Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 32, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at Dec 4, 2012, 1:55 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Dec 4, 2012, 1:00 PM MST. It was in force for 16 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2012, 1:55 AM MST (08:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 4, 2012, 1:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2012, 5:00 AM MST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Park County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 2 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:01 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 7 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
- 2898 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
622 WWUS75 KRIW 040855 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 155 AM MST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE CODY FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE CODY FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WYZ003-042300- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0031.121204T2100Z-121205T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0032.121204T2100Z-121205T1200Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 155 AM MST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LOCALLY STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...MORE WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY. HIGH WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE CLARK AREA AND THE CANYONS WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF CODY. * WIND...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WITH LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT NEAR MILE MARKER 121 ALONG HIGHWAY 120. 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. && $$ LIPSON
5 follow-up statements
935 WWUS75 KRIW 041745 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1045 AM MST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE CODY FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE WIND CORRIDOR TONIGHT... .ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE CODY FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN SWEETWATER...SOUTHERN FREMONT AND ACROSS NATRONA COUNTIES TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WYZ019-020-051000- /O.EXB.KRIW.HW.W.0032.121204T2300Z-121205T1500Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER 1045 AM MST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...LOCALLY STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...MORE WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING. HIGH WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAYS 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO MUDDY GAP AND 220 FROM MUDDY GAP TO CASPER. * WIND...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WITH LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ003-051000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0032.121204T2100Z-121205T1200Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 1045 AM MST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...MORE WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY. HIGH WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE CLARK AREA AND THE CANYONS WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF CODY. * WIND...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WITH LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT NEAR MILE MARKER 121 ALONG HIGHWAY 120. 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. && $$
432 WWUS75 KRIW 041954 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1254 PM MST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND THROUGH THE WIND CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN SWEETWATER...SOUTHERN FREMONT AND ACROSS NATRONA COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WYZ019-020-051000- /O.EXT.KRIW.HW.W.0032.121204T2000Z-121205T1500Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER 1254 PM MST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...AT 1 PM MST HIGH WINDS WERE DEVELOPING BETWEEN JEFFREY CITY AND MUDDY GAP ALONG HIGHWAY 287...AND SOUTH OF WALTMAN ALONG HIGHWAY 20 26. LOCAL HIGH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...MORE WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING. HIGH WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAYS 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO MUDDY GAP AND 220 FROM MUDDY GAP TO CASPER. * WIND...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WITH LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ003-051000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0032.121204T2100Z-121205T1200Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 1254 PM MST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...MORE WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY. HIGH WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE CLARK AREA AND THE CANYONS WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF CODY. * WIND...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WITH LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT NEAR MILE MARKER 121 ALONG HIGHWAY 120. 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. && $$
011 WWUS75 KRIW 050239 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 739 PM MST TUE DEC 4 2012 WYZ003-051200- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121205T1200Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 739 PM MST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING THE CLARK AREA AS WELL THE WINDIER SITES AROUND CODY. * WIND...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WITH LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT NEAR MILE MARKER 121 ALONG HIGHWAY 120. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ019-020-051500- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121205T1500Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER 739 PM MST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS NATRONA COUNTY WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES. WIND SPEEDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS HAVE BEEN 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. PERIODS OF STRONGER WIND ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. * WIND...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WITH LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. HIGHWAYS 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO MUDDY GAP AND HIGHWAY 220 FROM MUDDY GAP TO CASPER WILL BE IMPACTED. IN ADDITION...HIGHWAY 20 26 WEST OF CASPER AND INTERSTATE 25 NORTH OF CASPER WILL SEE 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. && $$
742 WWUS75 KRIW 050625 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1125 PM MST TUE DEC 4 2012 WYZ019-020-050730- /O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121205T1500Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER 1125 PM MST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH IN SPEED FROM THE GREEN MOUNTAINS TO CASPER. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THIS AREA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH SOME GUSTS OF 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THESE AREAS. $$ WYZ003-051200- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121205T1200Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 1125 PM MST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING THE CLARK AREA AS WELL THE WINDIER SITES AROUND CODY. * WIND...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WITH LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT NEAR MILE MARKER 121 ALONG HIGHWAY 120. 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. && $$
084 WWUS75 KRIW 051141 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 441 AM MST WED DEC 5 2012 WYZ003-051245- /O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121205T1200Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 441 AM MST WED DEC 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. $$ 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 10:38 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | RIW | Fremont, Lincoln, Park, Sublette, Teton | 37 hr |
| Dec 4, 10:38 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | Fremont, Hot Springs, Lincoln, Park, Sublette | 31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.