Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 21, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at May 26, 2012, 2:33 AM MDT for Sweetwater County, Wyoming. It took effect at May 26, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 1 report 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
- May 26, 2012, 2:33 AM MDT (08:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 26, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 26, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
County Sweetwater County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 12:13 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 8 Se Reliance, WY | ROCK SPRINGS - SWEETWATER COUNTY AIRPORT |
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 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 594 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 102 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 633 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
549 WWUS75 KRIW 260833 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 233 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...STRONG WIND WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WYOMING SATURDAY... .A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE HIGH WIND ACROSS SWEETWATER COUNTY FROM THE LATE MORNING HOURS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. WYZ019-260945- /O.CAN.KRIW.HW.A.0020.120526T1600Z-120527T0200Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 233 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. HIGH WIND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN TO THE SOUTH IN SWEETWATER COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED $$ WYZ030-261645- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0020.120526T1600Z-120527T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0021.120526T1600Z-120527T0200Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 233 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE 80 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWIND. HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL. TRAVELERS ALONG OTHER EAST-WEST ROADS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ BERC
3 follow-up statements
326 WWUS75 KRIW 261814 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1214 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...STRONG WIND WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WYOMING TODAY... .A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE HIGH WIND ACROSS SWEETWATER COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. WYZ030-270200- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120527T0200Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 1214 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE 80 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWIND. HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL. TRAVELERS ALONG OTHER EAST-WEST ROADS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS WELL. 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. && $$
329 WWUS75 KRIW 262057 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 257 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...STRONG WIND WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WYOMING TODAY... .A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE HIGH WIND ACROSS SWEETWATER COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE HIGH WINDS TOMORROW. WYZ030-270200- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120527T0200Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 257 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. A WIND GUST TO 58 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE ROCK SPRINGS AIRPORT. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE 80 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWIND. HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL. TRAVELERS ALONG OTHER EAST-WEST ROADS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-020-271015- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.A.0021.120527T1500Z-120528T0300Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER 257 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 20 26...ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND HIGHWAYS 135...220 AND 287 WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES WILL HAVE TO BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. 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. && $$
717 WWUS75 KRIW 270206 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 806 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...STRONG WIND WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WYOMING TODAY... .SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT INTO THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS ON SUNDAY...RESULTING IN A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT...ACROSS SOUTH AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING. HIGH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A RESULT. WYZ030-270315- /O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120527T0200Z/ EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER 806 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW HIGH WIND THRESHOLDS ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WYZ019-020-271015- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0021.120527T1500Z-120528T0300Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER 806 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 20 26...ALONG INTERSTATE 25 AND HIGHWAYS 135...220 AND 287 WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES WILL HAVE TO BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. 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. && $$ AEM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2:52 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | Fremont, Hot Springs, Lincoln, Park, Sublette, Teton | 45 hr |
| May 26, 2:57 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | RIW | Fremont, Natrona, Sweetwater | 12 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.