Alert archive / Wyoming / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this blizzard warning at Oct 4, 2013, 2:43 AM MDT for 4 counties in Wyoming; 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 27 hr. 60 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
- Oct 4, 2013, 2:43 AM MDT (08:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2013, 5:55 AM MDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Box Butte County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE, Converse County, WY, Goshen County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2:53 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Chadron, NE | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. |
| Oct 4, 2:53 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Douglas, WY | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE IN SNOW WITH WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH |
| Oct 4, 5:00 AM MDT | SNOW 0.2 | Fort Laramie, WY | SNOW FALL 0.2. SNOW DEPTH 1 INCH. LIQUID CONTENT 0.76. |
| Oct 4, 6:57 AM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | 8 Sw Wheatland, WY | 5 TO 10 MPH WIND NOW. VISIBILITY ONE MILE. |
| Oct 4, 6:59 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | 9 Ne Harrison, NE | |
| Oct 4, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 0 | 2 Wnw Scottsbluff, NE | SNOW FALL T. SNOW DEPTH T. LIQUID CONTENT 0.37. |
| Oct 4, 7:29 AM MDT | SNOW 0.5 | Douglas, WY | WINDY WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY. |
| Oct 4, 7:30 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | Glenrock, WY | WINDY WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY. |
| Oct 4, 7:30 AM MDT | SNOW 3.8 | Chugwater, WY | SNOW FALL 3.8. SNOW DEPTH 4 INCHES. LIQUID CONTENT 0.85. |
| Oct 4, 7:31 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Lusk, WY | |
| Oct 4, 7:33 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 1 | Wheatland, WY | SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Oct 4, 7:34 AM MDT | SNOW 0.5 | Torrington, WY | |
| Oct 4, 7:45 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | 4 Nw Harrison, NE | REPORTS NEAR HARRISON RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. |
| Oct 4, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | 9 Ne Harrison, NE | SNOW FALL 1.0. SNOW DEPTH 1.0 INCH. LIQUID CONTENT 0.60. |
| Oct 4, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Wsw Lingle, WY | SNOW FALL 1.5. SNOW DEPTH 2 INCHES. LIQID CONTENT 0.88. |
| Oct 4, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | 1 Se Douglas, WY | SNOW FALL 2.0. SNOW DEPTH 2 INCHES. LIQUID CONTENT 0.57. |
| Oct 4, 9:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 12 Sw Esterbrook, WY | WINDY PEAK SNOTEL SITE |
| Oct 4, 9:45 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 8 Sw Wheatland, WY | |
| Oct 4, 10:00 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | Glenrock, WY | |
| Oct 4, 10:00 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | 11 N Lance Creek, WY | VERY WINDY DURING TIME OF REPORT. |
| Oct 4, 10:00 AM MDT | SNOW 4.5 | Bill, WY | SNOWING HEAVILY IN BILL AND VERY WINDY. |
| Oct 4, 10:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Lusk, WY | TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS DOWN BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW |
| Oct 4, 11:36 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | Chadron, NE | |
| Oct 4, 11:37 AM MDT | SNOW 1.5 | Gering, NE | |
| Oct 4, 11:40 AM MDT | SNOW 0 | Alliance, NE | SNOW WAS STARTING TO STICK ON SURFACES. |
| Oct 4, 11:44 AM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | Wheatland, WY | |
| Oct 4, 11:45 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | Torrington, WY | SNOW WAS MOSTLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. |
| Oct 4, 12:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 11 S Glenrock, WY | IN GLENROCK AT 220 PM ABOUT 4 INCHES. HAS BEEN MELTING. |
| Oct 4, 12:00 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Lusk, WY | LUSK AWOS REPORTING VISIBILITIES UNDER 1/4 MILE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 33 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. |
| Oct 4, 12:53 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Alliance, NE | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE WITH WIND SPEEDS 31 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 43 MPH |
| Oct 4, 1:00 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Lusk, WY | LUSK AWOS REPORTING VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1/4 MILE WITH WINDS 36 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 43 MPH. WYDOT WEBCAMS SHOWING VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN NIOBRARA COUNTY AS OF 155 PM. |
| Oct 4, 1:29 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Chadron, NE | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE WITH WINDS 21 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 38 MPH |
| Oct 4, 2:29 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Bill, WY | STILL SNOWING HARD WITH WINDY CONDITIONS AND BLOWING SNOW. ESTIMATED VISIBILITIES AT 1/2 MILE. |
| Oct 4, 2:38 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | S Douglas, WY | VISIBILITY ABOUT 300 FEET WITH STRONG WINDS. |
| Oct 4, 2:44 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 14 Nw Douglas, WY | BLOWING HARD WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AND LOTS OF SNOW DRIFTS. |
| Oct 4, 2:48 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 7 Wnw Douglas, WY | VISIBILITIES 1/4 MILE. STILL SNOWING HARD WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. |
| Oct 4, 2:53 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 24 S Douglas, WY | STILL SNOWING HARD. VISIBILITY UNDER 1/4 MILE. |
| Oct 4, 2:54 PM MDT | SNOW 2 | Scottsbluff, NE | |
| Oct 4, 2:54 PM MDT | SNOW 2 | Torrington, WY | ESTIMATED 1-2 INCHES ON THE GROUND. |
| Oct 4, 2:54 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | Chadron, NE | ESTIMATED 2-3 INCHES ON THE GROUND. |
| Oct 4, 2:54 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Harrison, NE | |
| Oct 4, 2:58 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 27 S Douglas, WY | 14 INCHES OF SNOW AT 9 AM. NOW 20-24 INCHES OF SNOW AT THIS TIME. VISIBILITY UNDER 50 YARDS WITH WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WIDESPREAD SNOW DRIFTS OVER 4 FEET. STILL HEAVY SNOW. |
| Oct 4, 3:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Crawford, NE | |
| Oct 4, 3:07 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Lusk, WY | 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN TOWN. OUTSIDE OF TOWN EXPERIENCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ALL ROADS THROUGH COUNTY ARE CLOSED. 15N OF LUSK WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. |
| Oct 4, 3:30 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Wheatland, WY | 4-5 INCHES IN TOWN. NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS DOWN DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. POWER IS OUT IN WHEATLAND. |
| Oct 4, 3:30 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Glendo, WY | VISIBILITY 2 BLOCKS. 2.5 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Oct 4, 3:35 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | 39 N Torrington, WY | VISIBILITY 100 FEET WITH WINDS IN THE 30S MPH RANGE. 4 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Oct 4, 4:00 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | 13 Ne Guernsey, WY | STRONG WINDS OBSERVED. |
| Oct 4, 4:59 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Lusk, WY | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 38 MPH AND GUSTS TO 46 MPH. |
| Oct 4, 5:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Chadron, NE | NUMEROUS TREES HAVE FALLEN IN AND AROUND CHADRON FROM HEAVY SNOW AND WIND. |
| Oct 4, 5:00 PM MDT | SNOW 5 | 11 S Torrington, WY | IN HUNTLEY. SEVERAL TREES DAMAGED IN TOWN |
| Oct 4, 5:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Chadron, NE | |
| Oct 4, 5:38 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Chadron, NE | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 36 MPH. HEAVY SNOW. |
| Oct 4, 6:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 18 Se Agate, NE | LIQUID 1.28 INCH |
| Oct 4, 6:00 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 16.2 | 12 Sw Esterbrook, WY | WINDY PEAK SNOTEL SITE - ELEVATION 7900 FT - STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL |
| Oct 4, 6:00 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Lusk, WY | 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 34 MPH AND GUSTS TO 41 MPH. |
| Oct 4, 7:42 PM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Bill, WY | 3 FOOT DRIFTS COMMON |
| Oct 4, 7:48 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Bill, WY | VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. |
| Oct 4, 7:59 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Lusk, WY | 1/4 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 38 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 46 MPH |
| Oct 4, 8:59 PM MDT | BLIZZARD | Lusk, WY | 1/4 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. SUSTAINED WINDS 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 945 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
062 WWUS45 KCYS 040843 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 243 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...POTENT EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25...AND NORTH OF A DOUGLAS TO WHEATLAND TO TORRINGTON TO SCOTTSBLUFF TO ALLIANCE LINE. ALSO...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS WILL OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WYZ107-050000- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-131005T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0003.131004T0843Z-131005T0000Z/ EAST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY 243 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...MOST ACROSS NORTHERN PLATTE COUNTY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THE COLD AND WET WEATHER WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR UNPREPARED HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ WYZ101-102-108-050000- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-131005T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0003.131004T0843Z-131005T0600Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...TORRINGTON 243 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH 12 TO 16 INCHES EAST OF A LUSK TO TORRINGTON LINE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THE COLD AND WET WEATHER WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR UNPREPARED HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-050000- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0012.131004T1500Z-131005T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0003.131004T1500Z-131005T1200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE 243 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...9 AM TODAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 20 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTH FACING SLOPES OF THE PINE RIDGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ019-050000- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0030.131004T1500Z-131005T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0003.131004T1500Z-131005T1200Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING 243 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...9 AM TODAY THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 13 INCHES...HIGHEST OVER NORTHERN SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY AND ON NORTH FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ020-021-054-055-050000- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0030.131004T1500Z-131005T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.WS.W.0012.131004T1500Z-131005T0600Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY 243 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...9 AM TODAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES NORTH OF A HARRISBURG TO BRIDGEPORT LINE...WITH 2 TO 7 INCHES ELSEWHERE. HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER NORTHERN BANNER AND NORTHERN MORRILL COUNTIES... WITH THE LEAST SNOWFALL OVER SOUTHERN KIMBALL AND SOUTHERN CHEYENNE COUNTIES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW. 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. && $$ WYZ103>106-109>119-050000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-131005T0000Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS... DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY... WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS... CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 243 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES NORTH OF A SHIRLEY BASIN TO LARAMIE TO CHEYENNE TO PINE BLUFFS LINE...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ELSEWHERE. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL ON NORTH FACING SLOPES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THE COLD AND WET WEATHER WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR UNPREPARED HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS. 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. && $$ RUBIN
4 follow-up statements
900 WWUS45 KCYS 041726 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1126 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...STRONG EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THIS AREA TODAY...AND WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM DOUGLAS TO TORRINGTON IN WYOMING...AND FROM SCOTTSBLUFF TO ALLIANCE LINE IN THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. ALSO...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. NEZ002-003-019-095-096-050630- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-131005T1200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISON...AGATE 1126 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTH FACING SLOPES OF THE PINE RIDGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS...AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THESE SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR UNPREPARED HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ WYZ107-050000- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-131005T0000Z/ EAST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY 1126 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN PLATTE COUNTY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS...AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THESE SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR UNPREPARED HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ WYZ101-102-108-050600- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-131005T0600Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...TORRINGTON 1126 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES...WITH 11 TO 16 INCHES EAST OF A LUSK TO TORRINGTON LINE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS...AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THESE SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR UNPREPARED HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ020-021-054-055-050600- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-131005T0600Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY 1126 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 12 INCHES NORTH OF A HARRISBURG TO BRIDGEPORT LINE...WITH 2 TO 7 INCHES FURTHER SOUTH. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ WYZ103>106-109>119-050000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-131005T0000Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS... DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY... WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS... CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1126 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND HIGH VALLEYS...WITH 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTH FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THE COLD AND WET WEATHER WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR UNPREPARED HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS. 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. && $$ RJM
329 WWUS45 KCYS 042317 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 517 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...STRONG EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT... .SNOW IS TAPERING OFF ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA...WITH THE NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES FROM CONVERSE COUNTY EAST TO DAWES COUNTY THE ONLY AREAS STILL EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT THIS HOUR. WILL MAINTAIN THE BLIZZARD WARNING IN THIS AREA AS A RESULT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...IN ADDITION TO ALBANY COUNTY AND NORTHERN CARBON COUNTY. HAVE DOWNGRADED THIS AREA TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HERE AS LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED BUT WINDS WILL PERSIST. LESS WIND AND SNOW WARRANTED A CANCELLATION OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CARBON COUNTY. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. NEZ003-019-096-050600- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-131005T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0031.131004T2317Z-131005T0600Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...AGATE 517 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTH FACING SLOPES OF THE PINE RIDGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH PRODUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO AROUND 1 MILES IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS...AND LOW VISIBILITIES. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. 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. && $$ WYZ107-050600- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-131005T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0031.131004T2317Z-131005T0600Z/ EAST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY 517 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN PLATTE COUNTY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES DOWN TO AROUND ONE MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS...AND LOW VISIBILITIES. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. 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. && $$ WYZ108-050600- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-131005T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0031.131004T2317Z-131005T0600Z/ GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TORRINGTON 517 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN GOSHEN COUNTY. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS...AND LOW VISIBILITIES. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ103>106-115>119-050600- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-131005T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0031.131004T2317Z-131005T0600Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 517 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ALONG NORTH FACING SLOPES OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH PRODUCING LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED. 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. && $$ NEZ020-050600- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-131005T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0031.131004T2317Z-131005T0600Z/ BANNER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HARRISBURG 517 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ021-054-055-050030- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-131005T0600Z/ MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 517 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED IN THIS AREA SO WILL CANCEL THE WARNING. $$ WYZ109>114-050030- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-131005T0000Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 517 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED IN THIS AREA SO WILL CANCEL THE WARNING. $$ NEZ002-095-051200- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-131005T1200Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...HARRISON 517 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 15 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTH FACING SLOPES OF THE PINE RIDGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS...AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THESE SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR UNPREPARED HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ WYZ101-102-050600- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-131005T0600Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK 517 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES...WITH 11 TO 16 INCHES EAST OF A LUSK TO TORRINGTON LINE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS...AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THESE SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR UNPREPARED HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$
305 WWUS45 KCYS 050431 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1031 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...STRONG EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT... .SNOW IS TAPERING OFF ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA...WITH THE NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES FROM CONVERSE COUNTY EAST TO DAWES COUNTY THE ONLY AREAS STILL EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT THIS HOUR. WILL MAINTAIN THE BLIZZARD WARNING IN THIS AREA AS A RESULT. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. NEZ003-019-020-096-WYZ103>108-115>119-050545- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-131005T0600Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-SOUTH SIOUX-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...AGATE...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON... LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 1031 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS BEEN DECREASING IN INTENSITY. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ101-102-051200- /O.EXT.KCYS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-131005T1200Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK 1031 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES...WITH 11 TO 16 INCHES EAST AND NORTH OF A DOUGLAS TO LUSK LINE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS...AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THESE SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR UNPREPARED HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$ NEZ002-095-051200- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-131005T1200Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...HARRISON 1031 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 15 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTH FACING SLOPES OF THE PINE RIDGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS...AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THESE SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR UNPREPARED HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. AVOID RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF POSSIBLE...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF NOT ABLE TO AVOID THEM. && $$
825 WWUS45 KCYS 051155 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 555 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... .SNOW HAS DECREASED EARLY THIS MORNING WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. NEZ002-095-WYZ101-102-051300- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-131005T1200Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...HARRISON...DOUGLAS... GLENROCK...LUSK 555 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE STORM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINTER WEATHER THE PAST 24 HOURS HAS MOVED EAST INTO CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. SNOWFALL HAS BECOME LIGHT AND LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. $$ JAMSKI
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard 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 blizzard warning went out at Oct 3, 11:14 PM MDT, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 3, 11:14 PM MDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1114 PM MDT THU OCT 3 2013
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 422 PM MDT THU OCT 3 2013
SHOWERS CONTINUE TO INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF A KCDR TO
KLAR LINE. CLOUD TOPS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY COOLING OVER THAT AREA IN
ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. THE SURFACE LOW WAS
CURRENTLY BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED OVER EASTERN COLORADO...WITH MOIST
BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS OVER ALL BUT CARBON COUNTY. LOW CLOUDS WHICH
HAVE BEEN OVER PART OF THE PANHANDLE HAVE BEEN SPREADING SLOWLY WEST
WITHIN THAT BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW. THE CLOUDS HAVE HELPED KEEP
TEMPERATURES COOL FOR THE AFTERNOON.
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS OVER FAR
NORTHERN UTAH. STRONG 300 MB JET ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE FEATURE
WILL CONTINUE TO DIG THE LOW SOUTHEAST FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT. THE
LOW TRACK SHOULD BE ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO TONIGHT AND THEN
NORTHEAST AND OVER THE HIGH PLAINS ON FRIDAY. BY 00Z SATURDAY...
THE LOW WILL BE OVER WESTERN OR CENTRAL NEBRASKA. WILL LEAN TOWARD
THAT MORE PROGRESSIVE SCENARIO OF THE GFS AND OTHER MODELS. THE
SURFACE LOW NOW OVER EASTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST WITH
THE MID AND UPPER LOW ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE EXPECTED TRACK OF THE STORM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLDER AIR WILL
CHANGE THE RAIN TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION
TYPE WILL BE ALL SNOW IN THE EVENING OVER CARBON COUNTY AND
AROUND SUNRISE OVER THE EASTERN PANHANDLE. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE
IN INTENSITY AS WELL FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE CWA FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE STORM TRACK WILL ALSO PLACE THE LIKELIHOOD OF LONGER DURATION
AND HEAVY SNOW OVER THE NORTH PART OF THE CWA. THE FAVORABLE LIFT
PER Q-G PLOTS AT VARIOUS LEVELS DIMINISHES OVER THE SOUTH PART OF
THE CWA BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. EVEN OVER THAT AREA...STRONG DYNAMICS
WILL CREATE SEVERAL HOURS OF SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BECOMES TIGHT AFTER 06Z OVER THE
CWA AND LAST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING OVER THE EASTERN AREAS. WINDS
AT 700 MB WILL ALSO BE AROUND 50 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EAST PART OF THE CWA. WIDESPREAD
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WILL
RESULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.
WILL CONTINUE THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR MUCH OF THE CWA TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT IN VARIOUS AREAS. HAVE UPGRADED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.
DRIER AND WARMING WEATHER WILL BE OVER THE CWA ON SATURDAY AS THE
STORM SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER EAST. HEIGHTS ALOFT RISE OVER THE
REGION AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE CWA.
.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 422 PM MDT THU OCT 3 2013
A BROAD UPPER RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE WESTERN CONUS THIS WEEKEND AND
INTO MONDAY BRINGING BREEZY...DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS TO THE
FORECAST AREA. NO MAJOR WEATHER CONCERNS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH
THIS TIME. ANOTHER DEEP TROUGH WILL DIG INTO THE PAC NW MONDAY AND
INTO THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. MODELS STILL SHOW SOME
DIFFERENCES IN HANDLING THIS SYSTEM...BUT BOTH GFS AND ECMWF SHOW A
CUT OFF LOW DEVELOPING OVER CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA ON WEDNESDAY. THIS
SYSTEM LOOKS TO SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY...WITH
ENERGETIC SOUTHWEST FLOW MOVING OVER THE FORECAST AREA AS IT DOES
SO. WILL SEE MAINLY MOUNTAIN SHOWERS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WITH THE BIGGER IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM NOT EXPECTED UNTIL
THURSDAY. AS IT STANDS...THIS SYSTEM COULD BRING ANOTHER GOOD SHOT
OF SNOW FOR THE FORECAST AREA.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 1104 PM MDT THU OCT 3 2013
INTENSIFYING UPPER LEVEL STORM MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH WILL
TRACK INTO NORTHERN COLORADO FRIDAY AND NEBRASKA SATURDAY. RADAR
SHOWED SHOWERS AND ISOLD TSTORMS EAST OF LARAMIE RANGE WITH RAIN
CHANGING TO SNOW IN COLDER AIR WEST OF LARAMIE RANGE. THIS PRECIP
TRANSITION WILL SHIFT EAST WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT.
PRECIP AND STRONG NORTHEASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
IFR TO VLIFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. BESIDES
THE SNOW...VERY STRONG NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT
OR HIGHER...ICING AND TURBULENCE WILL IMPACT FLIGHT OPERATIONS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 422 PM MDT THU OCT 3 2013
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE MINIMAL OVER THE CWA THROUGH NEXT
WEEK. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING COOL AND WET WEATHER TO THE AREA
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THEN WARMER...DRIER AND BREEZY WEATHER CAN
BE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST THE MID PART OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WYZ101-102-
106>108-115>119.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WYZ103>105-
109>114.
NE...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY
FOR NEZ002-003-095-096.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR NEZ019>021-054-055.
&&
SHORT TERM...WEILAND
LONG TERM...RJM
AVIATION...JAMSKI
FIRE WEATHER...WEILANDHazardous weather outlook, Oct 3, 3:55 PM MDT, 10 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 355 PM MDT THU OCT 3 2013 WYZ101>119-041115- 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- 355 PM MDT THU OCT 3 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THE SNOW LEVEL DURING THAT TIME WILL BE AROUND 8500 FEET WITH UP TO AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW OVER THE REST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT. WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING STARTING THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE FROM RAIN THIS EVENING OVER THE LOWER ELEVATION OF CARBON COUNTY AND LATE TONIGHT NEAR THE NEBRASKA BORDER. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. ISOLATED WEAK THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. MANY LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WHILE THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE WILL RECEIVE 8 TO 15 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH FRIDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. WITH THE COLD AIR SETTLING INTO THE AREA...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ARE LIKELY. FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN COULD OCCUR WITHIN MINUTES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WILL BE APPRECIATED. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-041115- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 355 PM MDT THU OCT 3 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE PANHANDLE ALONG WITH ISOLATED WEAK THUNDERSTORMS. THE SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE...AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES NORTH OF A SCOTTSBLUFF TO ALLIANCE LINE...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES TO THE SOUTH. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPGH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. WITH THE COLD AIR SETTLING INTO THE AREA...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ARE LIKELY. FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN COULD OCCUR WITHIN MINUTES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. REPORTS OF SNOWFALL WILL BE APPRECIATED. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE WEILAND
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 3, 11:27 PM MDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1127 PM MDT THU OCT 03 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 PM SNOW 4 NE SEMINOE DAM 42.20N 106.86W
10/03/2013 M4.0 INCH CARBON WY TRAINED SPOTTER
SINCE 6 PM, 4 INCHES OF SNOW. 0.68 INCHES LIQUID. LITTLE
OR NO WIND CURRENTLY. CURRENT VISIBILITY FROM 0.50 TO 1
MILE.
&&
RUBINThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 5:17 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Platte | 5 hr |
| Oct 4, 5:25 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff and 1 more | 25 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.