Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 37, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Nov 27, 2012, 10:07 AM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Laramie County, Wyoming. It was in force for 7 hr. 10 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 27, 2012, 10:07 AM MST (17:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2012, 4:53 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Laramie County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:05 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 27, 10:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY24 |
| Nov 27, 11:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Rock River, WY | REPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UR345 |
| Nov 27, 11:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 E Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY23 |
| Nov 27, 12:05 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 E Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY23 |
| Nov 27, 12:06 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 46 MPH. |
| Nov 27, 12:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL |
| Nov 27, 12:11 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 E Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON EAST WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH. |
| Nov 27, 12:45 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL |
| Nov 27, 1:05 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 E Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY23 |
| Nov 27, 1:20 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY22 |
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, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 274 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
- 2968 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 328 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
311 WWUS75 KCYS 271707 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1007 AM MST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND THE ARLINGTON AREA INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON... .A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE AND A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL PRODUCE HIGH WINDS OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE ARLINGTON AREA AND OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH AND SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WYZ110-116-117-272300- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0037.121127T1707Z-121127T2300Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 1007 AM MST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...UNTIL 4 PM. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 40 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. MOTORISTS 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. && $$ WEILAND
2 follow-up statements
882 WWUS75 KCYS 272107 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 207 PM MST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL THE ARLINGTON AREA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON... .A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE AND A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL PRODUCE HIGH WINDS OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE ARLINGTON AREA...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH AND SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WYZ116-117-272215- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121127T2300Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 207 PM MST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WESTERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SOME OVER AND NEAR THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. FOR THAT REASON...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. $$ WYZ110-280000- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121128T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 207 PM MST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...UNTIL 5 PM. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 40 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS. MOTORISTS 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. && $$ WEILAND
812 WWUS75 KCYS 272353 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 453 PM MST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...WINDS SUBSIDING IN ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN AREAS... .SURFACE GRADIENTS AND WINDS ALOFT HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH... THEREFORE YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WYZ110-280100- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121128T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 453 PM MST TUE NOV 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE STARTED SUBSIDING ACROSS THE NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS INCLUDING ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN. THEREFORE...YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ RUBIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2:58 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | CYS | 14 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.