Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 26, 2012, 9:37 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 26, 2012, 3:00 PM MST. It was in force for 6 hr. 4 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 26, 2012, 9:37 AM MST (16:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2012, 3:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2012, 9:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 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 16:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 5:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH. |
| Jan 26, 5:41 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 3 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Jan 26, 7:55 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 9 S Centennial, WY | THIS WAS AT THE ALBANY LODGE. SNOW WAS STILL FALLING PRETTY HARD |
| Jan 26, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 0.5 | 14 Se Saratoga, WY | SNOW HAD JUST BEGUN. THEY HAVE A 20 INCH BASE. |
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, 4.6 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
- 1971 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
537 WWUS75 KCYS 261637 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 937 AM MST THU JAN 26 2012 ...BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATE TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT... .WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON OVER WIND PRONE CORRIDORS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD BECOME LOCALLY QUITE GUSTY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH MAY OCCUR. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER IN THE EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. WYZ116-117-261745- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0009.120126T2200Z-120127T0700Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 937 AM MST THU JAN 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BUT HIGH WINDS DO NOT APPEAR LIKELY AT THIS TIME. SOME GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE. $$ WYZ106-110-270400- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0009.120126T2200Z-120127T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0009.120126T2200Z-120127T0400Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 937 AM MST THU JAN 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST OR SOUTHWEST AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOW OVER OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE WARNED AREA. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72...AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 265 AND 275. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
2 follow-up statements
880 WWUS75 KCYS 262147 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 247 PM MST THU JAN 26 2012 ...BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY NIGHT OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY... .STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER WIND PRONE CORRIDORS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH MAY OCCUR. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER IN THE EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY MID-MORNING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. WYZ106-110-270400- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0009.120126T2200Z-120127T0400Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 247 PM MST THU JAN 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST OR SOUTHWEST AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOW OVER OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE WARNED AREA. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72...AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 265 AND 275. 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...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-271200- /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.120127T1500Z-120128T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 247 PM MST THU JAN 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...MID-MORNING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL WITH DRIVERS OF LIGHT OR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF DIFFICULT DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
303 WWUS75 KCYS 270357 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 857 PM MST THU JAN 26 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY... .NORTHWEST WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY MID-MORNING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. WYZ106-110-270500- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120127T0400Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 857 PM MST THU JAN 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL VALUES AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST. $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-271600- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.120127T1500Z-120128T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 857 PM MST THU JAN 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...MID-MORNING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH... LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL WITH DRIVERS OF LIGHT OR HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF DIFFICULT DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HAHN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 3:35 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 6 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:35 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 24 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.