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High Wind Warning 19, NWS Cheyenne, WY

March 25, 20128 counties in Nebraska; 7 counties in Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Mar 25, 2012, 2:30 PM MDT for 8 counties in Nebraska; 7 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 26, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 16 hr. 60 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 25, 2012, 2:30 PM MDT (20:30 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 26, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 27, 2012, 3:01 AM MDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE, Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Converse County, WY, Goshen County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, Platte County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 26, 11:43 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6119 Nne Baggs, WY
Mar 26, 12:02 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Dixon, WY
Mar 26, 1:07 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 663 Wnw Elk Mountain, WY
Mar 26, 1:15 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 562 Ese Arlington, WYARLINGTON EAST WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 32 MPH.
Mar 26, 1:33 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 68Rawlins, WYSUSTAINED WIND 46 MPH.
Mar 26, 1:40 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 402 Ese Sinclair, WYSINCLAIR WYDOT SITE. GUSTING TO 57 MPH.
Mar 26, 1:42 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 67Rawlins, WYSUSTAINED WIND 43 MPH.
Mar 26, 1:43 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 7219 Nne Baggs, WY
Mar 26, 1:56 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 669 Wnw Elk Mountain, WYMILE MARKER 249.1 WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 50 MPH.
Mar 26, 2:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 583 E Sinclair, WYSINCLAIR EAST UPR SITE.
Mar 26, 2:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6811 Ssw Hanna, WYDANA RIDGE WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 52 MPH.
Mar 26, 2:01 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 413 Nw Arlington, WYFOOTE CREEK WYDOT SITE. GUSTING TO 57 MPH.
Mar 26, 2:05 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 737 Nw Elk Mountain, WYHALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 56 MPH.
Mar 26, 2:13 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 601 Sw Saratoga, WYSUSTAINED AT 48 MPH.
Mar 26, 2:16 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 7215 E Sinclair, WYWALCOTT JUNCTION WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 57 MPH.
Mar 26, 2:25 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 585 Nw Arlington, WYWAGONHOUND WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 47 MPH.
Mar 26, 2:31 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 40Arlington, WYARLINGTON WYDOT SITE. GUSTING TO 52 MPH.
Mar 26, 2:41 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 583 Ese Elk Mountain, WYCOUNTY ROAD 402 WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH.
Mar 26, 2:41 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 603 Nw Elk Mountain, WYSUSTAINED AT 43 MPH.
Mar 26, 2:43 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5610 Ssw Bushnell, NEECHO 01 RAWS SITE. SUSTAINED AT 35 MPH.
Mar 26, 2:51 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 70Laramie, WYSUSTAINED AT 53 MPH.
Mar 26, 2:56 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 602 Sse Glenrock, WYDEER CREEK I25 WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH.
Mar 26, 3:01 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Arlington, WYARLINGTON WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH.
Mar 26, 3:01 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6513 Wnw Laramie, WYHERRICK LANE WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 47 MPH.
Mar 26, 3:15 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 679 S Wheatland, WYBORDEAUX WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 47 MPH.
Mar 26, 3:16 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 603 Ese Elk Mountain, WYCOUNTY ROAD 402 WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH.
Mar 26, 3:20 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 599 W Medicine Bow, WYCOMO UPR SITE.
Mar 26, 3:44 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5927 Wsw Wheatland, WYDODGE CREEK RAWS SITE. SUSTAINED AT 34 MPH.
Mar 26, 3:47 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6013 Se Laramie, WYVEDAUWOO WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 47 MPH.
Mar 26, 3:50 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 605 Nw Arlington, WYWAGONHOUND WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH.
Mar 26, 4:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6019 Se Laramie, WYBUFORD UPR SITE. SUSTAINED AT 49 MPH.
Mar 26, 4:09 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Cheyenne, WYSUSTAINED AT 45 MPH.
Mar 26, 4:14 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 605 Nw Cheyenne, WYSUSTAINED AT 42 MPH.
Mar 26, 4:16 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Cheyenne, WYSUSTAINED AT 48 MPH.
Mar 26, 4:16 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 602 Ese Lusk, WY
Mar 26, 4:24 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Torrington, WY
Mar 26, 4:26 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Sidney Airport, NESUSTAINED AT 48 MPH.
Mar 26, 4:30 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 647 W Cheyenne, WYPOLO RANCH WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 51 MPH.
Mar 26, 4:30 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6714 Wsw Cheyenne, WYEMKAY UPR SITE. SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH.
Mar 26, 4:31 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5910 Nw Cheyenne, WY
Mar 26, 4:31 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6013 S Glendo, WYCOLEMAN WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH.
Mar 26, 4:41 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5910 Sw Cheyenne, WYWYO HILL WYDOT SITE.
Mar 26, 4:41 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Harrison, NE
Mar 26, 4:43 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5910 Ssw Bushnell, NEECHO 01 RAWS SITE. SUSTAINED AT 35 MPH.
Mar 26, 4:44 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6827 Wsw Wheatland, WYDODGE CREEK RAWS SITE. SUSTAINED AT 55 MPH.
Mar 26, 4:45 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6716 E Horse Creek, WYWHITAKER WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 54 MPH.
Mar 26, 5:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 509 Ese Broadwater, NETAR VALLEY UPR SITE.
Mar 26, 5:21 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 7026 Ne Harrison, NEOGLALA GRASSLAND. SUSTAINED AT 53 MPH.
Mar 26, 5:35 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 819 S Wheatland, WYBORDEAUX WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 65 MPH.
Mar 26, 5:36 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Chadron Airport, NESUSTAINED AT 44 MPH.
Mar 26, 5:40 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMGChadron, NEVERY STRONG NON-THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE CHADRON HIGH SCHOOL WITH A PORTION OF THE GYMNASIUM BEING PEELED BACK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CHADRON AIRPORT ASOS REPORTED WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE DAMAGE.
Mar 26, 5:52 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6423 S Douglas, WYESTERBROOK RAWS SITE. SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH.
Mar 26, 5:53 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 4819 Ese Agate, NEFLAHERTYS ON HIGHWAY 71. SUSTAINED AT 37 MPH.
Mar 26, 6:01 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Alliance Airport, NESUSTAINED AT 45 MPH.
Mar 26, 6:16 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 70Douglas, WY
Mar 26, 6:21 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 8013 S Glendo, WYCOLEMAN WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 57 MPH.
Mar 26, 6:22 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 607 S Chadron, NEKINGS CANYON RAWS SITE.
Mar 26, 6:33 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Douglas, WYSUSTAINED AT 48 MPH.
Mar 26, 7:21 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Torrington, WYSUSTAINED AT 46 MPH.
Mar 26, 7:42 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5913 Wsw Harrisburg, NEBRAVO 01 RAWS SITE. SUSTAINED AT 37 MPH.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 251 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2012-03-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2012-03-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1205 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
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

023 
WWUS75 KCYS 252030
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
230 PM MDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING...

.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED PACIFIC ORIGIN COLD FRONT
WILL QUICKLY SWEEP WEST TO EAST ACROSS OUR AREA LATE MONDAY MORNING
AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT IN THE WAKE OF THE WEATHER
DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 35 MPH AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

WYZ104-105-109-111-113-115-261100-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0016.120326T1800Z-120327T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0019.120326T1700Z-120327T0300Z/
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...
SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...
RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE
230 PM MDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...AND ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ110-261100-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0016.120326T1800Z-120327T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0019.120326T1700Z-120327T0300Z/
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
230 PM MDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
  ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-106>108-116>119-
261100-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0016.120326T2100Z-120327T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0019.120326T2000Z-120327T0300Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
NIOBRARA COUNTY-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX...
GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
230 PM MDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...2 PM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...AND ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

RUBIN
5 follow-up statements
181 
WWUS75 KCYS 261031
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
431 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY
SWEEP ACROSS OUR AREA LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A
TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS
ALOFT IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE
STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35
MPH AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

WYZ104-105-109>111-113-115-262200-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0019.120326T1700Z-120327T0300Z/
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...
SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...
SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE
431 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
  ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-106>108-116>119-
262200-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0019.120326T2000Z-120327T0300Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
NIOBRARA COUNTY-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX...
GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
431 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...2 PM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
  ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

HAHN
327 
WWUS75 KCYS 262112
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
312 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY
SWEEP ACROSS OUR AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A TIGHT SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT IN THE WAKE
OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE STRONG WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND WIND GUSTS
UP TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-104>111-113-115>119-
270300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120327T0300Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
NIOBRARA COUNTY-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP...
MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...
GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...
ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...
RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...
CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
312 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES AND ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

RUBIN
433 
WWUS75 KCYS 270247
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
847 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT...

.STRONG WINDS CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING IN
CONVERSE COUNTY AS WELL AS THE ARLINGTON AREA IN CARBON AND
WESTERN ALBANY COUNTY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS ALSO REPORTED IN
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS EVENIN. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING WILL BE EXTENDED TO MIDNIGHT TO ACCOUNT FOR THESE
WIND REPORTS. SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND WIND GUSTS
UP TO 60 MPH FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

WYZ104>109-111-113-115>119-270400-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120327T0300Z/
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...
GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...
RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...
ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...
BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
847 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DIED DOWN FOR A WIDESPREAD AREA WITH REPORTS REMAINING
BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG HOWEVER
OVERNIGHT...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-110-270600-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120327T0600Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...ARLINGTON...
ELK MOUNTAIN
847 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES AND ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$
515 
WWUS75 KCYS 270546
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1146 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS TO PERSIST THROUGH 6 AM...

.STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WYOMING
AS WELL AS IN THE ARLINGTON AREA THROUGH 6 AM. SUSTAINED WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL
6 AM. WINDS WILL BEGIN SUBSIDE BY SUNRISE.

WYZ106>108-271200-
/O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120327T1200Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...
CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON
1146 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES AND ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-110-271200-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120327T1200Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...ARLINGTON...
ELK MOUNTAIN
1146 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES AND ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

HAHN
978 
WWUS75 KCYS 270901
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
301 AM MDT TUE MAR 27 2012

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-106>108-110-271015-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120327T1200Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
NIOBRARA COUNTY-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX...
GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...
ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN
301 AM MDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS EARLY THIS MORNING.
THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TODAY.

$$

HAHN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 7:15 PM MDTFire Weather WatchCYS22 hr
Mar 25, 3:44 AM MDTHigh Wind WatchCYSBanner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more11 hr
Mar 25, 5:26 PM MDTRed Flag WarningCYS26 hr
Mar 24, 7:15 PM MDTRed Flag WarningCYS21 hr

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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.