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High Wind Warning 28, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jun 17, 2012, 12:38 PM MDT for 4 counties in Wyoming. It was in force for 14 hr. 15 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
- Jun 17, 2012, 12:38 PM MDT (18:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2012, 2:22 AM MDT
- In force
- 14 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 18:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 12:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 11 Ssw Hanna, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Jun 17, 12:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 9 Wnw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTANED AT 41 MPH. |
| Jun 17, 1:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Jun 17, 1:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Buford, WY | SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH. |
| Jun 17, 1:05 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH |
| Jun 17, 1:10 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Jun 17, 1:50 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Jun 17, 2:20 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | BORDEAUX WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Jun 17, 2:25 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | WAGONHOUND WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Jun 17, 3:25 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | WAGONHOUND WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH. |
| Jun 17, 3:50 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Jun 17, 4:26 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 9 Wnw Elk Mountain, WY | MILE MARKER 249 WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH. |
| Jun 17, 4:35 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 11 Ssw Hanna, WY | DANA RIDGE WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH. |
| Jun 17, 5:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 53 MPH. |
| Jun 17, 6:20 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 45 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, 6.6 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
- 2832 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
713 WWUS75 KCYS 171838 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1238 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH THE EVENING... .A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE THE GROUND TO PRODUCE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OVER THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX...AND THE SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH THE EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE COMMON THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER SUNSET AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES AND DAYTIME MIXING WEAKENS...HOWEVER WESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY OVERNIGHT. WYZ106-110-116-180300- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0028.120617T1838Z-120618T0300Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 1238 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL IN LIGHT AND/OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IN THE ARLINGTON AREA AND ALONG INTERSTATE 25 IN THE BORDEAUX AREA. 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. && $$ FINCH
2 follow-up statements
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
850 WWUS75 KCYS 180822 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 222 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CANCELLED... .STRONG WEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED...SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WYZ106-110-116-180930- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120618T1200Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 222 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ RUBIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2:41 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | CYS | 31 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.