Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 18, 2013, 3:37 AM MST for Albany County, Laramie County, Platte County, Wyoming. It was in force for 26 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
- Jan 18, 2013, 3:37 AM MST (10:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2013, 5:25 AM MST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 10:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | BORDEAUX WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS. |
| Jan 18, 2:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 17 S Federal, WY | REPORTED AT MESOWEST STATION UP204 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 259 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
- 2613 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
455 WWUS75 KCYS 181037 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 337 AM MST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...STRONG WINDS TO OCCUR IN SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY... .A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE LARAMIE RANGE WILL MAINTAIN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THIS MORNING IN SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR THE BORDEAUX EXIT. A SIMILAR PATTERN WILL OCCUR AGAIN LATE TONIGHT...SO EXPECT A RETURN OF STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. WYZ106-181800- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0004.130118T1037Z-130118T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0002.130119T0400Z-130119T1600Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 337 AM MST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AGAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG INTERSTATE 25...MAINLY BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 73 NEAR THE BORDEAUX EXIT. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. 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. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RJM
4 follow-up statements
933 WWUS75 KCYS 181544 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 844 AM MST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...STRONG WINDS TO OCCUR IN SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY... .A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE LARAMIE RANGE WILL MAINTAIN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THIS MORNING IN SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR THE BORDEAUX EXIT. A SIMILAR PATTERN WILL OCCUR AGAIN LATE TONIGHT...SO EXPECT A RETURN OF STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. WYZ106-190345- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130118T1900Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0002.130119T0400Z-130119T1600Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 844 AM MST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON...AND ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AGAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG INTERSTATE 25...MAINLY BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 73 NEAR THE BORDEAUX EXIT. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
343 WWUS75 KCYS 181843 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1143 AM MST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...STRONG WINDS TO OCCUR IN SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE LARAMIE RANGE WILL KEEP SOUTHWEST WINDS STRONG ACROSS SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR THE BORDEAUX EXIT. THESE WINDS MAY SLIGHTLY WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL THEN INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WYZ106-190700- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0002.130119T0400Z-130119T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130119T1600Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 1143 AM MST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM SATURDAY. WINDS MAY WEAKEN SLIGHTLY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG INTERSTATE 25...MAINLY BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 73 NEAR THE BORDEAUX EXIT. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. 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. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ HAHN
814 WWUS75 KCYS 190319 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 819 PM MST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...STRONG WINDS TO OCCUR IN SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE LARAMIE RANGE WILL KEEP SOUTHWEST WINDS STRONG ACROSS SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR THE BORDEAUX EXIT. WYZ106-191600- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130119T1600Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 819 PM MST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ALONG INTERSTATE 25...MAINLY BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 73 NEAR THE BORDEAUX EXIT. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ RUBIN
524 WWUS75 KCYS 191225 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 525 AM MST SAT JAN 19 2013 WYZ106-191330- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130119T1600Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 525 AM MST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE STEADILY DECREASED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AVERAGING AROUND 35 MPH OVER THE LAST TWO HOURS. THIS TREND LOOKS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...SO WILL GO AHEAD AND CANCEL THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ RJM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 3:37 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Laramie, Platte | 8 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.