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High Wind Warning 44, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Dec 11, 2012, 11:43 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It was in force for 22 hr. 27 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
- Dec 11, 2012, 11:43 AM MST (18:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2012, 9:17 AM MST
- In force
- 22 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 18:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 11:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 14 Nne Centennial, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY25 |
| Dec 11, 12:01 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL |
| Dec 11, 1:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL |
| Dec 11, 1:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 E Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY23 |
| Dec 11, 1:20 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Se Arlington, WY | WINDS MEASURED AT ARLINGTON EAST WYDOT SITE. |
| Dec 11, 2:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Rock River, WY | REPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UR345 |
| Dec 11, 2:25 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL |
| Dec 11, 2:25 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 2 E Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY23 |
| Dec 11, 2:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY18 |
| Dec 11, 2:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Sse Bordeaux, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KBRX |
| Dec 11, 3:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 E Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY23 |
| Dec 11, 3:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY18 |
| Dec 11, 6:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 1 Sse Bordeaux, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KBRX |
| Dec 11, 6:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY24 |
| Dec 11, 6:05 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL |
| Dec 11, 6:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY18 |
| Dec 11, 6:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 13 Ssw Federal, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY29 |
| Dec 11, 6:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 2 E Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY23 |
| Dec 11, 8:01 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL |
| Dec 11, 8:20 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY18 |
| Dec 11, 8:46 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 14 Nne Centennial, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY25 |
| Dec 11, 9:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION KARL |
| Dec 11, 9:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY24 |
| Dec 11, 9:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 2 E Arlington, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY23 |
| Dec 11, 9:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | REPORTED AT WYDOT STATION WY18 |
| Dec 11, 10:16 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 18 Wnw Cheyenne, WY | |
| Dec 12, 3:02 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS WERE BETWEEN 40 TO 45 MPH IN THE LAST HOUR |
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, 6.7 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
- 1223 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
717 WWUS75 KCYS 111843 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1143 AM MST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... .AN INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL PRODUCE A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX...AND VEDAUWOO AREAS DURING THIS TIME. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. WYZ117-111945- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0033.121211T2200Z-121212T1800Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 1143 AM MST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH IN THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO AREAS NEAR THE I-80 SUMMIT. $$ WYZ106-110-116-120645- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0033.121211T2200Z-121212T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0044.121211T1843Z-121212T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 1143 AM MST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SUDDEN STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION TODAY AND TONIGHT WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ HAMMER
5 follow-up statements
110 WWUS75 KCYS 112154 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 254 PM MST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... .AN INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL PRODUCE A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE ARLINGTON... BORDEAUX...AND VEDAUWOO AREAS DURING THIS TIME. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. WYZ106-110-116-121000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-121212T1800Z/ 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 254 PM MST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SUDDEN STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION TODAY AND TONIGHT WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 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. && $$ HAMMER
643 WWUS75 KCYS 120355 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 855 PM MST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SOME...BUT WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WEST OR SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX...AND VEDAUWOO AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WYZ106-110-116-121300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-121212T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 855 PM MST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST OR SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...SUDDEN STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION TODAY AND TONIGHT WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN THE ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN AREAS AND INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ADVISES NO LIGHT TRAILERS TRAVEL ON THOSE PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 80 AND 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WEILAND
269 WWUS75 KCYS 120908 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 208 AM MST WED DEC 12 2012 WYZ106-110-116-121800- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-121212T1800Z/ 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 208 AM MST WED DEC 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 WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...SUDDEN STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION TODAY AND TONIGHT WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 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. && $$ TT
081 WWUS75 KCYS 121307 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 607 AM MST WED DEC 12 2012 WYZ106-116-121415- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-121212T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE 607 AM MST WED DEC 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED EARLY THIS MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITERIA TODAY. HOWEVER...WINDS MAY INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ WYZ110-121800- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-121212T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 607 AM MST WED DEC 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 WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...SUDDEN STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION TODAY AND TONIGHT WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 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. && $$
941 WWUS75 KCYS 121617 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 917 AM MST WED DEC 12 2012 WYZ110-121730- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-121212T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 917 AM MST WED DEC 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH HIGH WIND LEVELS. SOME GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED INTO THIS AFTERNOON HOWEVER. $$ RE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2:12 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 10 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.