Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 21, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Apr 6, 2012, 3:18 AM MDT for 6 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Apr 6, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 19 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
- Apr 6, 2012, 3:18 AM MDT (09:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 9:43 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Converse County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 10:26 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 13 Wnw Laramie, WY | |
| Apr 6, 10:45 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | WAGONHOUND WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 32 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 10:53 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | Laramie, WY | |
| Apr 6, 10:56 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | Laramie, WY | |
| Apr 6, 10:56 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 13 Wnw Laramie, WY | HERRICK LANE WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 10:56 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Laramie, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 47 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 11:17 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Laramie, WY | |
| Apr 6, 11:46 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 13 Wnw Laramie, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 45 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 11:53 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Laramie, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 42 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 12:16 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 13 S Glendo, WY | |
| Apr 6, 12:22 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 13 Se Laramie, WY | |
| Apr 6, 12:50 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 19 Se Laramie, WY | BUFORD UPR SITE. |
| Apr 6, 1:45 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | BORDEAUX WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 31 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 2:05 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 11 Ssw Hanna, WY | DANA RIDGE WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 2:20 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 3:10 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 5:13 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 7 N Bill, WY | |
| Apr 6, 6:44 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 27 Wsw Wheatland, WY | DODGE CREEK RAWS SITE. SUSTAINED AT 34 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 7:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | BORDEAUX WYDOT SITE. 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 268 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
- 4336 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
2 follow-up statements
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
488 WWUS75 KCYS 070343 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 943 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 WYZ101-102-104>107-109>111-113-115>117-070445- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120407T0400Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 943 PM MDT FRI APR 6 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. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-070445- /O.CAN.KCYS.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120407T0600Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 943 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. $$ HAHN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 3:51 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | CYS | 23 hr | |
| Apr 6, 1:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Goshen, Niobrara | 64 min |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Wyoming, 2012Every high wind 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.