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High Wind Warning 18, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Feb 23, 2014, 12:16 PM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It was in force for 26 hr. 45 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, 2014, 12:16 PM MST (19:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2014, 1:50 PM MST
- In force
- 26 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 19:16 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 23, 12:22 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Saratoga, WY | SNOW ENDED AND WIND IS BLOWING. |
| Feb 24, 4:36 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 39 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 4:41 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 38 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 7:01 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 14 Ne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 50 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 7:41 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 38 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 43 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 8:01 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 14 Ne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 48 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 8:01 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 14 Ne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 61 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 8:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 41 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 8:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 14 Ne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 48 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 8:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 40 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 8:25 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 42 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 8:26 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 14 Ne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 50 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 9:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 43 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 9:11 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 40 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 9:11 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 50 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 9:11 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 14 Ne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 48 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 9:31 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 14 Ne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 50 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 9:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 45 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 9:36 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 42 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 9:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 48 MPH, |
| Feb 24, 9:51 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 38 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 9:51 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 48 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 10:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 14 Ne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 50 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 10:21 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | SSUSTAINED WIND 42 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 10:21 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 42 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 10:41 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | SSUSTAINED WIND 40 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 10:41 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 40 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 10:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 13 Wnw Laramie, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 45 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 11:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 35 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 11:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 49 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 11:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 8 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 49 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 11:21 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 45 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 11:21 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 50 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 11:36 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 49 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 12:01 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 41 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 12:01 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 47 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 12:01 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 33 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 12:21 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAAINED WIND 43 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 12:21 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 35MPH. |
| Feb 24, 12:25 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 43 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 12:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 43 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 1:20 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 11 Ssw Hanna, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 1:21 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH. |
| Feb 24, 1:25 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH. |
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, 7.3 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
- 676 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 97 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 548 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
289 WWUS75 KCYS 231916 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1216 PM MST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED IN THE ARLINGTON AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WILL CAUSE HIGH WINDS TO PERSIST IN THE ARLINGTON AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60MPH ARE EXPECTED. SOME PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE RECENT SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST DAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ110-240730- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0018.140223T1916Z-140224T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1216 PM MST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST MONDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE A BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PATCHY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ FINCH
3 follow-up statements
828 WWUS75 KCYS 241102 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 402 AM MST MON FEB 24 2014 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED IN THE ARLINGTON AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SOME PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE RECENT SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST DAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ110-241900- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-140224T1900Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 402 AM MST MON FEB 24 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE A BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PATCHY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$
023 WWUS75 KCYS 241705 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1005 AM MST MON FEB 24 2014 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED IN THE ARLINGTON AREA AND LARAMIE VALLEY THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON... .SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE ARLINGTON AREA AND THE LARAMIE VALLEY DUE TO A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WYZ115-242100- /O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-140224T2100Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LARAMIE 1005 AM MST MON FEB 24 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE A BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ WYZ110-242100- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-140224T2100Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1005 AM MST MON FEB 24 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS THERE WILL BE A BLOW OVER RISK DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ FINCH
623 WWUS75 KCYS 242050 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 150 PM MST MON FEB 24 2014 ...WINDS ARE DECREASING ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... .THE PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS WEAKENED ENOUGH ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING TO CAUSE WINDS TO DROP BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA ACROSS THE ARLINGTON AREA AND LARAMIE VALLEY. WYZ110-115-242200- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-140224T2100Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE 150 PM MST MON FEB 24 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA ACROSS MUCH OF THE ARLINGTON AREA AND LARAMIE VALLEY. A FEW GUSTS TO 50-55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ARLINGTON AREA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. $$ FINCH
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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.