Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 20, 2012, 3:05 PM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 21, 2012, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 17 hr. 36 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
- Jan 20, 2012, 3:05 PM MST (22:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2012, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 17 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 22:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 5:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 50 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 5:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 46 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 6:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 6:25 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 49 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 6:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 50 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 6:40 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 13 S Glendo, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH |
| Jan 21, 6:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 14 Ne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED AT 39 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 6:58 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Rawlins, WY | SUSTAINED AT 39 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 7:26 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 14 Ne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 7:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 7:51 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. 48G74 AT 0736L. 53G74 AT 0731L. |
| Jan 21, 7:54 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Rawlins, WY | |
| Jan 21, 8:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 46 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 8:31 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 4 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 9:26 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 50 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 9:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 49 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 10:05 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 49 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 10:05 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Ese Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 10:46 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 9 Wnw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 51 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 10:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 W Muddy Gap, WY | WIND 30 GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT 1150 AM. CAMP CREEK RAWS SITE. |
| Jan 21, 11:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 11:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 11:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 N Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 11:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 11:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 12:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Ese Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 46 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 12:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 12:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 55 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 12:31 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 3 Ese Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 51 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 17 Sw Encampment, WY | SANDSTONE RANGER STATION SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. SWE 0.3 INCHES FROM 21/06L TO 21/13L. 10 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 21, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SWE 0.3 INCHES FROM 21/06L TO 21/13L. 10 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 21, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 35 S Rawlins, WY | SAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. SWE 0.3 INCHES FROM 21/06L TO 21/13L. 10 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 21, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. 0.5 INCHES SWE FROM 21/06L TO 21/13L. 12 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 21, 1:46 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 2:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 2:46 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 3 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 44 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, 10.1 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
- 1964 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
463 WWUS75 KCYS 202205 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 305 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GUSTY WEST WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME VERY STRONG LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .A LARGE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON SUNDAY AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST. WYZ110-202315- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0006.120121T0700Z-120121T2200Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 305 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... HIGH WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED AROUND ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MORE INFORMATION. $$ WYZ106-116-117-211200- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0006.120121T0700Z-120121T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0004.120121T0700Z-120121T2200Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 305 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AND GUSTY LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 320 AND 350...AND INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 2 AND 9...AND 67 AND 72. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ TT
6 follow-up statements
918 WWUS75 KCYS 210702 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1202 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GUSTY WEST WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME VERY STRONG LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .A LARGE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON SUNDAY AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. WYZ104-211915- /O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0004.120121T0702Z-120122T0000Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUDDY GAP 1202 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AND GUSTY LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PARTICULARLY ALONG MOUNTAIN PASSES DUE TO THE STRONG GAP WINDS. 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. && $$ WYZ106-116-117-211915- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 1202 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AND GUSTY LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 320 AND 350...AND INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 2 AND 9... AND 67 AND 72. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ JAMSKI
668 WWUS75 KCYS 211000 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 300 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WYOMING... .A LARGE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WYOMING TODAY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT TONIGHT... BUT INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON SUNDAY AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. WYZ104-106-116-117-220000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 300 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STRONG AND GUSTY EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 320 AND 350...AND INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 2 AND 9...AND 67 AND 72. 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. && $$ JAMSKI
578 WWUS75 KCYS 211617 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 917 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WYOMING THEN STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A LARGE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WYOMING TODAY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT TONIGHT...AND INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON SUNDAY MORNING AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. WYZ104-106-116-117-220000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 917 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY STRONG AND GUSTY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 320 AND 350...AND INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 2 AND 9... AND 67 AND 72. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ118-119-220430- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0007.120122T1500Z-120123T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...CHEYENNE...BURNS... CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 917 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM 8 AM MST SUNDAY THROUGH 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND INTERSTATE 80. 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. && $$ FINCH
231 WWUS75 KCYS 211917 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1217 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN CARBON COUNTY AND THEN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A LARGE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN CARBON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. WYZ106-116-117-220730- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.HW.A.0007.120122T0900Z-120123T0000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 1217 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM 2 AM MST SUNDAY THROUGH 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND INTERSTATE 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ104-220000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUDDY GAP 1217 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND 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. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ118-119-220730- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.A.0007.120122T0900Z-120123T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...CHEYENNE...BURNS... CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1217 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM 2 AM MST SUNDAY THROUGH 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND INTERSTATE 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ FINCH
914 WWUS75 KCYS 212209 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 309 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN CARBON COUNTY AND THEN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A LARGE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN CARBON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. NEZ054-055-WYZ106-116>119-221015- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0007.120122T0900Z-120123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0005.120122T0900Z-120123T0000Z/ KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BORDEAUX... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 309 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM 2 AM MST SUNDAY THROUGH 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND INTERSTATE 80. 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. && $$ WYZ104-220000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUDDY GAP 309 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ019>021-221015- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0007.120122T0900Z-120123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0003.120122T0900Z-120123T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD 309 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM 2 AM MST SUNDAY THROUGH 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-221015- /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0003.120122T0900Z-120123T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE 309 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM 2 AM MST SUNDAY THROUGH 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FINCH
808 WWUS75 KCYS 220013 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 513 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN CARBON COUNTY AND THEN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A LARGE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN CARBON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. WYZ104-220115- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUDDY GAP 513 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL NO LONGER BE AT HAZARDOUS LEVELS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. ALSO...A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. $$ NEZ054-055-WYZ106-116>119-221215- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0005.120122T0900Z-120123T0000Z/ KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BORDEAUX... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 513 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM 2 AM MST SUNDAY THROUGH 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND INTERSTATE 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-095-096-221215- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0003.120122T0900Z-120123T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-NORTH SIOUX- SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...HARRISON...AGATE 513 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM 2 AM MST SUNDAY THROUGH 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND 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. && $$ LIEBL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 9:11 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 14 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:04 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 12 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:05 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 12 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:13 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 42 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:13 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Platte | 42 hr |
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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.