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High Wind Warning 39, NWS Cheyenne, WY

December 22, 20146 counties in Wyoming; 5 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Dec 22, 2014, 1:28 PM MST for 6 counties in Wyoming; 5 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 22, 2014, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for 15 hr. 12 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 22, 2014, 1:28 PM MST (20:28 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 22, 2014, 8:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 23, 2014, 11:00 AM MST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Banner County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Albany County, WY, Converse County, WY, Goshen County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, Platte County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 22, 9:06 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6213 S Glendo, WY
Dec 22, 9:30 PM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 418 S Chugwater, WY
Dec 22, 9:31 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5713 S Glendo, WYSUSTAINED WIND 39 MPH.
Dec 22, 9:31 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5713 S Glendo, WYSUTAINED WIND 39 MPH.
Dec 22, 10:59 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 57Lusk, WYSUSTAINED AT 45 MPH.
Dec 23, 12:35 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 57Bordeaux, WYBORDEAUX WYDOT SENSOR.
Dec 23, 12:35 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5813 S Glendo, WYCOLMAN WYDOT SENSOR.
Dec 23, 12:35 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5916 Wsw Cheyenne, WYOTTO ROAD WYDOT SENSOR.
Dec 23, 12:46 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Sidney, NESUSTAINED 41 MPH.
Dec 23, 1:04 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 636 Se Harrisburg, NENEDOR ROAD SENSOR.
Dec 23, 5:20 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Bordeaux, WY
Dec 23, 8:45 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 588 S Chugwater, WYBEAR CREEK WYDOT SITE.

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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 240 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-12-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-12-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -18 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1329 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
102 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
239 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

499 
WWUS75 KCYS 222028
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
128 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TONIGHT...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SOUTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL ALLOW GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP
ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND
PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENS.

NEZ095-096-230000-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0029.141223T0300Z-141223T1900Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISON...AGATE
128 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.

* TIMING...A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. A
  BRIEF LULL WILL IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING BEFORE HIGH WINDS
  DEVELOP AGAIN OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH UNTIL LATE 
  AFTERNOON. BECOMING NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 10 PM. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS 
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WYZ106-222130-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.A.0029.141223T0300Z-141223T1900Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX
128 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE QUITE GUSTY TONIGHT...GUSTING INTO THE
LOW TO MID 50 MPH RANGE AROUND BORDEAUX.

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-231200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0029.141223T0300Z-141223T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0039.141223T0300Z-141223T1800Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
128 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
MST TUESDAY...

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
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS. A BRIEF LULL WILL IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING BEFORE
  HIGH WINDS DEVELOP AGAIN OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH UNTIL LATE
  AFTERNOON. BECOMING NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  POSSIBLE AFTER 8 PM.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS 
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. 

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WYZ101-102-107-108-116>119-231200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0029.141223T0300Z-141223T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0039.141223T0300Z-141223T1800Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GLENDO...
WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...VEDAUWOO...
BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...
CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
128 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
MST TUESDAY...

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
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG BY LATE THIS 
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS 
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-230000-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE
128 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS 
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
294 
WWUS75 KCYS 230000
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
500 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND WILL STRENGTHEN
THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT ACROSS EAST
CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...AND WILL
PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENS.

NEZ019>021-054-055-231300-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0039.141223T0300Z-141223T1800Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
500 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM MST TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE 
  AFTERNOON HOURS. A BRIEF LULL WILL IS EXPECTED DURING THE 
  EVENING BEFORE HIGH WINDS DEVELOP AGAIN OVERNIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH UNTIL LATE 
  AFTERNOON. BECOMING NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 8 PM. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS WELL AND WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES
  OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THE
  NIGHT...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ002-003-095-096-230100-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-141223T0000Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE
500 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

WINDS ARE ON THE DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING...SO WILL ALLOW THE
WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL
DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 11 AM TUESDAY.

$$

WYZ101-102-107-108-116>119-231300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0039.141223T0300Z-141223T1800Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GLENDO...
WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...VEDAUWOO...
BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...
CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
500 PM MST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM MST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG BY LATE THIS 
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  CONTINUE AS WELL AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW
  AND WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES
  THROUGH THE NIGHT...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK AND SNOW
  COVERED ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS
  TONIGHT.

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
075 
WWUS75 KCYS 230933
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
233 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY...STRENGTHENING THE SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AND ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH SUNRISE. HIGH WINDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH. 

WYZ106-231800-
/O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-141223T1800Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX
233 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  CONTINUE AS WELL AT TIMES THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION
  OF SNOW AND WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT
  TIMES...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ101-102-107-108-116>119-231800-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-141223T1800Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...
LUSK...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
233 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW
  AND WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT
  TIMES...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS. 

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
518 
WWUS75 KCYS 231740
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1040 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014

...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS REMAINING STRONG THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...

.NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THIS
AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE A VERY SLOW DECREASE IN
SPEEDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...FINALLY DECREASING BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA TOWARDS SUNSET. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE ON TIME AT 11 AM THIS MORNING AND WILL BE REPLACED BY A
WIND ADVISORY. THIS ADVISORY WILL RUN THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

NEZ019>021-054-055-240000-
/O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-141223T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0020.141223T1800Z-141224T0000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY
1040 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES
  TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS
  COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  SLOWLY TAPER OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW
  AND WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT
  TIMES...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED
  ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WYZ101-102-106>108-116>119-231845-
/O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-141223T1800Z/
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX...
GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
1040 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

WINDS HAVE SHOWN A DOWNWARD TREND IN SPEEDS AND SHOULD STAY BELOW
WARNING CRITERIA THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THE
HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME AT 11AM AND
WILL BE REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY THAT RUNS THROUGH 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON.

$$

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Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 22, 3:49 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchCYSAlbany, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara, Platte10 hr
Dec 22, 3:58 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie47 min
Dec 22, 4:34 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie41 min

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Wyoming, 2014High Wind Warnings in Nebraska, 2014Every high wind warning in 2014

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.