Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 17, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Mar 5, 2012, 2:51 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 5, 2012, 2:00 PM MST. It was in force for 18 hr. 1 report 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
- Mar 5, 2012, 2:51 AM MST (09:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2012, 2:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2012, 8:00 AM MST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 10:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Arlington, WY | WINDS WERE SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH. |
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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 278 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
- 3157 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
727 WWUS75 KCYS 050951 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 251 AM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...STRONG WINDS IN THE ARLINGTON AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE TO PRODUCE STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE ARLINGTON AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ110-052200- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0017.120305T2100Z-120306T1500Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 251 AM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THERE IS A BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 265 AND 275 BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. 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. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ FINCH
4 follow-up statements
872 WWUS75 KCYS 052231 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 331 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...STRONG WINDS IN THE ARLINGTON AREA AND NEAR BORDEAUX THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE TO PRODUCE STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN FAVORED WINDY LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING...INCLUDING ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX. WYZ106-061045- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120306T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 331 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM MST TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THERE IS A BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE POSTS 60 AND 78. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES ARE URGED NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ110-061045- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120306T1500Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 331 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 8AM MST TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THERE IS A BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 265 AND 275 BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES ARE URGED NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ LIEBL
284 WWUS75 KCYS 060424 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 924 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN THE ARLINGTON AREA AND NEAR BORDEAUX THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE TO PRODUCE STRONG WEST OR SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE FAVORED WINDY LOCATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING...INCLUDING ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. WYZ106-110-061500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120306T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 924 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM MST TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THERE IS A BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE POSTS 60 AND 78. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES ARE URGED NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ HAMMER/WEILAND
668 WWUS75 KCYS 060858 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 158 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 WYZ106-061000- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120306T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 158 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ WYZ110-061500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120306T1500Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 158 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM MST TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THERE IS A BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 255 TO 275. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES ARE URGED NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ TT
190 WWUS75 KCYS 061458 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 758 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 WYZ110-061600- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120306T1500Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 758 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE GRADUALLY DIMINISHED OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO ATTAIN HIGH WIND SPEEDS. SOME GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON THUS DRIVERS IN LIGHT AND/OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE STILL ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION IN THIS AREA. $$ RE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 11:52 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | CYS | 5 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:31 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | CYS | 6 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.