Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 28, 2012, 5:12 AM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It was in force for 22 hr. 31 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
- Feb 28, 2012, 5:12 AM MST (12:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 3:28 AM MST
- In force
- 22 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 12:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. 0.1 INCHES SWE. 10 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 17 Sw Encampment, WY | SANDSTONE RS SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. 0.1 SWE. 10 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 1 | Rawlins, WY | |
| Feb 28, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | 12 Wnw Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. 0.1 INCHES SWE. 15 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | 30 Wnw Laramie, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. 0.1 INCHES SWE. 15 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. 0.2 INCHES SWE. 10 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 35 S Rawlins, WY | SAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. 0.2 INCHES SWE. 10 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 2.4 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. 0.2 INCHES SWE. 12 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 3.6 | 28 E Savery, WY | WHISKEY PARK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8950 FEET. 0.3 INCHES SWE. 12 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 7.2 | 10 Wsw Encampment, WY | OLD BATTLE SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10000 FEET. 0.6 SWE. 12 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 1.2 | 38 Sw Douglas, WY | LA PRELE CREEK SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 8375 FEET. 0.1 INCHES SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT WITH A 12 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 2.4 | 10 Se Laramie, WY | CROW CREEK SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 8330 FEET. 0.2 INCHES SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT WITH A 12 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 12 Wnw Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. 0.2 INCHES SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT WITH A 15 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. 0.3 INCHES SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT WITH A 10 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR PARK SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. 0.2 INCHES SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT WITH A 15 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. 0.2 INCHES SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT WITH A 15 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 17 Sw Encampment, WY | SANDSTONE RS SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. 0.4 INCHES SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT WITH A 10 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 35 S Rawlins, WY | SAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. 0.4 INCHES SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT WITH A 10 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 4.5 | 30 Wnw Laramie, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. 0.3 INCHES SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT WITH A 15 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 4.8 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. 0.4 INCHES SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT WITH A 12 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. 0.5 INCHES SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT WITH A 10 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 28 E Savery, WY | WHISKEY PARK SNOTEL SITE. ELEVATION 8950 FEET. 0.5 INCHES SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT WITH A 12 TO 1 RATIO. |
| Feb 28, 11:45 AM MST | SNOW 3.5 | Rawlins, WY | ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH 1100 AM MST. |
| Feb 28, 11:50 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Elk Mountain, WY | BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES. |
| Feb 28, 11:55 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Laramie, WY | |
| Feb 28, 4:33 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Rawlins, WY | |
| Feb 28, 6:42 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Laramie, WY | |
| Feb 28, 6:42 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Saratoga, WY | |
| Feb 28, 6:42 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Baggs, WY | |
| Feb 28, 6:42 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Rock River, WY | |
| Feb 28, 6:42 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Rawlins, 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, 0.2 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
- 652 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
301 WWUS45 KCYS 281212 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 512 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND OVER THE PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WYZ110-112-114-281900- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0006.120228T1212Z-120229T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...CENTENNIAL... ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 512 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES THROUGH LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN AREAS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IN OPEN AREAS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE REDUCED FREQUENTLY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ WYZ104-105-109-111-113-281900- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0000Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE 512 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THOSE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING THE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. TRAVEL TIMES WILL BE REDUCED AND THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ROADS TO BECOME CLOSED...SUCH AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-WYZ101>103-281900- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.120228T1500Z-120229T0600Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON... DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK 512 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING OVER MUCH OF CONVERSE COUNTY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY NIGHT DUE TO SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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
6 follow-up statements
259 WWUS45 KCYS 281639 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 939 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WYZ110-112-114-282300- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...CENTENNIAL... ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 939 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN AREAS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IN OPEN AREAS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED FREQUENTLY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-WYZ101>103-282300- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0600Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON... DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK 939 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THIS MORNING UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING OVER MUCH OF CONVERSE COUNTY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY NIGHT DUE TO SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ WYZ104-105-109-111-113-282300- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0000Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE 939 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. THOSE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. TRAVEL TIMES WILL BE REDUCED AND THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ROADS TO BECOME CLOSED...SUCH AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ JAMSKI
039 WWUS45 KCYS 282126 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 226 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. NEZ003-282230- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0600Z/ BOX BUTTE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALLIANCE 226 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ WYZ112-114-290600- /O.EXB.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.120229T0000Z-120229T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 226 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING DUE TO SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ110-290930- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T1200Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 226 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IN OPEN AREAS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED FREQUENTLY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL TIMES WILL BE REDUCED AND THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ROADS TO BECOME CLOSED...SUCH AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY INSIDE YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE TEN MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ NEZ002-095-WYZ101>103-290600- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0600Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...HARRISON...DOUGLAS... GLENROCK...LUSK 226 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ104-105-109-111-113-290000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0000Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE 226 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS. 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. && $$
259 WWUS45 KCYS 290009 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 509 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WHILE SNOW WILL END ACROSS THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .STORM SYSTEM WHICH HAS BEEN AFFECTING THE AREA TODAY WILL CONTINUE ITS NORTHEASTWARD MOVEMENT INTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BUT THEN WILL END AS DRY AIR AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILD INTO THE REGION. ALTHOUGH THE STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA...IT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE BY PRODUCING STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT. WYZ112-114-290600- /O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0600Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 509 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING DUE TO SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ WYZ104-105-109-111-113-290115- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0000Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE 509 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. OTHER THAN A FEW LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING...SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS TONIGHT DUE TO GUSTY WEST WINDS. THIS COULD MAKE ROADS SLIPPERY IN SOME PLACES. $$ WYZ110-291015- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T1200Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 509 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. TOTAL ACCUMULATION 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED FREQUENTLY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL TIMES WILL BE REDUCED DO TO THE POOR CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ002-095-WYZ101>103-290600- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0600Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...HARRISON...DOUGLAS... GLENROCK...LUSK 509 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL END ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE THIS EVENING WITH SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING ENDING EARLIER. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ LIEBL
381 WWUS45 KCYS 290044 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 544 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WHILE SNOW WILL END ACROSS THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .STORM SYSTEM WHICH HAS BEEN AFFECTING THE AREA TODAY WILL CONTINUE ITS NORTHEASTWARD MOVEMENT INTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BUT THEN WILL END AS DRY AIR AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILD INTO THE REGION. ALTHOUGH THE STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA...IT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE BY PRODUCING STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT. WYZ101-103-290145- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0600Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK 544 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA OR WILL END SHORTLY. WINDS WILL PICK UP AS THE EVENING CONTINUES. SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS AS GUSTY WINDS DEVELOP. $$ WYZ110-290845- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T1200Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 544 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. TOTAL ACCUMULATION 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED FREQUENTLY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL TIMES WILL BE REDUCED DO TO THE POOR CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NEZ002-095-WYZ102-290600- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0600Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...HARRISON...LUSK 544 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL END ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE THIS EVENING WITH SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING ENDING EARLIER. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ112-114-290600- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0600Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 544 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING DUE TO SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ LIEBL
550 WWUS45 KCYS 290605 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1105 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .SNOW HAS ENDED OVER MOST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING AS THE STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED WELL EAST INTO THE PLAINS. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REMAIN IN THESE AREAS...SUCH AS AROUND ARLINGTON. NEZ002-095-WYZ102-290715- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0600Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...HARRISON...LUSK 1105 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW HAS ENDED OVER MOST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE CHADRON AREA THE NEXT FEW HOURS BUT LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ WYZ112-114-290715- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120229T0600Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 1105 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS AREA THIS EVENING. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AS WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY. $$ WYZ110-291200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T1200Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1105 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITION SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...HOWEVER VERY STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED FREQUENTLY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL TIMES WILL BE REDUCED DO TO THE POOR CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ LIEBL
713 WWUS45 KCYS 291028 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 328 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012 WYZ110-291130- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120229T1200Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 328 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...SO WILL CANCEL THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS SO WILL REPLACE THIS WINTER STORM WARNING WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 AM. $$
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 Feb 28, 4:34 AM MST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 4:34 AM MST, 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
434 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ACTIVE WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE CWA THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER UTAH WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE FEATURE WILL DEEPEN AND CLOSED OFF A MID AND UPPER
LEVEL LOW AS IT MOVES OVER SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST
NEBRASKA BY 00Z. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE RAPIDLY EAST
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WAS OVER
NORTHWEST COLORADO AT 10Z AND WILL LIKEWISE MOVE QUICKLY EAST AND
THEN NORTHEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING SINCE THE
LATE EVENING OVER CARBON COUNTY WITH ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR CONFINED
TO THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES AND NEARBY AREAS. THE SNOW
WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST THIS MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM
MOVES FURTHER EAST. THE LOCATION AND MOVEMENT OF THE STORM WILL
KEEP THE HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER THE WEST
AND NORTH PARTS OF THE CWA THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. AREAS EAST OF
KCYS AND KEAN SHOULD SEE A PERIOD OF SNOW AND RAIN BEFORE THE
STORM MOVES EAST AND WESTERLY WINDS DEVELOP. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 15Z OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST PART OF THE CWA AS
SUGGESTED BY LAPS RAOBS IN THE AREA. THE DYNAMIC SYSTEM WILL
PRODUCE STEEP LAPSE RATES WHICH SHOULD ENHANCE PRECIPITATION
RATES...BUT FOR NOW WILL LEAVE THE MENTION OF THUNDER OUT OF THE
FORECAST. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF AND END OVER LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING EARLY THIS EVENING AND OVER
THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND MOUNTAINS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THREE
TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY OVER THE NORTH AND WEST
PARTS OF THE CWA...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WILL
CONTINUE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR MOST OF THOSE
AREAS...BUT WILL END THE ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
CARBON COUNTY AT 00Z. AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE STORM SYSTEM...
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
IN MANY AREAS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE LOW LEVEL HEIGHT
DIFFERENCES ACROSS THE CWA INCREASE DURING THAT TIME AND WINDS AT
700 MB INCREASE TO BETWEEN 45 AND 60 KNOTS. THE WINDS SHOULD
DIMINISH BY 18Z WEDNESDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER EAST.
STRONG SUBSIDENCE WILL BE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN COLORADO AFTER
THE PASSAGE OF THE STORM. WILL GO AHEAD AND UPGRADE THE HIGH WIND
WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND
THE KARL AND KBRX AREAS. THE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 22Z TO
18Z WEDNESDAY. HAVE ALSO ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE FROM 00Z TO 18Z WEDNESDAY. A SHORTWAVE RIDGE MOVES OVER
THE CWA FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR QUIETER WEATHER...BUT STILL
WINDY IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THEN A BROAD
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS CARVED OUT OVER THE WESTERN U.S. ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE INCREASING MOIST AND FAST FLOW ALOFT WILL
RETURN SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON COUNTY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL THROUGH 12Z
THURSDAY.
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
WILL BE OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE US ON THURSDAY AND WILL
STEADILY TREK EASTWARD THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE MAIN TROUGH
AXIS WILL BE OVER WYOMING ON FRIDAY MORNING WITH PIECES OF
MIDLEVEL ENERGY MOVING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT WILL BE EAST OF THE FORECAST
AREA WITH MUCH COOLER AIR SETTLING INTO THE REGION AS SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WEST. MOISTURE WITH THIS LARGE SYSTEM
LOOKS TO BE DECENT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WITH DOWNSLOPE DRYING
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS LIMITING LLVL MOISTURE AVAILABILITY
HERE. A GOOD BET WILL SEE WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ALONG AND WEST OF
THE LARAMIE RANGE AS THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA...WITH LESS OF A CHANCE FURTHER EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO THE DRYING COMPONENT. OVERALL DRIER
AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY AS THE TROUGH SHIFTS
EAST AND NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN TAKES OVER. STRONG UPPER JET WILL
APPROACH FROM THE WEST AND WILL COMBINE WITH A FAIRLY STRONG SW TO
NE SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT TO BRING MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY SFC
WINDS TO MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. AT
THIS TIME...LOOKS LIKE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE WIND
CORRIDOR REGION ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE ROCKIES
ON SUNDAY BRINGING MORE SPRINGLIKE TEMPS TO THE FORECAST AREA FOR
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A WEAK RIPPLE IN THE FLOW WILL DEEPEN THE
LEESIDE PRESSURE TROUGH JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP WINDS ON THE MODERATE
SIDE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THIS
TIME PERIOD AS WELL...WITH MAYBE A SNOW SHOWER OR TWO OVER THE
MOUNTAINS IN WESTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW.
&&
.AVIATION...06Z TAF ISSUANCE...LOW CIGS WILL APPROACH FROM THE
WEST AND FROM EAST TONIGHT. LOW STRATUS TO THIS POINT HAS REMAINED
EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA...BUT WITH SURFACE WINDS BEGINNING TO
TURN MORE EASTERLY...THESE CLOUDS WILL ADVECT WESTWARD...PUSHING
ALL NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO MVFR TO IFR. CIGS WILL START OUT AS
MVFR BUT SHOULD DROP TO IFR MAINLY AFTER 12Z. INTO THE WESTERN CWA
SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING IN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS INCLUDING AT
RAWLINS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
BECOME GUSTY FROM THE WEST AT ALL FORECAST TAF SITES TUESDAY. VERY
STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED WINDY CORRIDORS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE MINIMAL THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE CWA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. A STORM SYSTEM WILL
PRODUCE SNOW AND SNOW RAIN OVER THE CWA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEST AND NORTH
PARTS OF THE CWA. THE AREA WILL THEN REMAIN GENERALLY DRY THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK... WITH SNOW CONTINUING OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 AM WEDNESDAY FOR WYZ110-WYZ112-
WYZ114.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM WEDNESDAY FOR
WYZ106-WYZ116-WYZ117.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM TUESDAY FOR
WYZ101-WYZ102-WYZ103.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM TUESDAY FOR WYZ104-WYZ105-
WYZ109-WYZ111-WYZ113.
NE...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM TUESDAY FOR
NEZ002-NEZ003-NEZ095.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM WEDNESDAY FOR NEZ019-
NEZ020-NEZ021-NEZ054-NEZ055-NEZ096.
&&
SHORT TERM/FIRE WEATHER...WEILAND
LONG TERM/AVIATION...RJMHazardous weather outlook, Feb 27, 9:54 PM MST, 7 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 954 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 WYZ101>119-282230- 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- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 954 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES. IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAINLY OVER OPEN AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL BE LIGHT...WITH ONLY A FEW INCHES EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AS SNOW PRODUCES SLICK ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES STARTING AT 11 PM. IN ADDITION... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL AND THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING STARTING AT 3 AM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY NIGHT. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS STARTING AT 5 PM MST TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-282230- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 954 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE LIGHT OVER MOST OF THE PANHANDLE WITH ONLY A FEW INCHES EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES OF THE PANHANDLE...WHERE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT STARTING AT 8AM MST TUESDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE WEILAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 4:48 AM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 32 hr |
Nearby
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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.