Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 37, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Dec 1, 2014, 2:21 PM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Dec 1, 2014, 9:00 PM MST. It was in force for 14 hr. 4 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
- Dec 1, 2014, 2:21 PM MST (21:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 1, 2014, 9:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2014, 10:30 AM MST
- In force
- 14 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 21:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 11:45 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SENSOR. SUSTAINED WIND 48 MPH. |
| Dec 2, 3:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 13 S Glendo, WY | WYDOT SENSOR AT COLEMAN. SUSTAINED WINDS 40 MPH. |
| Dec 2, 3:21 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Elk Mountain, WY | ELK MOUNTAIN WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED WINDS 35 TO 38 MPH. |
| Dec 2, 4:36 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SITE. 40MPH SUSTAINED OR GREATER FOR PAST HOUR. WIND GUSTS 47 TO 54 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, 9.4 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
- 1219 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
416 WWUS75 KCYS 012121 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 221 PM MST MON DEC 1 2014 ...STRONG WINDS TO RETURN TO THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .WINDS WILL INCREASE JUST ABOVE GROUND LEVEL LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL REACH THE SURFACE BETWEEN RAWLINS AND LARAMIE AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. WYZ106-110-020530- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0037.141202T0400Z-141202T1900Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 221 PM MST MON DEC 1 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72 AND INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 265 AND 275 DUE TO THESE STRONG WINDS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR THESE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ HAHN
4 follow-up statements
224 WWUS75 KCYS 020319 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 819 PM MST MON DEC 1 2014 ...STRONG WINDS TO RETURN TO THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .WINDS WILL INCREASE JUST ABOVE GROUND LEVEL LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL REACH THE SURFACE BETWEEN RAWLINS AND LARAMIE AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. WYZ106-110-021200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0037.141202T0400Z-141202T1900Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 819 PM MST MON DEC 1 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72 AND INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 265 AND 275 DUE TO THESE STRONG WINDS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR THESE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
299 WWUS75 KCYS 020503 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1003 PM MST MON DEC 1 2014 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .WINDS WILL INCREASE JUST ABOVE GROUND LEVEL LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL REACH THE SURFACE BETWEEN RAWLINS AND LARAMIE AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. WYZ107-021315- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-141202T1900Z/ EAST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY 1003 PM MST MON DEC 1 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72 AND INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 265 AND 275 DUE TO THESE STRONG WINDS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR THESE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ WYZ106-110-021315- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-141202T1900Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1003 PM MST MON DEC 1 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72 AND INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 265 AND 275 DUE TO THESE STRONG WINDS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR THESE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
270 WWUS75 KCYS 021407 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 707 AM MST TUE DEC 2 2014 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE OVER WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS MORNING... .WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS MORNING SUCH AS AROUND ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WYZ106-107-110-021900- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-141202T1900Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 707 AM MST TUE DEC 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS MORNING THEN DECREASING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. ESPECIALLY THOSE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 25 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 67 AND 72 AND INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 265 AND 275 DUE TO THESE STRONG WINDS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR THESE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
814 WWUS75 KCYS 021730 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1030 AM MST TUE DEC 2 2014 WYZ106-107-110-021830- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-141202T1900Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1030 AM MST TUE DEC 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE STARTED TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. HAZARDOUS WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. HOWEVER...A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR BETWEEN RAWLINS AND CHEYENNE. $$ HAMMER
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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.