Alert archive / Nebraska / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 14, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Mar 4, 2012, 1:51 AM MST for 5 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2012, 1:51 AM MST (08:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 1:00 PM MST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:49 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 2621 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
865 WWUS75 KCYS 040851 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 151 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING... .STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL PRODUCE THE STRONG WINDS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS CONSIDERABLY. WYZ106-110-115>118-041800- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120304T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 151 AM MST SUN MAR 4 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...THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST OR NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ARLINGTON AREA. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY THOSE TRAVELING IN LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 2 AND 9 AS WELL AS 67 AND 72 BECAUSE OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ NEZ003-020-021-054-055-042000- /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0014.120304T0851Z-120304T2000Z/ BOX BUTTE-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 151 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ FINCH
3 follow-up statements
468 WWUS75 KCYS 041117 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 417 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING... .STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO THIS MORNING. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL PRODUCE THE STRONG WINDS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS CONSIDERABLY. WYZ115-118-041230- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120304T1800Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE 417 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE WESTERLY WINDS IN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE HAVE WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS. THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY AND THE LARAMIE VALLEY IS NOW CANCELLED. $$ WYZ106-110-116-117-041800- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120304T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 417 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST OR NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY THOSE TRAVELING IN LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 2 AND 9 AS WELL AS 67 AND 72 BECAUSE OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ003-020-021-054-055-042000- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120304T2000Z/ BOX BUTTE-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 417 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. 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. && $$ FINCH
287 WWUS75 KCYS 041802 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1102 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WINDS TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON BUT WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. WYZ106-110-116-117-041915- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120304T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 1102 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA THIS MORNING OVER A MAJORITY OF THE AREA. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT THE TREND OF DECREASING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ NEZ003-020-021-054-055-042000- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120304T2000Z/ BOX BUTTE-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 1102 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. 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. && $$ LIEBL
769 WWUS75 KCYS 042009 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 109 PM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON... .GUSTY WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY DECREASING THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. NEZ003-020-021-054-055-042115- /O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120304T2000Z/ BOX BUTTE-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 109 PM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE NO LONGER WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A FEW GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER BANNER AND KIMBALL COUNTIES THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. $$ LIEBL
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.