Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 6, 2014, 1:34 PM MST for Albany County, Laramie County, Platte County, Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 6, 2014, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 10 hr. 3 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
- Jan 6, 2014, 1:34 PM MST (20:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 6, 2014, 5:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2014, 2:36 AM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 10:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Ese I-80 Exit 345, WY | EMKAY UP226 SITE. |
| Jan 6, 11:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Ese I-80 Exit 345, WY | EMKAY UP226 SITE. |
| Jan 6, 11:16 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | Bordeaux, WY | 40 MPH WINDS FOR ONE HOUR. GUSTS TO 55 MPH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 259 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
- 1550 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 118 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 549 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 680 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
836 WWUS75 KCYS 062034 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 134 PM MST MON JAN 6 2014 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... .WINDS REMAIN STRONG OUT AROUND THE ARLINGTON AREA AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIND GUSTS REPORTED AT 60 MPH. WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO INCREASE AS WELL AT BORDEAUX THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE EASING TUESDAY MORNING. WYZ106-071200- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0003.140107T0000Z-140107T1300Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 134 PM MST MON JAN 6 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...5 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY * WINDS...WEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS NEAR BORDEAUX ON INTERSTATE 25. BLOW OFFS OR BLOW OVERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES AND CREATING SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. REDUCE SPEEDS THROUGH THIS AREA AND LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. 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. && $$ WYZ110-116-071200- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1300Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 134 PM MST MON JAN 6 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS NEAR ARLINGTON. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN ELK MOUNTAIN AND STROUSS HILL. BLOW OFFS OR BLOW OVERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES AND CREATING SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. REDUCE SPEEDS THROUGH THIS AREA AND LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$
2 follow-up statements
492 WWUS75 KCYS 070516 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1016 PM MST MON JAN 6 2014 ...STRONG WEST WINDS TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... .WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS AS LOW AND MID LEVEL GRADIENTS WEAKEN...THOUGH HIGH WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. WYZ110-116-071300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1300Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 1016 PM MST MON JAN 6 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS NEAR ARLINGTON. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN ELK MOUNTAIN AND STROUSS HILL. BLOW OFFS OR BLOW OVERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES AND CREATING SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. REDUCE SPEEDS THROUGH THIS AREA AND LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. 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. && $$ WYZ106-071300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140107T1300Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 1016 PM MST MON JAN 6 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY * WINDS...WEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS NEAR BORDEAUX ON INTERSTATE 25. BLOW OFFS OR BLOW OVERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES AND CREATING SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. REDUCE SPEEDS THROUGH THIS AREA AND LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ RUBIN
571 WWUS75 KCYS 070936 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 236 AM MST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING ARE CANCELLED... .WEST WINDS HAVE SLOWLY DECREASED OVERNIGHT. GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK. WYZ110-116-071045- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1300Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 236 AM MST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK. $$ WYZ106-071045- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140107T1300Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 236 AM MST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK. $$ JAMSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2:31 AM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie | 24 hr |
Nearby
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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.