Alert archive / Wyoming / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this blizzard warning at Dec 19, 2012, 2:38 PM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Laramie County, Wyoming. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 hr. 5 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
- Dec 19, 2012, 2:38 PM MST (21:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2012, 2:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 11:57 AM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Laramie County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2:00 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 13 Se Laramie, WY | VEDAUWOO WYDOT SITE. WINDS 36 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 47 MPH. VISIBILITY FROM SITE .25 MILES. |
| Dec 20, 2:00 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | EMKAY UPR SITE. WINDS 55 GUSTS TO 70 MPH. VISIBILITY FROM WYDOT CAMERA AT MM 345 NEAR ZERO. |
| Dec 20, 2:00 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 3 Ese Elk Mountain, WY | COUNTY ROAD 402 WYDOT SITE. WINDS 43 GUSTS TO 58 MPH. VISIBILITY FROM SITE .25 MILES. |
| Dec 20, 3:00 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 13 Se Laramie, WY | VEDAUWOO WYDOT SITE. WINDS 37 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 47 MPH. VISIBILITY REMAINED BELOW 1/4 MILE OVER THE PAST HOUR. LOWEST VISIBILITY REPORTED WAS .12 MILE. |
| Dec 20, 3:00 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | EMKAY UPR SITE. SUSTAINED WINDS 53 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. WYDOT WEBCAM ON INTERSTATE 80 MM345 SHOWED NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 274 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
- 2375 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 97 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
864 WWUS45 KCYS 192138 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 238 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BRISK WINDS AND FLURRIES WILL END OVER THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON... .THE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WAS OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TONIGHT. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES AND BRISK WINDS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE INTERSTATE CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON. THE WINDS WILL BE PRODUCED IN PART BY A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND 45 MPH OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. WYZ117-118-201300- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T1900Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE 238 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...FROM 2 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ054-WYZ119-201300- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.121220T1100Z-121220T1900Z/ KIMBALL-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 238 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...FROM 4 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. $$ NEZ020-WYZ112-114-192245- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ BANNER-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY... WOODS LANDING 238 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE. FOR THOSE REASONS...THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ110-115-116-201300- /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 238 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM 2 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ055-201300- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.121220T1100Z-121220T1900Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIDNEY 238 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ021-200100- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ MORRILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD 238 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WEILAND
6 follow-up statements
501 WWUS45 KCYS 200124 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 624 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON... .WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE INTERSTATE CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON. THE WINDS WILL BE PRODUCED IN PART BY A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND 45 MPH OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...RANGING FROM 15 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO WEST OF A DOUGLAS TO CHEYENNE LINE...AND 10 BELOW ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA. NEZ055-201400- /O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.121220T1100Z-121220T1900Z/ CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIDNEY 624 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ021-200230- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ MORRILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD 624 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ WYZ110-115>118-201400- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 624 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM 2 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ054-WYZ119-201400- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.121220T1100Z-121220T1900Z/ KIMBALL-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 624 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM 4 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. $$ RUBIN
316 WWUS45 KCYS 200129 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 629 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON... .WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE INTERSTATE CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON. THE WINDS WILL BE PRODUCED IN PART BY A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND 45 MPH OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...RANGING FROM 15 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO WEST OF A DOUGLAS TO CHEYENNE LINE...AND 10 BELOW ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA. WYZ110-115>118-201500- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 629 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM 2 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ054-055-WYZ119-201500- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.121220T1100Z-121220T1900Z/ KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BURNS...CARPENTER... ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 629 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM 4 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. $$ RUBIN
507 WWUS45 KCYS 200434 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 934 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON... .WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE INTERSTATE CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON. THE WINDS WILL BE PRODUCED IN PART BY A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND 45 MPH OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...RANGING FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO WEST OF A DOUGLAS TO CHEYENNE LINE...AND 10 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO ELSEWHERE. THESE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES CAN INDUCE FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IN A SHORT TIME IF YOUR SKIN IS NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM THE COLD. WYZ110-115>118-201600- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 934 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM 2 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ054-055-WYZ119-201600- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.121220T1100Z-121220T1900Z/ KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BURNS...CARPENTER... ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 934 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY FOR BLOWING SNOW. * TIMING...FROM 4 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. $$ RUBIN
011 WWUS45 KCYS 200859 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 159 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED MAINLY THIS MORNING ALONG PARTS OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR... .STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING ALONG PARTS OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON TO JUST WEST OF CHEYENNE. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST WHILE SPREADING EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. THE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS....ESPECIALLY OVER FAR SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WYZ110-115>118-201900- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 159 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...UNTIL NOON TODAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK WITH VISIBILITIES VERY LOW IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ054-055-WYZ119-201900- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.121220T1100Z-121220T1900Z/ KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BURNS...CARPENTER... ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 159 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...FROM 4 AM TO NOON TODAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK WITH VISIBILITIES LOW IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. $$
822 WWUS45 KCYS 201714 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1014 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE... .STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING ALONG PARTS OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON TO JUST WEST OF CHEYENNE. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS....BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE. WYZ110-115-201815- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE 1014 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN ARLINGTON AND LARAMIE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ NEZ054-055-WYZ119-201815- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121220T1900Z/ KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BURNS...CARPENTER... ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1014 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PATCHY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS OF THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE BUT WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ WYZ116>118-201900- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1900Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 1014 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...UNTIL NOON TODAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM LARAMIE TO CHEYENNE. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK WITH VISIBILITIES VERY LOW IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ FINCH
917 WWUS45 KCYS 201857 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1157 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE... .STRONG WESTERLY WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH NEW SNOW ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND THE BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH. WYZ116>118-202200- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0022.121220T1857Z-121220T2200Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 1157 AM MST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM LARAMIE TO CHEYENNE. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK WITH VISIBILITIES VERY LOW IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ FINCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2:38 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Laramie | 20 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Wyoming, 2012Every blizzard warning in 2012
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.