Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 26, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jun 9, 2012, 4:34 AM MDT for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Jun 9, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2012, 4:34 AM MDT (10:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 9, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2012, 6:54 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:37 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3853 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
080 WWUS75 KCYS 091034 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 434 AM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...STRONG WINDS OVER PARTS OF CARBON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WYZ109>111-100300- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0026.120609T1800Z-120610T0300Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON 434 AM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL IN LIGHT AND/OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ RE
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KCYS 091739 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1139 AM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...STRONG WINDS OVER PARTS OF CARBON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WYZ109>111-100300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0026.120609T1800Z-120610T0300Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON 1139 AM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... OBSERVATIONS AT 11 AM WERE INDICATING WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH IN THE WARNED AREA. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL IN LIGHT AND/OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
409 WWUS75 KCYS 091829 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1229 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...STRONG WINDS OVER PARTS OF CARBON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WYZ109>111-100300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120610T0300Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON 1229 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 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...THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL IN LIGHT AND/OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-100630- /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0026.120610T1200Z-120610T2100Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 1229 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM MDT SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS INTO THE 40 MPH RANGE. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL IN LIGHT AND/OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GRIFFITH
504 WWUS75 KCYS 100054 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 654 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THE REST OF TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE EARLY TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THE REST OF TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. WYZ109>111-100200- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120610T0300Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON 654 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING. THOSE WINDS ARE LOWER THAN EXPECTED AND WILL BE BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA LEVELS. FOR THAT REASON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CARBON COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-101200- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0026.120610T1200Z-120610T2100Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 654 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM MDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM MDT SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS INTO THE 40 MPH RANGE. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL IN LIGHT AND/OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WEILAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 8:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | CYS | 27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.