Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 18, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Mar 13, 2012, 11:26 AM MDT for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 13, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Mar 13, 2012, 11:26 AM MDT (17:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2012, 8:56 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 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 17:28 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 13, 12:40 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Mar 13, 12:40 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 9 Wnw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH. |
| Mar 13, 12:40 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 9 Wnw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Mar 13, 1:30 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH. |
| Mar 13, 2:29 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 3 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH |
| Mar 13, 2:29 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Rawlins, WY | |
| Mar 13, 2:35 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | WYDOT SENSOR AT HALLECK RIDGE. SUSTAINED AT 59 MPH |
| Mar 13, 2:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 3 Ese Elk Mountain, WY | WYDOT SENSOR AT COUNTY ROAD 42. SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH |
| Mar 13, 3:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | WYDOT SENSOR AT WAGONHOUND. SUSTAINED 5 MPH |
| Mar 13, 3:30 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Arlington, WY | WYDOT SENSOR AT ARLINGTON. SUSTAINED AT 41 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 12:00Z, 5.4 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
- 2782 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
471 WWUS75 KCYS 131726 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1126 AM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET IN AREAS BETWEEN RAWLINS AND LARAMIE... .A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THAT DIFFERENCE WILL CREATE THE STRONG WINDS IN THE AREA BETWEEN RAWLINS AND LARAMIE. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT. WYZ110-140100- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0018.120313T1800Z-120314T0100Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1126 AM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 80 FOR THOSE WITH LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE FIRES TO SPREAD QUICKLY. 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. && $$ WEILAND
2 follow-up statements
536 WWUS75 KCYS 132043 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 243 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... .A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THAT DIFFERENCE WILL CREATE THE STRONG WINDS IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. WYZ106-140700- /O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0018.120313T2300Z-120314T0700Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 243 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...FROM 5 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 1 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 25 FOR THOSE WITH LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE FIRES TO SPREAD QUICKLY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ110-140700- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120314T0700Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 243 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 1 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * OBSERVED WINDS...WINDS HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED AT BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH NEAR ARLINGTON THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 80 FOR THOSE WITH LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE FIRES TO SPREAD QUICKLY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ WEILAND
429 WWUS75 KCYS 140256 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 856 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012 WYZ106-110-140400- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120314T0700Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 856 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED NEAR ARLINGTON THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$ HAHN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 8:22 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | CYS | 23 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.