Alert archive / Nebraska / Wind Chill Warnings in 2013
Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind chill warning at Jan 15, 2013, 1:11 AM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Laramie County, Wyoming; 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 7 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
- Jan 15, 2013, 1:11 AM MST (08:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2013, 8:37 AM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Banner County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Laramie County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 1:16 AM MST | EXTR WIND CHILL -34 | 6 Se Harrisburg, NE | REPORTED AT NEDOR STATION NE001 |
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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 1082 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
329 WWUS45 KCYS 150811 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 111 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...ONE MORE NIGHT OF VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES... .WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE ALL THE WAY TO RAWLINS THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ALREADY ARE BEING REPORTED BY WYDOT SENSORS OF 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND RAWLINS. WYZ105-109>111-113-115-151600- /O.UPG.KCYS.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130115T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WC.W.0002.130115T0811Z-130115T1600Z/ SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR... HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE 111 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH 9 AM. * IMPACTS...THESE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS 30 DEGREES...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMETIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$ NEZ020-021-054-055-WYZ116>119-151600- /O.NEW.KCYS.WC.W.0002.130115T0811Z-130115T1600Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS... CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 111 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 30 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH 9 AM. * IMPACTS...THESE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS 30 DEGREES...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMETIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$
2 follow-up statements
849 WWUS45 KCYS 151219 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 519 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...ONE MORE NIGHT OF VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES... .WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE ALL THE WAY TO RAWLINS THIS MORNING. AS THE WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE...WARMER TEMPERATURES SHOULD DEVELOP...EASING EXTREME WIND CHILLS. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES LOCATED ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BEING REPORTED BY WYDOT SENSORS CONTINUE TO SHOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 30 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT 5 AM THIS MORNING. WYZ109-111-115-118-151330- /O.CAN.KCYS.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130115T1600Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS... DIXON...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE 519 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMB SUFFICIENTLY TO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO FALL BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. THUS...THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NEZ020-021-054-055-WYZ105-110-113-116-117-119-151600- /O.CON.KCYS.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130115T1600Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SHIRLEY BASIN- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...MEDICINE BOW...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...BURNS... CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 519 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH OVER THE PANHANDLE AND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 30 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH 9 AM. * IMPACTS...THESE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS 30 DEGREES...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMETIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$
088 WWUS45 KCYS 151537 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 837 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2013 NEZ020-021-054-055-WYZ105-110-113-116-117-119-151645- /O.CAN.KCYS.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130115T1600Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SHIRLEY BASIN- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...MEDICINE BOW...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...BURNS... CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 837 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2013 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING. WIND CHILLS HAVE RISEN SUFFICIENTLY THAT DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS MORNING. A FEW AREAS WILL STILL HAVE WIND CHILLS GENERALLY IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING. $$ RE
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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.