Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 34, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Nov 11, 2012, 12:57 PM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 11, 2012, 9:24 PM MST. It was in force for 14 hr. 31 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
- Nov 11, 2012, 12:57 PM MST (19:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 11, 2012, 9:24 PM MST
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- 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 19:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 10:00 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 45 | 23 W Cheyenne, WY | REDMOUNT ROAD WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 56 MPH. |
| Nov 11, 11:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED WINDS 41 MPH. |
| Nov 11, 11:23 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | FOOTE CREEK WYDOT SITE. |
| Nov 11, 11:45 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 17 S Federal, WY | REPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UP204 |
| Nov 12, 12:47 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Vedauwoo, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KVDW |
| Nov 12, 1:25 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY24 |
| Nov 12, 2:01 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL |
| Nov 12, 2:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL |
| Nov 12, 3:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Sse Bordeaux, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KBRX |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 2 E Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY23 |
| Nov 12, 4:05 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL |
| Nov 12, 4:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 2 Nnw Pumpkin Vine, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KPUM |
| Nov 12, 4:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 10 Wsw Warren Af Base, WY | REPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UP226 |
| Nov 12, 4:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 E Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY23 |
| Nov 12, 5:05 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL |
| Nov 12, 5:05 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY22 |
| Nov 12, 5:06 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 19 E Bosler, WY | REPORTED AT RAWS STATION TR755 |
| Nov 12, 5:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 3 Ese Elk Mountain, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY20 |
| Nov 12, 7:06 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 19 E Bosler, WY | REPORTED AT RAWS STATION TR755 |
| Nov 12, 7:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL |
| Nov 12, 7:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Sse Bordeaux, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KBRX |
| Nov 12, 7:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 E Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY23 |
| Nov 12, 7:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 E Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY23 |
| Nov 12, 7:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 Sse Bordeaux, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KBRX |
| Nov 12, 7:40 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL |
| Nov 12, 7:57 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Vedauwoo, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KVDW |
| Nov 12, 8:22 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Vedauwoo, WY | |
| Nov 12, 8:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Sse Bordeaux, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KBRX |
| Nov 12, 9:02 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Vedauwoo, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KVDW |
| Nov 12, 9:06 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 19 E Bosler, WY | REPORTED AT RAWS STATION TR755 |
| Nov 12, 9:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Sse Bordeaux, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KBRX |
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, 8.0 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
- 830 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
951 WWUS75 KCYS 111957 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1257 PM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL OCCUR...MAINLY OVER THE WIND PRONE AREAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. WYZ115-112100- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0025.121112T0600Z-121112T1800Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE 1257 PM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT IN THE LARAMIE VALLEY...WIND GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND WEST OF LARAMIE NEAR THE SNOWY RANGE. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE LARAMIE VALLEY WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH EXPECTED. $$ WYZ106-110-116-117-120800- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0025.121112T0600Z-121112T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0034.121112T0600Z-121112T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 1257 PM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND BECOME STRONG AFTER MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ118-120800- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0025.121112T0600Z-121112T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE 1257 PM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING AND MAY BECOME STRONG AFTER MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH SUDDEN GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ TT
4 follow-up statements
834 WWUS75 KCYS 120356 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 856 PM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY ALONG THE LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS AND THE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS OF ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. WYZ118-120500- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0025.121112T0600Z-121112T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE 856 PM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD REMAIN OVER THE LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OF CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY. THESE WINDS SHOULD PEAK AROUND SUNRISE ON MONDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS. $$ WYZ106-110-116-117-121600- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0034.121112T0600Z-121112T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 856 PM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH LATE EVENING AND BECOME STRONG AFTER MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. 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. && $$ CLH
593 WWUS75 KCYS 120424 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 924 PM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY ALONG THE LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS AND THE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS OF ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. WYZ106-110-116-117-121630- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0034.121112T0424Z-121112T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 924 PM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ CLH
285 WWUS75 KCYS 121246 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 546 AM MST MON NOV 12 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .MODERATE TO STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING IN THE WIND CORRIDOR ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS AND THE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS OF ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE THIS MORNING. WYZ106-110-116-117-121800- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 546 AM MST MON NOV 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA THIS MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. 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. && $$ RJM
628 WWUS75 KCYS 121756 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1056 AM MST MON NOV 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... WYZ106-110-116-117-121900- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-121112T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 1056 AM MST MON NOV 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH. $$ JAMSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 9:33 PM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 23 hr |
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.