Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 30, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Nov 6, 2014, 1:42 PM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 6, 2014, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for 15 hr. 15 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 6, 2014, 1:42 PM MST (20:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 6, 2014, 8:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2014, 11:00 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 20:41 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 7, 12:31 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Arlington, WY | |
| Nov 7, 5:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 13 Wnw Laramie, WY | SUSTAINED AT 33 MPH |
| Nov 7, 5:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 43MPH. |
| Nov 7, 5:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 36 MPH. |
| Nov 7, 5:41 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 Wnw Buford, WY | SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH. GUST SPPED HAS BEEN OVER 50 MPH FOR THE LAST 2 HOURS. SUSTAINED HAS BEEN 0VER 40 MPH FOR THE LAST HOUR. |
| Nov 7, 5:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 10 Ese Crystal Lake Res, WY | SUSTAINED AT 53 MPH. |
| Nov 7, 6:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Buford, WY | SUSTAINED AT 55 MPH. |
| Nov 7, 6:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH. |
| Nov 7, 6:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Nov 7, 6:41 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | SUSTAINED AT 31 MPH. |
| Nov 7, 7:31 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | Buford, WY | SUSTAINED AT 50 MPH. |
| Nov 7, 8:26 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Buford, WY | SUSTAINED AT 53 MPH. |
| Nov 7, 8:31 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Wnw Buford, WY | SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH. |
| Nov 7, 9:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | Buford, WY | SUSTAINED AT 46 MPH. |
| Nov 7, 9:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Pumpkin Vine, WY | SUSTAINED AT 41 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, 8.7 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
- 2290 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
975 WWUS75 KCYS 062042 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 142 PM MST THU NOV 6 2014 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY... .THE LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BETWEEN 30 TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX AND VEDAUWOO. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ106-110-116-117-071100- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0018.141107T0300Z-141107T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0030.141107T0300Z-141107T1800Z/ 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 142 PM MST THU NOV 6 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES WITH LIGHT TRAILERS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND INTERSTATE 25 IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL BE 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. && $$ TT
2 follow-up statements
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
630 WWUS75 KCYS 071736 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1036 AM MST FRI NOV 7 2014 WYZ106-110-116-117-071845- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-141107T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 1036 AM MST FRI NOV 7 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... STRONG WESTERLY WINDS HAVE SLOWLY SUBSIDED LATE THIS MORNING BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...BUT WILL GRADUALLY LOWER BELOW 30 MPH BY THIS EVENING. $$ TT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 3:38 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 10 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.