Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 12, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at Mar 3, 2012, 1:04 PM MST for Fremont County, Park County, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 3, 2012, 3:03 PM MST. It was in force for 14 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
- Mar 3, 2012, 1:04 PM MST (20:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2012, 3:03 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 5:31 AM MST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Park County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:14 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Crowheart, WY | |
| Mar 3, 9:04 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 5 Wnw Clark, 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 2068 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 98 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
477 WWUS75 KRIW 032004 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 104 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CODY FOOTHILLS 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 8 AM SUNDAY... .AN INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS TO PRODUCE POTENTIALLY HIGH WINDS ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE SUNDAY. WYZ003-040415- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0012.120304T0000Z-120304T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0012.120304T0000Z-120304T1500Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 104 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON CANYON ROAD WEST OF CLARK. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS HEADING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 120 FROM SOUTH OF CODY TO CLARK SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIALLY VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS TONIGHT. RESIDENTS ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ C.BAKER
4 follow-up statements
791 WWUS75 KRIW 032203 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 303 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING TONIGHT...AND THE CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH 8 AM SUNDAY... .AN INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING TONIGHT IN SWEETWATER AND FREMONT COUNTIES...AND ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE SUNDAY. WYZ016-017-040900- /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0012.120303T2203Z-120304T0900Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 303 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY. * WIND...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAYS 26...789 AND 287 SHOULD EXPECTED STRONG CROSS WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ028>030-040900- /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0012.120303T2203Z-120304T0900Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 303 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY. * WIND...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 191 SHOULD EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ003-040900- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0012.120304T0000Z-120304T1500Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 303 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY. * WIND...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON CANYON ROAD WEST OF CLARK. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS HEADING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 120 FROM SOUTH OF CODY TO CLARK SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIALLY VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS TONIGHT. RESIDENTS ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ C.BAKER
257 WWUS75 KRIW 040410 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 910 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING TONIGHT... AND THE CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH 8 AM SUNDAY... .AN TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING TONIGHT IN SWEETWATER AND FREMONT COUNTIES...AND ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE SUNDAY. WYZ003-040900- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120304T1500Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 910 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY... * WIND...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON CANYON ROAD WEST OF CLARK. A WIND GUST TO 66 MPH WAS REPORTED AT CLARK AT AROUND 830 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS HEADING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 120 FROM SOUTH OF CODY TO CLARK SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIALLY VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS TONIGHT. RESIDENTS ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ016-017-040900- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120304T0900Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 910 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 61 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT THE RIVERTON AIRPORT. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAYS 26...789 AND 287 SHOULD EXPECTED STRONG CROSS WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ028>030-040900- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120304T0900Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 910 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY... * WIND...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. A WIND GUST TO 59 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE ROCK SPRINGS AIRPORT THIS AFTERNOON. A 58 MPH WIND GUST WAS REPORTED AT SNOW SPRINGS CREEK SHORTLY BEFORE 8 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 191 SHOULD EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$
081 WWUS75 KRIW 040854 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 154 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING... .AN TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH SUNRISE TODAY.. .ACROSS THE FREMONT AND SWEETWATER COUNTY...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...WINDS WILL STILL GUST TO 50 MPH AT TIMES AT SOME LOCATIONS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WYZ016-017-041000- /O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120304T0900Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI 154 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. $$ WYZ028>030-041000- /O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120304T0900Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 154 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. $$ WYZ003-041500- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120304T1500Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 154 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS HEADING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 120 FROM SOUTH OF CODY TO CLARK SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIALLY VERY STRONG CROSSWINDS THE REST OF TONIGHT. RESIDENTS ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYO ROAD.INFO. && $$
862 WWUS75 KRIW 041231 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 531 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 WYZ003-041345- /O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120304T1500Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 531 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIDESPREAD STRONG WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WEST WIND OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH MAY STILL OCCUR THIS MORNING IN AND NEAR CLARK BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND MIDDAY. $$
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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.