Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 20, 2012, 3:13 PM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 21, 2012, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for 28 hr. 26 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2012, 3:13 PM MST (22:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2012, 6:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 9:30 AM MST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 17 Sw Encampment, WY | SANDSTONE RANGER STATION SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. SWE 0.3 INCHES FROM 21/06L TO 21/13L. 10 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 21, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SWE 0.3 INCHES FROM 21/06L TO 21/13L. 10 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 21, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 35 S Rawlins, WY | SAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. SWE 0.3 INCHES FROM 21/06L TO 21/13L. 10 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 21, 1:00 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. 0.5 INCHES SWE FROM 21/06L TO 21/13L. 12 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 21, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SWE 0.4 IN FROM 21/06L TO 21/22L. 10 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 21, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 17 Sw Encampment, WY | SANDSTONE RANGER STATION SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8150 SWE 0.5 INCHES FROM 21/06L TO 21/20L. 10 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 21, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 28 E Savery, WY | WHISKEY PARK SNOWTEL. ELEVATION 8950 FEET. 0.5 INCHES SWE FROM 21/06L TO 21/20L. 10 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 21, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 7 | 35 S Rawlins, WY | SAGE CREEK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. 0.7 INCHES SWE FROM 21/06L TO 21/20L. 10 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 21, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 8.5 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. 0.7 INCHES SWE FROM 21/06L TO 21/20L. 12 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 21, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 9.5 | 10 Wsw Encampment, WY | OLD BATTLE SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10000 FEET. 0.8 INCHES SWE FROM 21/06L TO 21/20L. 12 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 22, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. SWE 0.5 INCHES FROM 21/06 AM TO 22/05 AM. 12 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 22, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR SNOTEL. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SWE 0.4 INCHES FROM 21/06 AM TO 22/05 AM. 15 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 22, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SWE 0.4 INCHES FROM 21/06 AM TO 22/05 AM. 15 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 22, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 8.4 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SWE 0.7 INCHES FROM 21/06 AM TO 22/05 AM. 12 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 22, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 8.4 | 35 S Rawlins, WY | SAGE CREEK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. SWE 0.7 INCHES FROM 21/06 AM TO 22/05 AM. 12 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 22, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 9 | 11 Sse Encampment, WY | BLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL. ELEVATION 9820 FEET. SWE 0.6 INCHES FROM 21/06 AM TO 22/05 AM. 15 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 22, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 10.5 | 30 Wnw Laramie, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SWE 0.7 INCHES FROM 21/06 AM TO 22/05 AM. 15 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 22, 5:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 17 Ene Riverside, WY | SOUTH BRUSH CREEK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8440 FEET. SWE 0.8 INCHES FROM 21/06 AM TO 22/05 AM. 15 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 22, 5:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 13.5 | 10 Sw Encampment, WY | LITTLE SNAKE RIVER SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8915 FEET. SWE 0.9 INCHES FROM 21/00L TO 22/00L. 15 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 22, 5:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 13.5 | 17 Sw Encampment, WY | SANDSTONE RANGER STATION SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. SWE 0.9 INCHES FROM 21/06 AM TO 22/05 AM. 15 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 22, 5:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 12 Wnw Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SWE 1.0 INCHES FROM 21/06 AM TO 22/05 AM. 15 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 22, 5:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 14 Sw Encampment, WY | WHISKEY PARK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8950 FEET. SWE 1.0 INCHES FROM 21/06 AM TO 22/05 AM. 15 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 22, 5:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SWE 1.0 INCHES FROM 21/06 AM TO 22/05 AM. 15 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 22, 8:00 AM MST | SNOW 7.2 | 38 Sw Douglas, WY | LA PRELE CREEK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8375 FEET. SWE 0.6 INCHES FROM 21/06 AM TO 22/08 AM. 12 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 22, 9:00 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 12 S Medicine Bow, WY | WINTER STORM. VERY STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. |
| Jan 22, 9:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Elk Mountain, WY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 1964 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
504 WWUS45 KCYS 202213 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 313 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS WEEKEND... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING THIS WEEKEND. THIS STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY ON SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. WYZ112-114-211200- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0002.120121T1300Z-120122T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0002.120121T1300Z-120122T1900Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 313 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW FLURRIES WILL COME TO AN END THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP BY SATURDAY MORNING AS A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL LINGER INTO SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THIS WEEKEND WITH HEAVY SNOW AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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. && $$ WYZ110-211200- /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0002.120121T1300Z-120122T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 313 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY MORNING AS A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LINGER INTO SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE SNOWY RANGE AND ELK MOUNTAIN. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS THIS WEEKEND WITH HEAVY SNOW AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS EARLY AS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 270 AND 280. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ109-111-113-211200- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.120121T1300Z-120122T1200Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS... DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE 313 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING LATE IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY LINGER INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ TT
5 follow-up statements
193 WWUS45 KCYS 211000 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 300 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS WEEKEND... .A POTENT PACIFIC UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THIS WEEKEND. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS TO AREAS WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY... ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. WYZ112-114-220000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0002.120121T1300Z-120122T1900Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 300 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING..WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THIS WEEKEND WITH HEAVY SNOW AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ110-220000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0002.120121T1300Z-120122T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 300 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE SNOWY RANGE AND ELK MOUNTAIN. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THIS WEEKEND WITH HEAVY SNOW AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 270 AND 280. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ109-111-113-220000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.120121T1300Z-120122T1200Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS... DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE 300 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING LATE IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY LINGER INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ JAMSKI
495 WWUS45 KCYS 212224 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 324 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A POTENT PACIFIC UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS TO AREAS WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AND ALONG THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND CONVERSE COUNTY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. WYZ112-114-221200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T1900Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 324 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON..WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH SUNDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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. && $$ WYZ110-221200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 324 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE SNOWY RANGE AND ELK MOUNTAIN. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH SUNDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 270 AND 280. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ101-103-221200- /O.EXB.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.120122T0300Z-120122T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK 324 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE COUNTY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ WYZ109-111-113-221200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T1200Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS... DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE 324 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY LINGER INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ FINCH
521 WWUS45 KCYS 221006 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 306 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A POTENT PACIFIC UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THROUGH TODAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS TO AREAS WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AND ALONG THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND CONVERSE COUNTY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. WYZ112-114-221900- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T1900Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 306 AM MST SUN JAN 22 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 CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON..WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TODAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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. && $$ WYZ110-221900- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 306 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE SNOWY RANGE AND ELK MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TODAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 270 AND 280. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ109-111-113-221200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T1200Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS... DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE 306 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THE MORNING HOURS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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. && $$ WYZ101-103-221800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK 306 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE COUNTY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES TONIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ RUBIN
850 WWUS45 KCYS 221147 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 447 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A POTENT PACIFIC UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THROUGH TODAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS TO AREAS WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AND ALONG THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND CONVERSE COUNTY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. WYZ109-111-113-221300- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T1200Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS... DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE 447 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL. $$ WYZ112-114-221900- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T1900Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 447 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON..WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TODAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ110-221900- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 447 AM MST SUN JAN 22 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 CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE SNOWY RANGE AND ELK MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TODAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 270 AND 280. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ101-103-221800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK 447 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE COUNTY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES TONIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ RUBIN
810 WWUS45 KCYS 221630 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 930 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SNOW DECREASING THIS MORNING...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES CANCELLED... WYZ110-112-114-221730- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...CENTENNIAL... ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 930 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LATEST RADAR TRENDS ARE SHOWING THAT THE AREA OF SNOW HAS MOVED EAST AND SOUTHEAST OUT OF CARBON AND ALBANY COUNTIES. THEREFORE...THE WARNINGS FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES AS WELL AS EASTERN CARBON COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ WYZ101-103-221730- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK 930 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LATEST RADAR TRENDS ARE SHOWING THAT THE AREA OF SNOW HAS MOVED EAST AND SOUTHEAST OUT OF CONVERSE COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR CONVERSE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 9:11 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 14 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:04 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 12 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:05 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 12 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:05 PM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 26 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:13 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Platte | 42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.