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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Jan 26, 2012, 2:47 PM MST for 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Jan 27, 2012, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2012, 2:47 PM MST (21:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 27, 2012, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 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 21:53 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 12:00Z, 9.8 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2449 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-271200- /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.120127T1500Z-120128T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 247 PM MST THU JAN 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...MID-MORNING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL WITH DRIVERS OF LIGHT OR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF DIFFICULT DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
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
221 WWUS75 KCYS 271026 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 326 AM MST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-280000- /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 326 AM MST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...8 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR LIGHT TRAILERS MAY ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING AT TIMES DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. 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. && $$ LIEBL
838 WWUS75 KCYS 271721 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1021 AM MST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BE CAUSED BY AN EARLY MORNING PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT AND STRONG WINDS IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE AREA. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-280000- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120128T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 1021 AM MST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...UNTIL 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR LIGHT TRAILERS MAY ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING AT TIMES DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WEILAND
099 WWUS75 KCYS 272207 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 307 PM MST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING IN SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BE CAUSED IN PART BY STRONG WINDS IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE AREA. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES AROUND ARLINGTON AND BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL FORM OVER FAR EASTERN WYOMING SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE RESULT WILL BE A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING WHICH WILL PRODUCE THE STRONG WINDS. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-280000- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-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 307 PM MST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...UNTIL 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR LIGHT TRAILERS MAY ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING AT TIMES DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. 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. && $$ WYZ106-110-281200- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0010.120129T0400Z-120129T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 307 PM MST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...9 PM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WESTERLY SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND A RISK OF BLOW OVERS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING IN THE ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX AREAS. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72 BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. ALSO...THE RISK OF BLOW OVERS WILL EXIST FOR INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 265 AND 275. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WEILAND
119 WWUS75 KCYS 280000 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 500 PM MST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING IN SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... .STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES AROUND ARLINGTON AND BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL FORM OVER FAR EASTERN WYOMING SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-280100- /O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-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 500 PM MST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST. $$ WYZ106-110-281200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0010.120129T0400Z-120129T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 500 PM MST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...9 PM SATURDAY THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND A RISK OF BLOW OVERS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING IN THE ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX AREAS. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72 AND ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 265 AND 275. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD NOT TRAVEL THIS STRETCH OF ROAD. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HAHN
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Nebraska, 2012Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.