Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 29, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Nov 4, 2014, 2:47 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 4, 2014, 3:00 PM MST. It was in force for 15 hr. 18 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
- Nov 4, 2014, 2:47 AM MST (09:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 4, 2014, 3:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Nov 5, 2014, 6:04 AM MST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 5:46 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Elk Mountain 12ese, WY | ARLINGTON HIGHWAY OBSERVATION SITE. |
| Nov 4, 6:01 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Elk Mountain 12ese, WY | ARLINGTON HIGHWAY OBSERVATION SITE. |
| Nov 4, 6:31 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 49 | 12 Ese Elk Mountain, WY | ARLINGTON HIGHWAY OBSERVATION SITE. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 40-49 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 48-61 MPH BETWEEN 0011 AND 0131Z. |
| Nov 4, 8:01 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 45 | 7 Wnw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE HIGHWAY OBSERVATION SITE. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 38-45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 47-56 MPH. |
| Nov 4, 8:36 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | BORDEAUX HIGHWAY OBSERVATION SITE. WIND GUST TO 60 MPH ALSO OCCURRED AT 2031 MST. |
| Nov 4, 9:01 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 12 Ese Elk Mountain, WY | ARLINGTON HIGHWAY OBSEVATION SITE. |
| Nov 4, 9:21 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 12 Ene Elk Mountain, WY | ARLINGTON HIGHWAY OBSERVATION SITE. GUSTS TO 63 MPH ALSO RECORDED AT 2111 AND 2116 MST. |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 14 Ssw Rock River, WY | COOPER COVE HIGHWAY OBSERVATION SITE. |
| Nov 4, 9:46 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | BORDEAUX HIGHWAY OBSERVATION SITE. |
| Nov 4, 10:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | COOPER COVE WYDOT SITE. |
| Nov 4, 10:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | EMKAY UPR SITE. |
| Nov 4, 10:20 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Bordeaux, WY | |
| Nov 4, 10:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | COOPER COVE WYDOT SITE. |
| Nov 4, 11:45 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 50 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | EMKAY UPR SITE. |
| Nov 5, 12:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | WYOMING HILL WYDOT SITE. |
| Nov 5, 12:22 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Wnw Buford, WY | VEDAUWOO WYDOT SITE. |
| Nov 5, 12:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 E Tie Siding, WY | DALE WS UPR SITE. |
| Nov 5, 2:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 W Buford, WY | BUFORD WEST UPR SITE. |
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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 278 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
- 2004 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
620 WWUS75 KCYS 040947 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 247 AM MST TUE NOV 4 2014 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL STRENGTHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW STRONG WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP BY EARLY EVENING IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE...AS WELL AS AREAS NEAR ARLINGTON BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 NEAR BORDEAUX IN SOUTHERN PLATTE COUNTY...AND WYOMING HILL SOUTH OF CHEYENNE. WYZ106-110-042315- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0017.141104T2200Z-141105T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0029.141104T2200Z-141105T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 247 AM MST TUE NOV 4 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME STRONG FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS THAT COULD RESULT IN BLOWOVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ116-117-042315- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0017.141104T2200Z-141105T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0029.141105T0200Z-141105T1500Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 247 AM MST TUE NOV 4 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY EVENING AND BECOME STRONG OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS THAT COULD RESULT IN BLOWOVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ HAMMER
3 follow-up statements
633 WWUS75 KCYS 042115 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 215 PM MST TUE NOV 4 2014 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL CREATE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW STRONG WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP BY EARLY EVENING IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE...AS WELL AS AREAS NEAR ARLINGTON. THIS ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 NEAR BORDEAUX IN SOUTHERN PLATTE COUNTY...AND WYOMING HILL SOUTH OF CHEYENNE. WYZ106-110-051500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0029.141104T2200Z-141105T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 215 PM MST TUE NOV 4 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND BE STRONG FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS THAT COULD RESULT IN BLOWOVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ116-117-051500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0029.141105T0200Z-141105T1500Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 215 PM MST TUE NOV 4 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME STRONG OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS THAT COULD RESULT IN BLOWOVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
268 WWUS75 KCYS 050508 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1008 PM MST TUE NOV 4 2014 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL MAINTAIN A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW STRONG WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE...AS WELL AS AREAS NEAR ARLINGTON. THIS ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 NEAR BORDEAUX IN SOUTHERN PLATTE COUNTY...AND WYOMING HILL SOUTH OF CHEYENNE. WYZ106-110-116-117-051500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-141105T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 1008 PM MST TUE NOV 4 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS THAT COULD RESULT IN BLOWOVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ RJM
270 WWUS75 KCYS 051304 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 604 AM MST WED NOV 5 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... .THE HIGH WINDS THAT DEVELOPED TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THE FAVORED GAP AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING PEAKED OVERNIGHT AND WERE SLOWLY DIMINISHING EARLY THIS MORNING. GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. WYZ106-110-116-117-051415- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-141105T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 604 AM MST WED NOV 5 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. RECENT SURFACE AND HIGHWAY OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT THE HIGH WINDS THAT DEVELOPED TUESDAY EVENING HAVE BEEN SLOWLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT. GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATER THIS MORNING. $$ JAMSKI
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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.