Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 23, 2013, 1:11 PM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 23, 2013, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 24 hr. 40 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 23, 2013, 1:11 PM MST (20:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2013, 5:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2013, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 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 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 15 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 11 Sse Encampment, WY | BLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9820 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 15 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 17 Ene Riverside, WY | SOUTH BRUSH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 8440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 15 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 21 Sse Elk Mountain, WY | MEDICINE BOW SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10500 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 15 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 30 Wnw Laramie, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 15 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 15 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 15 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 4:00 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 15 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 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 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 15 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR PARK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 15 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 7.5 | 38 Sw Douglas, WY | LA PRELE CREEK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 8375 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 15 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 12 Wsw 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 15 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 15 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 17 Sw Encampment, WY | SANDSTONE RANGER STATION SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 15 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 0.5 | Rawlins, WY | |
| Feb 24, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Laramie, WY | |
| Feb 24, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Saratoga, WY | |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 1 | N Sinclair, WY | |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 1.3 | Ene Laramie, WY | |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 2 | S Laramie, WY | |
| Feb 24, 7:30 AM MST | SNOW 1.2 | Ne Medicine Bow, WY | |
| Feb 24, 7:40 AM MST | SNOW 4.8 | 9 Wsw Rock River, WY | |
| Feb 24, 9:18 AM MST | SNOW 1.3 | Nne Laramie, WY | |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 17 Ene Riverside, WY | SOUTH BRUSH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 8440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS .2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 10 Wsw Encampment, WY | OLD BATTLE SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 10000 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS .3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 30 Wnw Laramie, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS .3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 8 | 10 Se Laramie, WY | CROW CREEK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 8330 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS .4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 8 | 12 Wsw Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS .4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 8 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS .4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 8 | 17 Sw Encampment, WY | SANDSTONE RANGER STATION SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS .4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 10 | 2 Sw Hog Park Reservoir, WY | WHISKEY PARK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8950 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS .5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 10 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS .5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 10 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR PARK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS .5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS .6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 12 | 38 Sw Douglas, WY | LA PRELE CREEK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 8375 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS .6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 30 | 35 S Rawlins, WY | SAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 2.0 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 2:35 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Laramie, WY | LOTS OF BLOWING SNOW. ROADS ARE ICE COVERED AND SLICK. |
| Feb 24, 2:35 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 6 W Buford, WY | SNOW COVER RUNS FROM BARE GROUND TO A FEW 6 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Feb 24, 2:40 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Rawlins, WY | SOME SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS. |
| Feb 24, 2:40 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Saratoga, WY |
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 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 1659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
283 WWUS45 KCYS 232011 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 111 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM LODGE POLE NEBRASKA THROUGH RAWLINS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG PACIFIC UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO THIS EVENING AND THEN INTO NEW MEXICO BY SUNDAY EVENING. AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING...SPREADING EASTWARD INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND NEBRASKA PANHANDLE SUNDAY MORNING. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW COULD PRODUCE WIDESPREAD MODERATE SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY. WYZ112-114-241200- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130225T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0004.130224T0000Z-130225T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 111 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...5 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 5 PM SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE DISORIENTATION FOR SNOW MOBILERS OR OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS FREQUENTING THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ WYZ103>105-109>111-113-115>118-241200- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.130224T0600Z-130225T0000Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 111 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CARBON COUNTY...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD BY LATE EVENING. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST TO ENCOMPASS MOST OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR TO CHEYENNE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS...INCLUDING RAWLINS...BAGGS...SARATOGA...LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG TOWARDS MORNING SUNDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SLICK ROADWAYS AND FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ020-021-054-055-WYZ119-241200- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.130224T1200Z-130225T0600Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 111 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...5 AM THROUGH 11 PM SUNDAY * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALLIANCE TO HARRISBURG. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG BY MID MORNING SUNDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SLICK ROADWAYS AND FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
232 WWUS45 KCYS 240409 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 909 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW RETURNS TO THE REGION TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NEW MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. AS THIS OCCURS... WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH SUNDAY. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW COULD PRODUCE WIDESPREAD MODERATE SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON WYZ112-114-241300- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130225T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 909 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 5 PM SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE DISORIENTATION FOR SNOWMOBILERS OR OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS FREQUENTING THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ WYZ106-107-241300- /O.EXB.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.130224T0409Z-130225T0000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY 909 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 5 PM SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG TOWARDS MORNING SUNDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SLICK ROADWAYS AND FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ103>105-109>111-113-115>118-241300- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.130224T0409Z-130225T0000Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 909 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 5 PM SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS... INCLUDING RAWLINS...BAGGS...SARATOGA...LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG TOWARDS MORNING SUNDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SLICK ROADWAYS AND FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ020-021-054-055-WYZ119-241300- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.130224T1200Z-130225T0600Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 909 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 PM SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALLIANCE TO HARRISBURG. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG BY MID MORNING SUNDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SLICK ROADWAYS AND FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ HAHN
850 WWUS45 KCYS 240953 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 253 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE DAY. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD MODERATE SNOW...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WYZ112-114-250000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130225T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 253 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE DISORIENTATION FOR SNOWMOBILERS OR OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS FREQUENTING THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ WYZ101-102-108-250000- /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130225T0000Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...TORRINGTON 253 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CONVERSE...NIOBRARA AND GOSHEN COUNTIES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SLICK ROADWAYS AND FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ020-021-054-055-WYZ119-250000- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.130224T0953Z-130225T0600Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 253 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALLIANCE TO HARRISBURG. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG BY MID MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SLICK ROADWAYS AND FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ103>107-109>111-113-115>118-250000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130225T0000Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR... HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 253 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS AND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...INCLUDING RAWLINS...BAGGS...SARATOGA...LARAMIE...WHEATLAND AND CHEYENNE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG THIS MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SLICK ROADWAYS AND FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ RJM
215 WWUS45 KCYS 241918 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1218 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 WYZ101-102-106>108-242030- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130225T0000Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 1218 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO ISOLATED SNOW FLURRIES ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AT TIMES. $$ WYZ112-114-250000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130225T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 1218 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE DISORIENTATION FOR SNOWMOBILERS OR OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS FREQUENTING THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ WYZ103>105-109>111-113-115>118-250000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130225T0000Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 1218 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS AND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...INCLUDING RAWLINS...BAGGS... SARATOGA...LARAMIE...WHEATLAND AND CHEYENNE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG THIS MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SLICK ROADWAYS AND FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ020-021-054-055-WYZ119-250600- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130225T0600Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1218 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALLIANCE TO HARRISBURG. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG BY MID MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SLICK ROADWAYS AND FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
018 WWUS45 KCYS 242338 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 438 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 WYZ112-114-250045- /O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130225T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 438 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW HAS DIMINISHED TO SCATTERED SNOW FLURRIES. THEREFORE...WILL ALLOW THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE THIS EVENING. $$ WYZ103>105-109>111-113-115>118-250045- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130225T0000Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 438 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BAND OF LIGHT SNOW HAS PUSHED SOUTH OF THE AREA INTO COLORADO WITH ONLY A FEW LIGHT FLURRIES EXPECTED THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...WILL ALLOW THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO EXPIRE THIS EVENING, $$ NEZ020-021-054-055-WYZ119-250600- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130225T0600Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 438 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALLIANCE TO HARRISBURG. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SLICK ROADWAYS AND FALLING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ TT
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 23, 10:24 AM MST, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 10:24 AM MST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1024 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 .UPDATE... .AVIATION...18Z ISSUANCE...A STORM SYSTEM APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST IS LOOKING MORE LIKELY TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AND PROLONGED IFR CONDITIONS FROM KRWL EASTWARD TO KCYS AND POSSIBLY KSNY. GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL EASE A BIT AND THEN SHIFT INTO THE NORTH AT ALL TERMINALS THIS EVENING (WEST) AND LATER TONIGHT FURTHER EAST. THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED STORM SYSTEM IS ABOUT 3 TO 6 HOURS SLOWER COMPARED TO PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS...SO SHIFTED THE TIMING OF SNOW AND IFR CONDITIONS A FEW HOURS LATER. KRWL WILL REMAIN NEAR MVFR CIGS THROUGH THE DAY...AND THEN LOWER THIS EVENING WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. VIS WILL THEN RAPIDLY DECREASE ALONG THE I80 CORRIDOR WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VIS BELOW 1/2 MILE AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE RAPIDLY BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING...WHICH MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .SHORT TERM UPDATE...WIND SPEEDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS MORNING. LATEST WRKHGT SHOWING A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN THE CRAIG TO CASPER 850/700MB HEIGHT GRADIENTS. WENT AHEAD AND CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING EARLY. UPDATES HAVE BEEN SENT. CLAYCOMB && PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 427 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013/ SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... THE PREDAWN WATER VAPOR SATELLITE ANIMATION SHOWED A PROGRESSIVE AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WITH RIDGES OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND APPROACHING THE ROCKIES. TROUGHS WERE SITUATED OVER THE NORTHWEST AND FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS. A SWATH OF PACIFIC MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WESTERN RIDGE WAS MOVING EAST INTO MONTANA AND WYOMING. THERE WERE SOME LIGHT RADAR RETURNS ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL WYOMING...HOWEVER SURFACE OBS INDICATED NO LIGHT SNOWFALL. THE REGIONAL SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACED A RIDGE FROM THE FOUR CORNERS INTO SOUTHERN WYOMING...WITH A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN WYOMING AND COLORADO PLAINS. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH EAST CENTRAL IDAHO AND CENTRAL NEVADA. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE FEATURES WAS SUFFICIENT TO CREATE STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH WERE OBSERVED EARLIER AT ARLINGTON AND NEAR ELK MOUNTAIN. SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE TEENS AND 20S. THE 00Z SHORT RANGE MODELS TAKE THE SHORTWAVE UPPER RIDGE QUICKLY EAST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THE PACIFIC TROUGH DIGS SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND ACROSS THE ROCKIES SUNDAY. THEY DEVELOP A CLOSED LOW NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...SHIFTING SOUTHEAST INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN TO THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE MODELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING SLOWER AND A BIT FURTHER SOUTH WITH THE TRAJECTORY OF THE UPPER LOW. A UPSTREAM SHORTWAVE RIDGE TRANSLATES EAST ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE AND HIGH PLAINS BY MONDAY EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT TO THE NORTHWEST MOVES SMARTLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE CWA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECEDING THE FRONT WILL BE SOME LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE EASTERN PLAINS TO THE LARAMIE RANGE AND AREAS TO THE WEST. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE 700/850MB GRADIENTS DECREASE FROM 60-65M TO 20-30M THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT IN THE UPSLOPE WIND REGIME AND SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH. ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL VARY FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THE PLAINS...TO 4 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WAS ISSUED FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. LIGHT SNOW LINGERS OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH DRY CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. IT WILL DRY MONDAY WITH A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE DOMINATING THE CWA. HIGHS TODAY FOR THE PLAINS WILL BE CLOSE TO SEASONAL NORMALS WITH MID 30S TO MID 40S...WITH 20S AND LOWER 30S TO THE WEST. LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR THE MOUNTAINS TO THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S ELSEWHERE. HIGHS SUNDAY WILL BE IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S...WITH TEENS FOR THE MOUNTAINS. LOWS SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. HIGHS MONDAY WILL BE THE UPPER 20S AND 30S WITH TEENS TO LOWER 20S FOR THE MOUNTAINS. LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT AND PVA WILL COMBINE WITH SOME PACIFIC MOISTURE TO BRING A GOOD CHANCE FOR LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. LIKELY WILL SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW MOVE OFF THE MOUNTAINS INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS AS THE WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION...BUT DRY DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL LIMIT THE EXTENT OF COVERAGE OVER THE WY AND NE PLAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ON THE CHILLY SIDE AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND 700 MB TEMPS OF -12 TO -16 MOVE OVERHEAD. WINDS AHEAD OF THE ASSOCIATED PACIFIC FRONT MOVING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE MODERATE TO STRONG AT TIMES IN THE WIND CORRIDOR... AND WILL BECOME MODERATE ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY WILL MAINTAIN BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH YET ANOTHER SHORTWAVE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN CONUS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. MODELS DIFFER WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THIS FEATURE...WITH THE GFS IMPACTING THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND THE ECMWF MOVING THE FEATURE FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. RECENT RUNS OF BOTH MODELS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE FURTHER NORTH AND EAST TRACK OF THE SYSTEM...SO WILL MAINTAIN AT LEAST SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS SYSTEM AND THEN AS SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON FRIDAY. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN CONUS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...SO WILL SEE A STEADY INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES THROUGH THIS TIME AND DRY CONDITIONS MAINTAINING HOLD OVER THE REGION AS WELL. FIRE WEATHER... FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE MINIMAL THIS WEEKEND WITH PRECIPITATION AND COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES. STRONG WEST WINDS AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY TONIGHT...AND STRONG AND GUSTY FOR THE PLAINS SUNDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS LATER THIS MORNING AND SPREAD ONTO THE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THE PLAINS...TO AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. && .CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM SUNDAY FOR WYZ112-WYZ114. NE...NONE. && SHORT TERM/FIRE WEATHER... LONG TERM/AVIATION...
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 10:10 AM MST, 3 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1010 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 WYZ101>119-241715- 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- 1010 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THIS MORNING FOR WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX...INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT AND VEDAUWOO. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE BY MIDDAY AND SPREAD ONTO THE EASTERN PLAINS BY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES TONIGHT FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...CREATING SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MONDAY MORNING THEN TAPER OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PLAINS AND 4 TO 10 INCHES MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH SUNDAY ACROSS THE PLAINS. IT WILL BE BLUSTERY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT WILL BRING PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW DURING THAT TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-241715- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 1010 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY AND END SUNDAY EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALLIANCE TO HARRISBURG WILL BE THE PRIME AREA TO RECEIVE THE HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH SUNDAY...LEADING TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 23, 7:43 AM MST, 5 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
743 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 ESE CRYSTAL LAKE RESE 41.10N 105.07W
02/23/2013 M52 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH.
&&
BCHAPMANLocal storm report, Feb 23, 7:51 AM MST, 5 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
751 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 WNW BUFORD 41.12N 105.34W
02/23/2013 M51 MPH ALBANY WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
44MPH SUSTAINED. 31G51 MPH AT 0730L
&&
BCHAPMANLocal storm report, Feb 23, 7:55 AM MST, 5 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
755 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0736 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ARLINGTON 41.59N 106.21W
02/23/2013 M55 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
46 MPH SUSTAINED.
0740 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NW ARLINGTON 41.62N 106.25W
02/23/2013 M57 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
46 MPH SUSTAINED
&&
BCHAPMANLocal storm report, Feb 23, 8:46 AM MST, 4 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
846 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0820 AM NON-TSTM WND GST BORDEAUX 41.95N 104.95W
02/23/2013 M51 MPH PLATTE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE RANGED FROM LOWER 30 TO LOWER 40
MPH.
&&
BCHAPMANLocal storm report, Feb 23, 9:55 AM MST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
955 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1020 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 7 WNW ELK MOUNTAIN 41.73N 106.54W
02/22/2013 M60.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
1045 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 7 ESE ARLINGTON 41.55N 106.08W
02/22/2013 M62.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
1050 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 E ARLINGTON 41.59N 106.17W
02/22/2013 M63.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
1050 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NNW ARLINGTON 41.60N 106.22W
02/22/2013 M63.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
1110 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 7 ESE ARLINGTON 41.55N 106.08W
02/22/2013 M58.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
1110 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 7 WNW ELK MOUNTAIN 41.73N 106.54W
02/22/2013 M58.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
1110 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 E ARLINGTON 41.59N 106.17W
02/22/2013 M62.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
0215 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 WNW BUFORD 41.12N 105.34W
02/23/2013 M51.00 MPH ALBANY WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
44MPH SUSTAINED. 31G51 MPH AT 0730L
0350 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 ESE CRYSTAL LAKE RESE 41.10N 105.07W
02/23/2013 M52.00 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH.
0506 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 7 NW ELK MOUNTAIN 41.76N 106.51W
02/23/2013 M54.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
45 MPH SUSTAINED.
0521 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ARLINGTON 41.59N 106.21W
02/23/2013 M56.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
43 MPH SUSTAINED.
0601 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ARLINGTON 41.59N 106.21W
02/23/2013 M52.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
42 MPH SUSTAINED
0602 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 18 WNW CHEYENNE 41.24N 105.11W
02/23/2013 M60.00 MPH LARAMIE WY TRAINED SPOTTER
0630 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NW ARLINGTON 41.62N 106.25W
02/23/2013 M52.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
42 MPH SUSTAINED.
0736 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ARLINGTON 41.59N 106.21W
02/23/2013 M55.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
46 MPH SUSTAINED.
0740 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NW ARLINGTON 41.62N 106.25W
02/23/2013 M57.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
46 MPH SUSTAINED
0820 AM NON-TSTM WND GST BORDEAUX 41.95N 104.95W
02/23/2013 M51.00 MPH PLATTE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE RANGED FROM LOWER 30 TO LOWER 40
MPH.
&&
BCHAPMANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:28 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 10 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:11 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara and 1 more | 29 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.