Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 8, 2013, 2:16 AM MST for 5 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 9, 2013, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 30 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
- Feb 8, 2013, 2:16 AM MST (09:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 9, 2013, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2013, 10:41 AM MST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Converse County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 0.3 | 2 S Elk Mountain, WY | |
| Feb 9, 10:00 AM MST | SNOW 1 | Saratoga, WY | |
| Feb 9, 10:00 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Rawlins, WY | |
| Feb 9, 10:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | Baggs, WY | |
| Feb 9, 10:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Muddy Gap, WY | ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. |
| Feb 9, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 1.2 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.1 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. |
| Feb 9, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 2.4 | 17 Sw Encampment, WY | SANDSTONE RANGER STATION SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. |
| Feb 9, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 10 Wsw Encampment, WY | OLD BATTLE SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 10000 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. |
| Feb 9, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 3.5 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. |
| Feb 9, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 3.6 | 35 S Rawlins, WY | SAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. |
| Feb 9, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 4.5 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. |
| Feb 9, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 17 Ene Riverside, WY | SOUTH BRUSH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 8440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. |
| Feb 9, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR PARK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1.9.0 |
| Feb 9, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 7.5 | 11 Sse Encampment, WY | BLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9820 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. |
| Feb 9, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 7.5 | 12 Wnw Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. |
| Feb 9, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 9 | 12 Sw Esterbrook, WY | WINDY PEAK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 7900 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. |
| Feb 9, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 9 | 21 Sse Elk Mountain, WY | MEDICINE BOW SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10500 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. |
| Feb 9, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 9 | 30 Wnw Laramie, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. |
| Feb 9, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 9 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. |
| Feb 9, 7:15 PM MST | SNOW 0.2 | Bill, WY | |
| Feb 9, 7:15 PM MST | SNOW 0.5 | Laramie, WY | |
| Feb 9, 7:15 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Lusk, WY | |
| Feb 9, 7:15 PM MST | SNOW 3.5 | Rawlins, WY | |
| Feb 9, 7:15 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Douglas, WY | |
| Feb 9, 7:15 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Saratoga, WY | |
| Feb 9, 11:56 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Lusk, WY | |
| Feb 9, 11:56 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Douglas, WY | 5-6 INCHES AND STILL SNOWING. LOTS OF REPORTS OF SLIDE OFFS IN COUNTY. |
| Feb 9, 11:56 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Rawlins, WY | SNOW RANGES FROM 4-6 INCHES |
| Feb 9, 11:56 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Hanna, WY | SNOW RANGES FROM 8-10 INCHES. RELAYED BY CARBON COUNTY DEPUTY WHO LIVES IN HANNA. |
| Feb 10, 1:00 AM MST | SNOW 4.5 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 20 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 1:00 AM MST | SNOW 4.5 | 35 S Rawlins, WY | SAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 20 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 1:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 38 Sw Douglas, WY | LA PRELE CREEK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 8375 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 10 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 1:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 20 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 1:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 11 Sse Encampment, WY | WHISKEY PARK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8950 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 20 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 1:00 AM MST | SNOW 10 | 12 Wnw Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 20 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 1:00 AM MST | SNOW 10 | 17 Ene Riverside, WY | SOUTH BRUSH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 8440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 20 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 1:00 AM MST | SNOW 10 | 21 Sse Elk Mountain, WY | MEDICINE BOW SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10500 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 20 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 1:00 AM MST | SNOW 10 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR PARK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 20 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 1:00 AM MST | SNOW 10 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 20 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 1:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 30 Wnw Laramie, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 20 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 1:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 12 Sw Esterbrook, WY | WINDY PEAK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 7900 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.7 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 20 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 13 Wnw Laramie, WY | ELEVATION 10050 FEET. |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 6 Nw Centennial, WY | |
| Feb 10, 4:26 AM MST | SNOW 3 | Lusk, WY | 400 AM WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 28 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH. |
| Feb 10, 4:26 AM MST | SNOW 3 | Wheatland, WY | |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM MST | SLEET 2 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.1 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 25 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.1 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 25 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 17 Sw Encampment, WY | |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 17 Sw Encampment, WY | SANDSTONE RANGER STATION SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 25 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 28 E Savery, WY | WHISKEY PARK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8950 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 25 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 35 S Rawlins, WY | |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 25 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR PARK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 25 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 25 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 10 Wsw Encampment, WY | OLD BATTLE SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 10000 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 25 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 11 Sse Encampment, WY | BLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9820 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 25 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 12 Wnw Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 25 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 21 Sse Elk Mountain, WY | MEDICINE BOW SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10500 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 25 HOURS. |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 38 Sw Douglas, WY | LA PRELE CREEK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 8375 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 2025 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 25 HOURS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 2755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
569 WWUS45 KCYS 080916 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 216 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING ON SATURDAY AND THEN INTO NEBRASKA BY SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE WITH THE STORM IS FORECAST TO TRACK ACROSS COLORADO...PLACING SOUTHERN WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IN A VERY FAVORABLE AREA TO RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. AS THE SURFACE CYCLONE STRENGTHENS OVER THE PLAINS ON SUNDAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EVEN AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ103>105-114-090000- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0002.130209T1500Z-130210T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0003.130209T1200Z-130210T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...CENTENNIAL... ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 216 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...5 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL DUE TO SNOWFALL AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ101-109>113-090000- /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0003.130209T1200Z-130210T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE 216 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...5 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL DUE TO SNOWFALL AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-090000- /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.A.0001.130210T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 216 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...5 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS...IF THEY MATERIALIZE WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. MUCH OF THIS SNOW WILL DRIFT WITH THE STRONG WINDS. CAN EXPECT SNOW DRIFTS ON THE ORDER OF 6 TO 8 FEET LEADING TO WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. WIDESPREAD DRIFTS WILL COVER ROAD SURFACES AND MOST LIKELY WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ WYZ102-106>108-115>119-090000- /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.A.0003.130209T1800Z-130210T1800Z/ NIOBRARA COUNTY-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUSK...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 216 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...11 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. SHOULD THESE WINDS MATERIALIZE...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOME ROADS COULD CLOSE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
10 follow-up statements
007 WWUS45 KCYS 081303 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 603 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING ON SATURDAY AND THEN INTO NEBRASKA BY SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE WITH THE STORM IS FORECAST TO TRACK ACROSS COLORADO... PLACING SOUTHERN WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IN A VERY FAVORABLE AREA TO RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. AS THE SURFACE CYCLONE STRENGTHENS OVER THE PLAINS ON SUNDAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EVEN AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ101-103>105-109>114-090000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.130209T1200Z-130210T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 603 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...5 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL DUE TO SNOWFALL AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-090000- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.A.0001.130210T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 603 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...5 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS...IF THEY MATERIALIZE WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. MUCH OF THIS SNOW WILL DRIFT WITH THE STRONG WINDS. CAN EXPECT SNOW DRIFTS ON THE ORDER OF 6 TO 8 FEET LEADING TO WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. WIDESPREAD DRIFTS WILL COVER ROAD SURFACES AND MOST LIKELY WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ WYZ102-106>108-115>119-090000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.A.0003.130209T1800Z-130210T1800Z/ NIOBRARA COUNTY-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...LUSK...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 603 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...11 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. SHOULD THESE WINDS MATERIALIZE...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOME ROADS COULD CLOSE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
462 WWUS45 KCYS 082107 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 207 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING ON SATURDAY AND THEN INTO NEBRASKA BY SUNDAY. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WITH THE STORM IS FORECAST TO TRACK ACROSS COLORADO... PLACING PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IN A FAVORABLE AREA TO RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. AS THE SURFACE CYCLONE STRENGTHENS OVER THE PLAINS ON SUNDAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EVEN AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ102-090915- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0003.130209T1800Z-130210T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.WS.W.0003.130209T1800Z-130210T1800Z/ NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LUSK 207 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SOMETIME AROUND NOON SATURDAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOME ROADS COULD CLOSE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ101-103>105-109>114-090915- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.130209T1200Z-130210T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 207 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...5 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL DUE TO SNOWFALL AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ106>108-090915- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0003.130209T1800Z-130210T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.130209T1800Z-130210T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 207 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN SOMETIME AROUND NOON ON SATURDAY. ANY RAINFALL WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ115>119-090915- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0003.130209T1800Z-130210T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.130209T1800Z-130210T1800Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 207 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM LARAMIE TO PINE BLUFFS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-090915- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.A.0001.130210T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 207 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...5 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS...IF THEY MATERIALIZE WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. MUCH OF THIS SNOW WILL DRIFT WITH THE STRONG WINDS. CAN EXPECT SNOW DRIFTS ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 3 FEET LEADING TO WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. WIDESPREAD DRIFTS WILL COVER ROAD SURFACES AND MOST LIKELY WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ TT
114 WWUS45 KCYS 090331 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 831 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING SATURDAY AND INTO NEBRASKA BY SUNDAY. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WITH THIS STORM IS FORECAST TO TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO...PLACING PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IN A FAVORABLE AREA TO RECEIVE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. AS THE SURFACE CYCLONE STRENGTHENS OVER THE PLAINS ON SUNDAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ101-103>105-109>114-091315- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.130209T1200Z-130210T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 831 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...5 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL DUE TO SNOWFALL AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ102-091315- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.130209T1800Z-130210T1800Z/ NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LUSK 831 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOME ROADS COULD CLOSE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ106>108-091315- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.130209T1800Z-130210T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 831 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...THEN CHANGE TO SNOW LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ WYZ115>119-091315- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.130209T1800Z-130210T1800Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 831 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM LARAMIE TO PINE BLUFFS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-091315- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.A.0001.130210T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 831 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...5 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS...IF THEY MATERIALIZE...WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES. MUCH OF THE SNOW WILL DRIFT WITH THE STRONG WINDS. SNOW DRIFTS OF 2 TO 3 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN ROAD CLOSURES. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. WIDESPREAD DRIFTS WILL COVER ROAD SURFACES AND MOST LIKELY WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ JAMSKI
048 WWUS45 KCYS 090811 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 111 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO TODAY AND INTO NEBRASKA BY SUNDAY. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WITH THIS STORM IS FORECAST TO TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO...PLACING PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IN A FAVORABLE AREA TO RECEIVE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS CARBON COUNTY...SPREADING EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. AS THE SURFACE CYCLONE STRENGTHENS OVER THE PLAINS ON SUNDAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-100000- /O.UPG.KCYS.BZ.A.0001.130210T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.130210T0000Z-130210T2100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 111 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...5 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 2 PM SUNDAY * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. MUCH OF THE SNOW WILL DRIFT WITH THE STRONG WINDS. SNOW DRIFTS OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN ROAD CLOSURES. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. WIDESPREAD DRIFTS WILL COVER ROAD SURFACES AND MOST LIKELY WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES. 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. && $$ WYZ101-103>105-109>114-100000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.130209T1200Z-130210T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 111 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...5 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL DUE TO SNOWFALL AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ102-100000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.130209T1800Z-130210T1800Z/ NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LUSK 111 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING...PERSISTING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOME ROADS COULD CLOSE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ106>108-100000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.130209T1800Z-130210T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 111 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MIDDAY TODAY...THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ WYZ115>119-100000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.130209T1800Z-130210T1800Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 111 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM LARAMIE TO PINE BLUFFS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
478 WWUS45 KCYS 091933 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1233 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO TODAY AND INTO NEBRASKA BY SUNDAY. THIS WILL PLACE PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND ESPECIALLY THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IN A FAVORABLE AREA TO RECEIVE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS BY TONIGHT AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. AS THE SURFACE CYCLONE STRENGTHENS OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-100600- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.130210T0000Z-130210T2100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 1233 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...5 PM SATURDAY THROUGH 2 PM SUNDAY * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND IN KIMBALL...CHEYENNE AND MORRILL COUNTIES. MUCH OF THE SNOW WILL DRIFT WITH THE STRONG WINDS. SNOW DRIFTS OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN ROAD CLOSURES. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. WIDESPREAD DRIFTS WILL COVER ROAD SURFACES AND MOST LIKELY WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES. 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. && $$ WYZ101>105-109>114-100600- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 1233 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL DUE TO SNOWFALL AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ106>108-100600- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 1233 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY SUNSET. SNOW MAY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ WYZ115>119-100600- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1233 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM LARAMIE TO PINE BLUFFS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ HAHN
689 WWUS45 KCYS 092233 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 333 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO TODAY AND INTO NEBRASKA BY SUNDAY. THIS WILL PLACE PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IN A FAVORABLE AREA TO RECEIVE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS BY TONIGHT AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE SURFACE CYCLONE STRENGTHENS OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EVEN AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-100700- /O.EXT.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.130210T0000Z-130211T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 333 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...5 PM SATURDAY THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND IN KIMBALL...CHEYENNE AND MORRILL COUNTIES. MUCH OF THE SNOW WILL DRIFT WITH THE STRONG WINDS. SNOW DRIFTS OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN ROAD CLOSURES. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. WIDESPREAD DRIFTS WILL COVER ROAD SURFACES AND MOST LIKELY WILL RESULT IN ROAD CLOSURES. 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. && $$ WYZ101>105-109>114-100700- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 333 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL DUE TO SNOWFALL AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ106>108-100700- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 333 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ WYZ115>119-100700- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 333 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
420 WWUS45 KCYS 100453 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 953 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO SUNDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF COLORADO TONIGHT AND INTO NEBRASKA. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PLACE PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IN A FAVORABLE AREA TO RECEIVE SNOW. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS BY TONIGHT AND THEN PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE SURFACE CYCLONE STRENGTHENS OVER EASTERN COLORADO TONIGHT...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-101300- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130211T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 953 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...5 PM SATURDAY THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AND ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 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. && $$ WYZ101>105-109>114-101300- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 953 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL DUE TO SNOWFALL AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ106>108-101300- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 953 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ WYZ115>119-101300- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 953 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ LIEBL
260 WWUS45 KCYS 101134 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 434 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING... .SNOW CONTINUES OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY TRACKING INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA AND IS WRAPPING MOISTURE AROUND THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE LOW EARLY THIS MORNING. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE LOW AND IS CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AND OUT IN THE PANHANDLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS THE LOW MOVES SLOWLY EAST. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-102345- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130211T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 434 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AND ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. 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. && $$ WYZ101>105-109>114-101800- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 434 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL DUE TO SNOWFALL AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ106>108-101800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 434 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ WYZ115>119-101800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 434 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
137 WWUS45 KCYS 101319 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 619 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING... .SNOW CONTINUES OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY TRACKING INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA IS WRAPPING MOISTURE AROUND THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE LOW EARLY THIS MORNING. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE LOW AND IS CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AND OUT IN THE PANHANDLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS THE LOW MOVES SLOWLY EAST. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-110100- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130211T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130211T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 619 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...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 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ WYZ102-101800- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LUSK 619 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ101-103>105-109>114-101800- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 619 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL DUE TO SNOWFALL AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ106>108-101800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 619 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ115>119-101800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE... BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 619 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$
636 WWUS45 KCYS 101741 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1041 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM IMPACT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE THAT BROUGHT SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS WILL MOVE FROM THE PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY. THIS WILL GRADUALLY BRING AN END TO THE STORMS IMPACT ACROSS THE REGION. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ALONG WITH BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE ALONG WITH THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. WYZ101-103>105-109>114-101845- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 1041 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS CARBON...ALBANY AND CONVERSE COUNTIES. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ROADS MAY STILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. FOR ROAD CONDITIONS...CONTACT THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AT 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WYOROAD.INFO. $$ WYZ106>108-115-117>119-101845- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130210T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-LARAMIE VALLEY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...LARAMIE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 1041 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING PLAINS. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ROADS MAY STILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. FOR ROAD CONDITIONS...CONTACT THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AT 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WYOROAD.INFO. $$ NEZ019-020-101845- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130211T0100Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG 1041 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOW NEVER MATERIALIZED ACROSS SCOTTS BLUFF AND BANNER COUNTIES. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FOR ROAD CONDITIONS...CONTACT THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AT 5 1 1 OR ON THEIR WEBPAGE. $$ WYZ102-110100- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130211T0100Z/ NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LUSK 1041 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH LIGHT SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. FOR ROAD CONDITIONS...CONTACT THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AT 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ116-110100- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130211T0100Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 1041 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH LIGHT SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. FOR ROAD CONDITIONS...CONTACT THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AT 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ NEZ002-003-021-054-055-095-096-110100- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130211T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...HARRISON...AGATE 1041 AM MST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS 6 PM TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. FOR ROAD CONDITIONS...CONTACT THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS AT 5 1 1 OR ON THEIR WEBPAGE. && $$ HAHN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 7, 11:38 PM MST, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 11:38 PM MST, 2 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1138 PM MST THU FEB 7 2013
.AVIATION...06Z TAFS UPDATE. SURFACE THROUGH 850 MB FIELDS
INDICATE LOW LEVEL JET OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH WINDS FROM THE
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS CHADRON...ALLIANCE
AND SIDNEY AERODROMES THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY AS SURFACE WINDS HAVE
INCREASED AT CHADRON AS OF 06Z WITH WINDS FROM 170 DEGREES AT 17
KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. RUBIN
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1046 PM MST THU FEB 7 2013/
AVIATION...06Z TAF ISSUANCE...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY. INCREASING AND
LOWERING MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL SPREAD WEST TO EAST
AHEAD OF A PACIFIC UPPER LEVEL STORM MOVING INTO THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION. SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL AVERAGE AROUND
10 KT...EXCEPT GUSTING TO 25 KT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND
PARTS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY. MVFR CEILINGS MAY
DEVELOP INVOF RAWLINS AND SARATOGA FRIDAY EVENING ALONG WITH
SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 256 PM MST THU FEB 7 2013/
SHORT TERM...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...THE MAIN
FORECAST CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL WINTER STORM FOR THIS
WEEKEND...EVEN THOUGH MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE DETAILS AND
ESPECIALLY SNOW AMOUNTS...AND LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW. FOR
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...MILD AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FORECAST
AREA. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NW COASTLINE IS
EXPECTED TO DIG SOUTH TONIGHT INTO THE GREAT BASIN REGION...WHICH
WILL RESULT IN THE RIDGE AXIS TRANSLATING EASTWARD INTO THE GREAT
PLAINS. ONE MORE MILD DAY ON FRIDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO
MID 50S EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS...AND IN THE LOW TO MID
40S WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE.
BY FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP
AND PUSH EASTWARD OVER SOUTHERN WYOMING MAINLY WEST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE AS THE STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVE EAST
INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. KEPT THE WINTER STORM WATCH GOING
FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. 6
TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA...WITH MAYBE 3 TO 5 INCHES
IN THE VALLEYS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I80. MODELS SHOW THIS SNOWFALL
MOVING INTO THE HIGH PLAINS OF WYOMING AND EVENTUALLY WESTERN
NEBRASKA BY MIDDAY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING RESPECTIVELY. THE
FORECAST BECOMES TRICKY AT THIS POINT WITH PRACTICALLY EVERY MODEL
SHOWING SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH THE EVOLUTION AND TRACK OF THIS
STORM...WHICH WILL GREATLY IMPACT FORECAST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...ALL MODELS HAVE TRENDED A BIT
FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST WITH THE STORM SYSTEM COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY. HOWEVER...THE OUTLIER CONTINUES TO BE THE NAM WHICH
SHOWS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTER MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING
AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. ALTHOUGH THE NAM IS AN OUTLIER...IT HAS BEEN
REMARKABLY CONSISTENT WITH THIS SOLUTION OVER THE LAST 12 TO 24
HOURS. THIS SOLUTION WOULD RESULT IN LIGHTER SNOW DUE TO A GREATER
DOWNSLOPE WIND COMPONENT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS
AND FURTHER TO THE NORTH OVER THE PINE RIDGE AREA WESTWARD TO THE
NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. THE NAM SHOWS THE I80 CORRIDOR RECEIVING
LITTLE SNOWFALL THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE GFS...GEM...AND ECMWF
ARE SIMILAR ON THE TRACK AND POSITION...SHOWING THE CENTER OF THE
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN
KANSAS AND LIFTING NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THIS STORM
TRACK IS A BIT TOO FAR EAST FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING...SO WILL HOLD
OFF ON A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE WYOMING HIGH PLAINS FOR NOW.
CROSS SECTIONS SHOW LIMITED DYNAMIC LIFT AND FRONTOGENESIS ALONG
THE I25 CORRIDOR WITH OMEGA BELOW 10 UB/S. CURRENTLY THINKING A
LOW END WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AT THIS TIME DUE TO SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW...ALTHOUGH THE PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THIS EVENT APPEARS
TO BE BLOWING SNOW. THE BEST CHANCE FOR WINTER STORM CONDITIONS
LOOKS TO BE WESTERN NEBRASKA...BUT ONLY SLIGHTER BETTER COMPARED
TO EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING SINCE MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE
TIMING OF RAPID CYCLOGENESIS AND LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW.
THE 12Z GFS SHOWS THE MAIN DYNAMIC FORCING EAST OF A SIDNEY TO
CHADRON LINE WHILE THE GEM DEVELOPS THE SURFACE LOW SOONER AND
SHOWS AREAS FROM DOUGLAS TO ALLIANCE NEBRASKA RECEIVING MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS. THE ECMWF IS IN BETWEEN THESE TWO
SOLUTIONS...BUT SHOWS THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION BAND FURTHER SOUTH
OVER THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THE ONLY PROBLEM HERE IS THE
LIKELIHOOD OF THE PRECIPITATION BEGINNING AS A PERIOD OF RAIN OR
RAIN/SNOW MIX OVER THE SIDNEY AND KIMBALL AREAS...POSSIBLY
LIMITING SNOW AMOUNTS.
WITH ALL THIS IN MIND...AND SINCE THE MAIN IMPACT OF THIS STORM
WILL OCCUR DURING PERIODS 5 AND 6 OVER THE HIGH PLAINS...DECIDED
TO HOLD OFF ON ANY WATCHES AT THIS TIME SINCE CONFIDENCE IS STILL
RATHER LOW. THERE IS ENOUGH CONFIDENCE FOR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND ESPECIALLY BLOWING SNOW SINCE NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY
OVER 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
COLD AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS FOR SUNDAY WITH SNOW GRADUALLY
TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST AS SFC/UPPER LOWS MOVE ENE ACROSS
NEBRASKA. DECENT SNOW/BLOWING SNOW STILL POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER
PARTS OF THE PANHANDLE SUNDAY MORNING. SECONDARY UPPER SHORTWAVE
WILL THEN ROTATE AROUND MAIN SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST
LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...SHEARING OUT ACROSS WESTERN WY AND
UTAH BUT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO KEEP SOME SNOW SHOWERS GOING OVER AND
AROUND THE HIGHER MTNS INTO MONDAY MORNING. CONTINUED COLD ON
MONDAY UNDER UPPER TROFFING WHILE SFC HIGH BUILDS INTO THE AREA.
DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH A
SLOW WARMING TREND AS UPPER HIGH MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. MODELS
THEN DEPICT NEXT SHORTWAVE TO DROP SE ACROSS THE CWA ON THURSDAY
WHICH COULD BRING SOME SNOW SHOWERS AT THAT TIME.
FIRE WEATHER...MINIMAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY WEAK THROUGH FRIDAY WITH OCCASIONAL
BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. A SIGNIFICANT
WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS STILL EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION BY THE
WEEKEND WITH SNOW AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS
AND AROUND A FOOT IN THE MOUNTAINS.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM SUNDAY FOR WYZ103-
WYZ104-WYZ105-WYZ114.
NE...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM/FIRE WEATHER...TJT
LONG TERM...RE
AVIATION...JAMSKIHazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 6:15 PM MST, 8 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 615 PM MST THU FEB 7 2013 WYZ101>119-081315- 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- 615 PM MST THU FEB 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL DEVELOP BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS CARBON COUNTY...SPREADING EAST OVER THE PLAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE WHERE GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 11 AM SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN CARBON AND ALBANY COUNTIES...THE SNOWY AND NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-081315- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 615 PM MST THU FEB 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS WEEKEND. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH BY SUNDAY MORNING...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE JAMSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2:16 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Albany, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara, Platte | 12 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:07 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara, Platte | 49 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.