Alert archive / Nebraska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 12, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Dec 19, 2012, 3:44 AM MST for Cheyenne County, Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 7:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr. 2 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 19, 2012, 3:44 AM MST (10:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 7:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
County Cheyenne County, NE
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:45 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 19, 9:45 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Sidney, NE | |
| Dec 19, 1:45 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Sidney, NE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 1949 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 115 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
774 WWUS45 KCYS 191044 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 344 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SNOW TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE PLAINS TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...AND COLDER TEMPERATURES TO SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING WHILE SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE FOUND OVER FAR SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEZ055-192000- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0012.121219T1400Z-121220T0100Z/ CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIDNEY 344 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EARLY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AS 40 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ019-021-192000- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0020.121219T1400Z-121220T0100Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD 344 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND END LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL STEADILY INCREASE THIS MORNING. BY THIS AFTERNOON WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ003-096-191145- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ BOX BUTTE-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...AGATE 344 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW CAN STILL BE EXPECTED BUT AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER BOX BUTTE AND SOUTHERN SIOUX COUNTIES TODAY. $$ WYZ109-111-191145- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121219T1900Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS... DIXON 344 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW CAN STILL BE EXPECTED BUT AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARBON COUNTY TODAY. $$ WYZ117-118-192000- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE 344 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW ENDING THIS MORNING BUT BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES WITH UP TO ONE FOOT OF ACCUMULATION IN AND AROUND CHEYENNE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH TODAY...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ112-114-192000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 344 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES SINCE SATURDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 20 MPH. INCREASED SNOW RATES TONIGHT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * IMPACTS...MANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS MAY WANT TO RECONSIDER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO THE DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ110-113-115-116-191900- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121219T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE 344 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS MORNING...BUT BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 MPH TODAY. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ020-054-WYZ119-192000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BURNS... CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 344 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES TO A 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ108-191900- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121219T1900Z/ GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TORRINGTON 344 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ103-105>107-191900- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121219T1900Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY 344 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ LIEBL
5 follow-up statements
864 WWUS45 KCYS 191231 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 531 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SNOW TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE PLAINS TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...AND COLDER TEMPERATURES TO SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING WHILE SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE FOUND OVER FAR SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WYZ103-105-191345- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121219T1900Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SHIRLEY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MEDICINE BOW 531 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THE REST OF THIS MORNING WILL BE ONE INCH OR LESS OUTSIDE THE MOUNTAINS. MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMLUATION WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH ONLY ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ WYZ112-114-192045- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 531 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES SINCE SATURDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 20 MPH. INCREASED SNOW RATES TONIGHT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * IMPACTS...MANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS MAY WANT TO RECONSIDER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO THE DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ110-113-115-116-191900- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121219T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE 531 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS MORNING...BUT BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 MPH TODAY. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ020-054-WYZ117>119-192045- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 531 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES TO A 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ055-192045- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0012.121219T1400Z-121220T0100Z/ CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIDNEY 531 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EARLY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AS 40 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ106>108-191900- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121219T1900Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 531 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ019-021-192045- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0020.121219T1400Z-121220T0100Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD 531 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND END LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL STEADILY INCREASE THIS MORNING. BY THIS AFTERNOON WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ LIEBL
573 WWUS45 KCYS 191619 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 919 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SNOW TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL MOVE EAST AND WILL BE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW...BRISK WINDS...AND COLDER TEMPERATURES TO SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. BRISK WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH OVER THE AREA FOR THE REST OF TODAY. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WYZ112-114-192200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 919 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 16INCHES. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES SINCE SATURDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 20 MPH. INCREASED SNOW RATES TONIGHT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * IMPACTS...MANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS MAY WANT TO RECONSIDER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO THE DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ110-113-115-116-191900- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121219T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE 919 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS MORNING...BUT BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 MPH TODAY. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ020-054-WYZ117>119-192200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 919 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH FOR THE REST OF TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES TO A 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ055-192200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIDNEY 919 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EARLY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH FOR THE REST OF TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ106>108-191900- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121219T1900Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 919 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ019-021-192200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD 919 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL STEADILY INCREASE THIS MORNING. BY THIS AFTERNOON WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WEILAND
404 WWUS45 KCYS 191847 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1147 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL MOVE EAST AND WILL BE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW...BRISK WINDS...AND COLDER TEMPERATURES TO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BRISK WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WYZ110-113-115-116-192000- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121219T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE 1147 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED EAST WITH ONLY AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THAT REASON THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 25 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ NEZ019-192000- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING 1147 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED EAST WITH ONLY AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES CONTINUING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. FOR THAT REASON THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ WYZ106>108-192000- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121219T1900Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 1147 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED EAST WITH ONLY AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THAT REASON THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 25 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ WYZ112-114-192300- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 1147 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES SINCE SATURDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 20 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. * IMPACTS...MANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS MAY WANT TO RECONSIDER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO THE DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ020-054-WYZ117>119-192300- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 1147 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 10 INCHES. ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH FOR THE REST OF TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ055-192300- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIDNEY 1147 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH FOR THE REST OF TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ021-192300- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ MORRILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD 1147 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WEILAND
864 WWUS45 KCYS 192138 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 238 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BRISK WINDS AND FLURRIES WILL END OVER THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON... .THE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WAS OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TONIGHT. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES AND BRISK WINDS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE INTERSTATE CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON. THE WINDS WILL BE PRODUCED IN PART BY A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND 45 MPH OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. WYZ117-118-201300- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T1900Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE 238 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...FROM 2 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ054-WYZ119-201300- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.121220T1100Z-121220T1900Z/ KIMBALL-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 238 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...FROM 4 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. $$ NEZ020-WYZ112-114-192245- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ BANNER-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY... WOODS LANDING 238 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE. FOR THOSE REASONS...THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ110-115-116-201300- /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 238 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM 2 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ055-201300- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.121220T1100Z-121220T1900Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIDNEY 238 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ021-200100- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ MORRILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD 238 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WEILAND
501 WWUS45 KCYS 200124 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 624 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON... .WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE INTERSTATE CORRIDOR EAST OF ARLINGTON. THE WINDS WILL BE PRODUCED IN PART BY A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SURFACE PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND 45 MPH OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...RANGING FROM 15 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO WEST OF A DOUGLAS TO CHEYENNE LINE...AND 10 BELOW ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA. NEZ055-201400- /O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.121220T1100Z-121220T1900Z/ CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIDNEY 624 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THOSE WINDS ALONG WITH THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ021-200230- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121220T0100Z/ MORRILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD 624 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ WYZ110-115>118-201400- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 624 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM 2 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE NEW...DRY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ054-WYZ119-201400- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0021.121220T1100Z-121220T1900Z/ KIMBALL-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 624 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM 4 AM TO NOON THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW...DRY SNOW WILL CREATE VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND SLICK...VISIBILITIES WILL BE VERY LOW AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. $$ RUBIN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 18, 11:06 PM MST, 4 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 11:06 PM MST, 4 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1106 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012
.AVIATION...06Z ISSUANCE...
POOR AVIATION CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDDAY
WEDNESDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PRODUCES A PERIOD OF SNOW
FOR ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
TERMINALS.
SE WYOMING TERMINALS...IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE POOR CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AT KRWL
AFTER 15Z AND AT KLAR/KCYS AFTER AROUND 18Z WITH VFR CONDITIONS
RETURNING AT THAT TIME. WITH HEAVY EVENING SNOW AM CONCERNED ABOUT
BLSN AS WINDS COME UP AT KCYS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...SO HAVE
INCLUDED IN THE TAF. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE SOME WEDNESDAY EVENING
BEFORE COMING UP AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING.
WRN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AIRPORTS...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
UNTIL BETWEEN 06-09Z AT WHICH TIMES CIGS/VSBYS WILL DROP INTO
MVFR AND EVENTUALLY IFR CATEGORIES ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL LINGER UNTIL BETWEEN 19-22Z ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE IMPROVING.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 836 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012/
UPDATE...
IMPRESSIVE BAND OF VERY HEAVY SNOW HAS SAT NEARLY STATIONARY OVER
CHEYENNE SINCE 6P RESULTING IN 2 INCH/HOUR SNOWFALL RATES OBSERVED
BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM AND ALREADY NEARLY 4 INCHES ON THE GROUND. THIS
AREA OF SNOW HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY LOCALIZED THUS FAR...PRIMARILY
CONFINED TO THE I80 CORRIDOR FROM NEAR SARATOGA EAST THROUGH
LARAMIE AND TO CHEYENNE. SNOW HAS JUST BEGAN TO FALL AT PINE
BLUFFS OVER THE PAST HOUR. SO...HAVE TRENDED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP
ACROSS MAINLY WESTERN AND CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY THIS EVENING.
WITH SUCH HEAVY RATES THIS EVENING AT CHEYENNE...WOULD NOT BE
SURPRISED AT ALL TO SEE 9 OR 10 INCHES ON THE GROUND BY MIDDAY
WEDNESDAY.
INITIAL GLANCE AT 00Z NAM DATA CONTINUES TO SUGGEST THIS AREA OF
SNOW EXPANDING ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. IT SUGGESTS A LATER START OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE COMPARED TO THE GFS...BUT WANT TO AWAIT THE 00Z GFS
BEFORE MAKING TOO MANY ADJUSTMENTS TO DELAY TIMING. THE ONLY OTHER
CHANGE WAS TO SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY WHERE 00Z DATA HAS COME IN
DRIER AND DIXON HAS NOT CARRIED MUCH SNOW THIS EVENING. SO HAVE
DOWNGRADED THAT AREA INTO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 445 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012/
AVIATION...00Z ISSUANCE...
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE TONIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
PRODUCES A PERIOD OF LIGHT OR MODERATE SNOW FOR ALL OF THE
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TERMINALS.
SE WYOMING TERMINALS...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL UNTIL 01 OR 02Z
AT WHICH TIME CIGS/VSBYS WILL BEGIN TO REDUCE INTO THE MVFR AND
EVENTUALLY THE IFR/LIFR CATEGORIES FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE
POOR CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AT KRWL AFTER 15Z AND AT KLAR/KCYS
AFTER AROUND 18Z WITH VFR CONDITIONS RETURNING AT THAT TIME.
WRN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AIRPORTS...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
UNTIL BETWEEN 06-09Z AT WHICH TIMES CIGS/VSBYS WILL DROP INTO
MVFR AND EVENTUALLY IFR CATEGORIES ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL LINGER UNTIL BETWEEN 19-22Z ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE IMPROVING.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 347 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012/
SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
A PROGRESSIVE SHORTWAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER IDAHO AND MONTANA
WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THAT FEATURE WILL BRING
A PERIOD OF SNOW...WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE CWA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH CONTINUES TO BE HANDLED SIMILARLY BY MODELS
AS IT CROSSES THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF FEATURE WILL BE THE MOST ENERGETIC AS IR
MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO. THE RESULTING SURFACE LOW IS
CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER UTAH AND NORTHERN COLORADO. THE SURFACE
LOW WILL ORGANIZE OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO BY 12Z WEDNESDAY AND
THEN WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES EAST AND OVER THE PLAINS.
SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING OVER AND NEAR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE
RANGES ALL DAY SO FAR. CLOUD TOPS CONTINUE TO COOL OVER SOUTHERN
WYOMING...BUT SNOW HAS YET TO BECOME WIDESPREAD. THE SNOW WILL
SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE CWA TONIGHT WITH THE APPROACH OF
THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH. THE SNOW WILL BE AIDED BY MID LEVEL
FRONTOGENESIS...SURFACE FORCING AND FAVORABLE JET DYNAMICS. THE
NAM IS SLIGHTLY MORE MOIST THAN THE GFS FOR THIS EVENT. 12Z
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES SUGGEST THAT THE GFS MAY BE CLOSER TO
ACTUAL PRECIPITATION. HAVE BUMPED UP SNOW AMOUNTS FOR TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY DUE TO THE LIFT AND EXPECTED SNOW RATIOS. MOST OF THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER ARE NOW IN THE 5 TO 8
INCH RANGE. ALONG WITH THE SNOW WILL BE STRONG NORTHERLY SURFACE
WINDS LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW AND WINDS
WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
HAVE WENT AHEAD AND UPGRADED THE ADVISORY TO A WINTER STORM WARNING
IN THE FAR SOUTH PART OF THE CWA AND ADDED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR NEARBY AREAS FURTHER NORTH.
THE SNOW WILL END AND CLOUDS DECREASE OVER THE CWA WEDNESDAY
EVENING. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT THEN TIGHTENS OVER THE
WYOMING PART OF THE CWA LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THAT WILL SHIFT THE
FOCUS ON THE WINDS TO SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND AREAS ALONG AND WEST
OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THOSE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW OVER THAT AREA LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THURSDAY...PROGRESSIVE RIDGING ALOFT MOVES OVERHEAD...PRODUCING A
WARMING TREND. DECENT SURFACE THROUGH 700 MB GRADIENTS SUGGEST A
WINDY DAY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW DUE TO THE EXPECTED POWDERY
NATURE OF THE SNOW THAT FALLS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY/SATURDAY...RIDGE ALOFT FLATTENS AND MOVES TO OUR EAST WITH
BRISK SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. WARMING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AID IN THE
WARMING TREND...THOUGH HAVE TEMPERED MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES DOWN DUE
TO EXPECTED SNOW PACK AND HIGH SNOW ALBEDO.
SUNDAY...FAST MOVING LOW AMPLITUDE SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES EAST
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS STATES SENDING ANOTHER COLD FRONT
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE DAKOTAS...EASTERN MONTANA AND NORTHEAST
WYOMING...THOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE THE COLD AIR WILL REMAIN NORTH OF OUR
COUNTIES.
MONDAY...QUITE STARK DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS WITH RESPECT TO
SYNOPTIC EVOLUTION OF THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE REGION.
THE 18/12Z ECMWF MAINTAINS A TIGHT CLOSED UPPER LOW ACROSS WESTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA BY LATE CHRISTMAS EVE...WHILE THE GFS SHOWS A DEEPENING
UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN STATES. IN EITHER EVENT...SNOW
CHANCES WILL INCREASE AND WILL HAVE CHANCES OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON
NORTH OF A LARAMIE TO SCOTTSBLUFF LINE.
CHRISTMAS...GFS SOLUTION LOOKS MORE BELIEVABLE THAN THE ECMWF WITH
EVOLUTION OF THE NEXT UPPER TROUGH...AND THE GFS SHOWS A DEEPENING
CLOSED LOW NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR POURING
SOUTHWARD ACROSS OUR REGION FROM CANADA. THUS WILL MATCH UP WITH OUR
SURROUNDING OFFICES AND PAINT CHANCES FOR SNOW ACROSS OUR COUNTIES.
HOPEFULLY...WILL SEE A WHITE CHRISTMAS ACROSS OUR REGION...WHICH
WILL ALSO BE BENEFICIAL FOR PRECIPITATION NEEDS IN THIS RELATIVELY
DRY YEAR.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE MINIMAL THROUGH
THURSDAY DUE TO THE COOL CONDITIONS AND SNOWFALL TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE CWA FRIDAY
AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND SNOW TO THE CWA MONDAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR WYZ112-WYZ114.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR WYZ110-WYZ113-
WYZ115-WYZ116-WYZ117-WYZ118.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR WYZ119.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR WYZ103-WYZ105-
WYZ106-WYZ107-WYZ109-WYZ111.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR WYZ108.
NE...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR NEZ003-NEZ019-
NEZ021-NEZ096.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR NEZ020-NEZ054-
NEZ055.
&&
UPDATE/AVIATION...HAHN
SHORT TERM/FIRE WEATHER...WEILAND
LONG TERM/AVIATION...RUBINHazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 3:40 PM MST, 12 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 340 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012 NEZ020-021-054-055-WYZ110-112-114>119-191200- BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 340 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE SPREADING EAST ACROSS FAR SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING INTO THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AND THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND OVER AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT TONIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SNOW WILL END OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER WITH LARGER AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. LIGHTER AMOUNTS WILL FALL OVER AREAS FURTHER NORTH. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE NEZ002-003-019-095-096-WYZ101>109-111-113-191200- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- 340 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. ACCUMLATIONS OF SNOW ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NOW WILL END OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WHICHH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER WITH LARGER AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. LIGHTER AMOUNTS WILL FALL OVER AREAS FURTHER NORTH. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE WEILAND
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 18, 11:35 PM MST, 4 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1135 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM HEAVY SNOW CHEYENNE 41.15N 104.79W
12/18/2012 M6.8 INCH LARAMIE WY OFFICIAL NWS OBS
MOST ACCUMULATION WAS OVER A 4 HOUR PERIOD.
1100 PM SNOW 8 E CHEYENNE 41.15N 104.64W
12/18/2012 M5.0 INCH LARAMIE WY PUBLIC
1100 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 E CHEYENNE 41.15N 104.73W
12/18/2012 M9.0 INCH LARAMIE WY BROADCAST MEDIA
1100 PM HEAVY SNOW 8 WSW CHEYENNE 41.10N 104.93W
12/18/2012 M7.0 INCH LARAMIE WY TRAINED SPOTTER
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LIEBLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 3:44 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Morrill, Scotts Bluff | 14 hr |
| Dec 19, 2:38 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Cheyenne, Kimball | 20 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in Nebraska, 2012Every winter storm 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.