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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Apr 1, 2012, 3:06 AM MDT for 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 2, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2012, 3:06 AM MDT (09:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2012, 11:14 AM MDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
422 WWUS75 KCYS 010906 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 306 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SURGE EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE SUNDAY EVENING. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-012300- /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0016.120402T0600Z-120403T0000Z/ 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 306 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THOSE IN LIGHT WEIGHT OR 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. && $$ JAMSKI
4 follow-up statements
195 WWUS75 KCYS 012333 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 533 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE EARLY TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-021200- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0016.120402T0600Z-120403T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 533 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EARLY SUNDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THOSE IN LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WEILAND
330 WWUS75 KCYS 020930 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 330 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-030000- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120403T0000Z/ 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 330 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THOSE IN LIGHT WEIGHT OR 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. && $$ JAMSKI
595 WWUS75 KCYS 021516 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 916 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. NEZ003-019>021-054-055-096-022100- /O.UPG.KCYS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120403T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0020.120402T1516Z-120402T2100Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...AGATE 916 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THOSE IN LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-095-030000- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120403T0000Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...HARRISON 916 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THOSE IN LIGHT WEIGHT OR 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. && $$
036 WWUS75 KCYS 021714 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1114 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. NEZ002-095-022100- /O.UPG.KCYS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120403T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120402T2100Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...HARRISON 1114 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THOSE IN LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ003-019>021-054-055-096-022100- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120402T2100Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...AGATE 1114 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND SUDDEN GUSTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR THOSE IN LIGHT WEIGHT OR 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 8:30 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | CYS | 23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.