 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
- 1871 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
176 WWUS75 KRIW 151938 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 138 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS... .A VERY STRONG JET WILL APPROACH THE AREA TONIGHT WHICH WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM BUT HIGH WINDS ARE QUITE POSSIBLE AT ANYTIME TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WYZ003-160600- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0008.110316T0000Z-110316T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0009.110316T0000Z-110316T1800Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 138 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE CLARK AREA WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE HIGH WINDS AS WELL AS THE MOUTH OF ALL EAST WEST CANYONS. THE PEAK WINDS FROM THIS EVENT WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM. * WIND...INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WIND SPEEDS AROUND CLARK COULD EXCEED 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELLERS ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MEETEETSE... CODY AND CLARK SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS AND SHARP CROSSWINDS. RESIDENTS OF CODY AND CLARK SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS ARRIVE TONIGHT. 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. && $$ WYZ002-160600- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0008.110316T0000Z-110316T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0009.110316T0000Z-110316T1800Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 138 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AND PEAK BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING SOME MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO THE WEST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH SOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS SPILLING OVER TO THE EAST SLOPE OF THE MOUNTAINS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVELLERS UP THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SLICK HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ SKRBAC
3 follow-up statements
847 WWUS75 KRIW 160725 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 125 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS... .A VERY STRONG JET WILL APPROACH THE AREA THIS MORNING WHICH WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR THROUGH 5 AM BUT HIGH WINDS ARE QUITE POSSIBLE AT ANYTIME LATER THIS MORNING AS WELL. WYZ003-161800- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110316T1800Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 125 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THE CLARK AREA WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE HIGH WINDS AS WELL AS THE MOUTH OF ALL EAST WEST CANYONS. THE PEAK WINDS FROM THIS EVENT WILL LIKELY OCCUR THROUGH 5 AM. A WEST WIND OF 74 MPH WAS RECORDED IN THE COMMUNITY OF CLARK AT 1130 PM LAST EVENING. * WIND...INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE. WIND SPEEDS AROUND CLARK COULD EXCEED 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MEETEETSE... CODY AND CLARK SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS AND SHARP CROSSWINDS. RESIDENTS OF CODY AND CLARK SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS. 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. && $$ WYZ002-161800- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110316T1800Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 125 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH 5 AM. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING SOME MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO THE WEST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING WITH SOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS SPILLING OVER TO THE EAST SLOPE OF THE MOUNTAINS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS UP THE CHIEF JOSEPH HIGHWAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SLICK HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ LIPSON
377 WWUS75 KRIW 161358 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 758 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011 WYZ002-161500- /O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110316T1800Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS- 758 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED THIS MORNING BUT HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. $$ WYZ003-161800- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110316T1800Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 758 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS STILL EXISTS UNTIL AROUND NOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY INCREASE AGAIN THIS MORNING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH BRIEF GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN MEETEETSE... CODY AND CLARK SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS AND SHARP CROSSWINDS. RESIDENTS OF CODY AND CLARK SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ SKRBAC
490 WWUS75 KRIW 161545 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 945 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011 WYZ003-161645- /O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110316T1800Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 945 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS THE CODY FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE STILL QUITE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING BUT THE HIGH WIND THREAT HAS ENDED. $$ SKRBAC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 9:09 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | RIW | Fremont, Hot Springs, Park | 4 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:17 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | Fremont, Hot Springs, Lincoln, Park, Sublette, Teton | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.