High Wind Warning 26, NWS Riverton, WY

Issued

Oct 17, 2012, 3:04 AM MDT (09:04 UTC)

In effect from

Oct 17, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT

Expired

Oct 17, 2012, 6:22 PM MDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

NWS Riverton, WY

Counties Fremont County, WY, Johnson County, WY

The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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933 
WWUS75 KRIW 170904
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
304 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WYOMING TODAY...

.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE STATE TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS TWO PRIMARY AREAS...NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY...AND
PORTIONS OF THE WIND RIVER BASIN. WIND SHOULD DECREASE THIS EVENING WHEN
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS.

WYZ010-171515-
/O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0025.121017T1500Z-121018T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0026.121017T1500Z-121018T0300Z/
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO
304 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 9 AM WITH
  STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS EXPECTED... CONTINUING THROUGH 9 PM
  TONIGHT.

* WIND...A NORTH NORTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60
  MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING INTO MID EVENING
  HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON
  LOCAL ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 90. AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS. THOSE WITH
  OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND
  GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OR
  BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING TOSSED
  ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE STRONG WIND.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ016-017-171515-
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0026.121017T1800Z-121018T0300Z/
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI
304 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 12 PM WITH
  STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS EXPECTED... CONTINUING THROUGH 9 PM
  TONIGHT.

* WIND...A NORTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR
  HIGHER ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING
  HOURS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON
  LOCAL ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 20 26 AND 789. AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS.
  THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND
  SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE
  ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING
  TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE STRONG WIND.


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.

&&

$$

BRANHAM

603 
WWUS75 KRIW 171458
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
858 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WYOMING TODAY...

.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE STATE TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS TWO PRIMARY AREAS...NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY...AND
PORTIONS OF THE WIND RIVER BASIN. WIND SHOULD DECREASE THIS
EVENING WHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS.

WYZ010-180300-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0026.121017T1500Z-121018T0300Z/
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO
858 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 9 AM WITH 
  STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS EXPECTED... CONTINUING THROUGH 9 PM 
  TONIGHT. 

* WIND...A NORTH NORTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 
  MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING INTO MID EVENING 
  HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES 
  ON LOCAL ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 90. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS. 
  THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND 
  SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE 
  LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM 
  BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE STRONG WIND. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ016-017-180300-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0026.121017T1800Z-121018T0300Z/
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI
858 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 12 PM 
  WITH STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS EXPECTED... CONTINUING THROUGH 
  9 PM TONIGHT. 

* WIND...A NORTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH 
  OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY 
  EVENING HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES ON 
  LOCAL ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 20 26 AND 789. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS. 
  THOSE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG AND 
  SUDDEN WIND GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE 
  LOOSE ITEMS OR BRING THOSE ITEMS INDOORS TO PREVENT THEM FROM 
  BECOMING TOSSED ABOUT OR DESTROYED BY THE STRONG WIND. 

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.

&&

$$

878 
WWUS75 KRIW 180022
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
622 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012


WYZ010-016-017-180130-
/O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-121018T0300Z/
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...DUBOIS...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI
622 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS HAD DECREASED TO 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 40
MPH EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE THROUGH 9 PM.  

$$

AEM

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.