Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 14, 2014, 2:30 PM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 15, 2014, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 18 hr. 60 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 14, 2014, 2:30 PM MST (21:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 15, 2014, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2014, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 18 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 21:28 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 15, 12:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | Arlington, WY | GUSTS TO 57 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 1:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 37 | 13 Se Laramie, WY | VEDAUWOO WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 47 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 1:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 Wnw Buford, WY | LONE TREE WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 48 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 1:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | FOOTE CREEK WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 55 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 1:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 2:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 37 | 23 W Cheyenne, WY | REMOUNT ROAD WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 43 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 2:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 37 | 2 Wnw Buford, WY | BUFORD EAST WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 52 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 2:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 38 | 13 Se Laramie, WY | VEDAUWOO WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 47 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 2:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 39 | 3 Ese Elk Mountain, WY | COUNTY ROAD 402 WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 54 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 2:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 E I-80 Exit 345, WY | OTTO WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 55 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 2:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON EAST WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 55 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 2:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. GUST TO 61 MPH AT 0126 AM. |
| Jan 15, 3:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 38 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | COOPER COVE WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 48 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 3:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON EAST WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 55 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 3:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 Wnw Buford, WY | BUFORD EAST WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 52 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 3:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | FOOTE CREEK WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED WINDS TO 39 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 3:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 49 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 38 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | FOOTE CREEK WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 52 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 13 Se Laramie, WY | VEDAUWOO WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 49 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 23 W Cheyenne, WY | REMOUNT ROAD WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 52 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON EAST WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 57 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | WAGONHOUND WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 54 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | 2 Wnw Buford, WY | LONE TREE WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 55 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | STROUSS HILL WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 37 MPH. WIND GUST 59 MPH AT 0321 AM. |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Ene Buford, WY | BUFORD EAST WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 E I-80 Exit 345, WY | OTTO WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 47 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 4:21 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 E I-80 Exit 345, WY | OTTO WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH |
| Jan 15, 5:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 38 | 13 Se Laramie, WY | VEDAUWOO WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 47 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 5:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 39 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | FOOTE CREEK WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 50 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 5:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | WHITAKER WYDOT SITE. GUSTS TO 57 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 5:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 Ene Buford, WY | BUFORD EAST WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 47 MPH. WIND GUST TO 60 MPH AT 0426 AM. |
| Jan 15, 5:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON EAST WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 46 MPH. GUST TO 65 MPH AT 0421 AM. |
| Jan 15, 5:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Wnw Buford, WY | LONE TREE WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 47 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 5:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 5:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 48, GUSTING TO 63 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 5:11 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 1 Ene Buford, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 54, GUSTING TO 68 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 5:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Wnw Buford, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 57, GUSTING TO 67 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 5:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 43, GUSTING TO 63 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 5:46 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 49, GUSTING TO 64 MPH |
| Jan 15, 5:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Se Tie Siding, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 42, GUSTING TO 60 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 5:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50, GUSTING TO 66 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 6:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND OF 45, GUSTING TO 61 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 6:11 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND OF 52, GUSTING TO 65 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 6:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 3 Se Tie Siding, WY | SUSTAINED WIND OF 46, GUSTING TO 65 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 6:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 2 Wsw Buford, WY | SUSTAINED WIND OF 55, GUSTING TO 70 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 6:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND OF 55, GUSTING TO 70 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 6:51 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Ene Buford, WY | SUSTAINED WIND OF 47, GUSTING TO 60 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 6:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 5 E Tie Siding, WY | SUSTAINED WIND OF 40, GUSTING TO 69 MPH. DALE WS RAILROAD SITE. |
| Jan 15, 7:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 16 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | SUSTAINED WIND OF 47, GUSTING TO 62 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 7:36 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND OF 45, GUSTING TO 62 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 7:41 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND OF 48, GUSTING TO 62 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 7:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 5 E Tie Siding, WY | SUSTAINED WIND OF 42, GUSTING TO 64 MPH. DALE WS RAILROAD SITE. |
| Jan 15, 7:50 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 45 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 40-45 MPH, FROM 0650 TO 0750. |
| Jan 15, 8:06 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND OF 49, GUSTING TO 63 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 8:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Ene Buford, WY | SUSTAINED WIND OF 48, GUSTING TO 60 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 8:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND OF 46, GUSTING TO 63 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 8:25 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 48 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 40-48 MPH, WITH GUSTS OF 52-68 MPH FROM 410 AM THROUGH 825 AM. BASED ON 5 MINUTE OBSERVATIONS FROM ARLINGTON EAST HIGHWAY OBSERVATION SITE. |
| Jan 15, 8:25 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND OF 47, GUSTING TO 63 MPH. |
| Jan 15, 8:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND OF 49, GUSTING TO 63 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, 9.5 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
- 841 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 106 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 652 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
777 WWUS75 KCYS 142130 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 230 PM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...PERIODS OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE MAINLY FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY OVER THE WESTERN PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WYZ106-110-116-117-150930- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0005.140115T0300Z-140116T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0006.140115T0700Z-140116T0100Z/ 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 230 PM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE WATCHED AREA. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND PRODUCE ICY ROADWAYS. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-150000- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 230 PM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS SUCH AS THE PINE RIDGE...CHEYENNE RIDGE AND WILDCAT HILLS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL POSE A RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN ENCOUNTERING THESE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JAMSKI
5 follow-up statements
673 WWUS75 KCYS 142136 CCA NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 235 PM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY OVER THE WESTERN PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WYZ106-110-116-117-150945- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0005.140115T0300Z-140116T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0006.140115T0700Z-140116T0100Z/ 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 235 PM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE WATCHED AREA. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND PRODUCE ICY ROADWAYS. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-150000- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 235 PM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS SUCH AS THE PINE RIDGE...CHEYENNE RIDGE AND WILDCAT HILLS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL POSE A RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN ENCOUNTERING THESE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JAMSKI
945 WWUS75 KCYS 142359 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 459 PM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN STRONG ON WEDNESDAY FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY...AND THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR NEAR ARLINGTON AND BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND THE SUMMIT. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-150100- /O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 459 PM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE EASED THIS AFTERNOON WITH CURRENT OBSERVATIONS SHOWING GUSTS ARE GENERALLY IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE. WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WINDS DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS...WITH SPEEDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT. WILL ALLOW THE ADVISORY TO EXPIRE ON TIME AS A RESULT. $$ WYZ106-110-116-117-151300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0006.140115T0700Z-140116T0100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 459 PM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND WILL LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE WATCHED AREA. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND PRODUCE ICY ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$
480 WWUS75 KCYS 150835 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 135 AM MST WED JAN 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FROM 8 AM THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY... .WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG TODAY FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY... AND THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR NEAR ARLINGTON AND BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND THE SUMMIT. NORTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE IN THE PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND COULD BECOME QUITE STRONG THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WYZ106-110-116-117-160000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140116T0100Z/ 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 135 AM MST WED JAN 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND WILL LAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE WATCHED AREA. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND PRODUCE ICY ROADWAYS. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-160000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0006.140116T1500Z-140117T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 135 AM MST WED JAN 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...8 AM THURSDAY THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE WATCHED AREA. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL THURSDAY. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
595 WWUS75 KCYS 152221 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 321 PM MST WED JAN 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FROM 10 AM THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY... .WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY...AND THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR NEAR ARLINGTON AND BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND THE SUMMIT. NORTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE IN THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY MORNING AND COULD BECOME QUITE STRONG BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WYZ106-110-116-117-160100- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140116T0100Z/ 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 321 PM MST WED JAN 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE WATCHED AREA. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND PRODUCE ICY ROADWAYS. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-161100- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.A.0006.140116T1700Z-140117T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 321 PM MST WED JAN 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...10 AM THURSDAY THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE WATCHED AREA. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL THURSDAY. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
919 WWUS75 KCYS 160038 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 538 PM MST WED JAN 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FROM 10 AM THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AND COULD BECOME QUITE STRONG BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. WYZ106-110-116-117-160145- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140116T0100Z/ 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 538 PM MST WED JAN 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE STARTED TO DECREASE ACROSS THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...WILL ALLOW THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO EXPIRE ON TIME. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES INTO TOMORROW...GUSTS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 55 MPH. $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-161300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0006.140116T1700Z-140117T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 538 PM MST WED JAN 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...10 AM THURSDAY THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE WATCHED AREA. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL THURSDAY. THE STRONG WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ TT
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Jan 14, 10:51 AM MST, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 10:51 AM MST, 3 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1051 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 1042 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014
WE ARE SENDING OUT ANOTHER UPDATE TO INCREASE THE SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE
LARAMIE VALLEY AND ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. IT APPEARS
LIKE THE SNOW HAS BEEN TRIGGERED BY SOME BANDS OF INSTABILITY
BETWEEN 700-500MB. SNOW AMOUNTS SO FAR HAVE BEEN AROUND 3 INCHES. WOULD
NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE ANOTHER BAND OR TWO DEVELOP DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS WHICH MAY TRIGGER ANOTHER INCH OR TWO.
OTHERWISE...THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA SHOULD SEE THE SNOW TAPER
OFF DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING.
UPDATE ISSUED AT 845 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014
WE ARE ISSUING ANOTHER QUICK UPDATE TO INTRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW
INTO THE GRIDS THIS MORNING....ESPECIALLY WHERE THE I-80 SUMMIT
WEBCAMS ARE SHOWING FAIRLY LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. BASED
ON BAGGALEY BLOWING SNOW NOMOGRAMS...BLOWING SNOW MAY NOT LINGER
PAST NOON SINCE THE WIND THRESHOLD FOR BLOWING SNOW DECREASES AS
THE SNOWPACK GETS A BIT OLDER. IN ADDITION...THE CLOUD COVER MAY
TEND TO LINGER WHICH WILL LIMIT ANY MIXING.
UPDATE ISSUED AT 741 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014
WE ARE SENDING OUT A QUICK UPDATE TO LOWER TEMPERATURES A BIT
ACROSS AREAS MAINLY EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON DUE
TO THE POTENTIAL FOR THE CLOUD COVER LINGERING. THIS IS IN
RESPONSE TO DECENT 700-500MB COLD AIR ADVECTION FROM THE PASSING
SHORTWAVE AND A LAYER OF SNOW COVER IN SOME PARTS OF THE AREA. THE
COLD AIR ADVECTION SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE IN THE DAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 300 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014
WINDS CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE IN THE SHORT
TERM.
CURRENTLY...A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY PUSHING THROUGH THE CWFA.
LOCATED FROM NEAR SIDNEY TO THE LARAMIE/PLATTE COUNTY LINE...THEN
NORTHWEST INTO RIVERTONS AREA. WINDS HAVE EASED IN THE WIND PRONE
AREAS WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT...SO WENT AHEAD AND CANCELLED
THE WIND WARNINGS FOR ARLINGTON AND SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE. OUT IN
THE PANHANDLE...STILL GETTING ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AT SOME
LOCATIONS...SO WILL CONTINUE THE WIND ADVISORY OUT THERE FOR TODAY.
LATEST RADAR MOSAIC SHOWING A FAIRLY WIDESPREAD AREA OF SNOW ALONG
AND BEHIND THE FRONT THIS MORNING. GETTING REPORTS OF SNOW ACROSS
THE PANHANDLE. JUST STARTED SNOWING HERE AT THE OFFICE AT 2 AM.
MODELS SUGGESTING WE COULD GET SOME ACCUMULATIONS AS WELL WITH
AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH QPF THROUGH 12Z THIS MORNING.
WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN THIS EVENING. LATEST WRKHGT SHOWING
CRAIG TO CASPER 850/700MB GRADIENTS INCREASING TO 60/50 METERS
RESPECTIVELY TONIGHT AT 06Z. GFS 700MB WINDS UP TO NEAR 50KTS
TONIGHT AT 06Z AND WE WILL BE ON THE SUBSIDENT SIDE OF A 130KT JET
THAT WILL BE OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS EVENING. WENT AHEAD WITH A
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING FOR
TONIGHT. ADDED BORDEAUX INTO THE WATCH AS WELL...THOUGH MAYBE NOT
A FAVORABLE WIND DIRECTION FOR THEM TO GET HIGH WINDS. DAY SHIFT
CAN TAKE ANOTHER LOOK TODAY BEFORE UPGRADING.
THINK WE ARE GOING TO NEED WIND HEADLINES FOR THE PANHANDLE
WEDNESDAY AS 850MB WINDS OUT THERE INCREASE TO 45KTS AT 00Z
THURSDAY AND UP TO 50KTS THURSDAY MORNING. WOULD THINK AT LEAST A
HIGH END WIND ADVISORY AND POSSIBLY WARNING LEVEL WINDS COULD BE
REACHED OUT THERE THURSDAY.
.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 132 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014
FOR FRIDAY THROUGH MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY...HIGH
AMPLITUDE RIDGE AXIS ALOFT LIES ALONG THE WEST COAST ON
FRIDAY...THEN TRANSLATES TO THE GREAT BASIN STATES ON SATURDAY WITH
WEAK NORTH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER OUR COUNTIES. ON SUNDAY...THE
RIDGE ALOFT IS FLATTENED SOMEWHAT BY WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ALOFT
TRAVERSING ACROSS THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES AND NORTHERN TIER OF THE
UNITED STATES...WHILE ON MONDAY THE RIDGE ALOFT STRENGTHENS OVER THE
WEST COAST AS ANOTHER TROUGH BEGINS TO CARVE ITSELF OUT OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS STATES.
THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR AND QUIESCENT OVERNIGHT WITH NORTH NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT AND ONLY SCATTERED TO BROKEN MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDS.
FRIDAY...NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL SOMEWHAT LIMIT AND RETARD WARMING
TREND...THOUGH BASED ON THICKNESSES AND 700 MB TEMPERATURES NEAR -4
CELSIUS...EXPECT 30S WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 AND 40S EAST OF
INTERSTATE 25.
SATURDAY...WARMING TREND DEVELOPS AS HEIGHTS ALOFT RISE AND THE FLOW
ALOFT BACKS SLIGHTLY TO NORTHWEST...INDUCING MORE SURFACE LEE
TROUGHING AND ATTENDANT WARMING...THOUGH OUR WESTERN VALLEYS WEST OF
INTERSTATE 25 WILL HAVE TROUBLE WARMING TO POTENTIAL DUE TO THE
RELATIVELY WEAK FLOW ALOFT.
SUNDAY...FLOW ALOFT BACKS EVEN MORE...TO WEST NORTHWEST...AS A WEAK
SHORTWAVE TROUGH ALOFT TRAVERSES ACROSS OUR REGION. NOT ENOUGH LOW
AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE FOR ANY PRECIPITATION...THOUGH WILL SEE
ENOUGH KATABATIC DOWNSLOPE WARMING FOR ANOTHER SLOW RISE IN
TEMPERATURES...ASSUMING MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUD OPACITY...THICKNESS...
IS MINIMAL.
MONDAY...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY AS THE FLOW ALOFT
BECOMES MORE NORTH NORTHWEST AS THE NEXT SHORTWAVE TROUGH ALOFT AND
WEAK COLD FRONT IS CARVED OUT OVER OUR REGION. STILL DRY THOUGH WITH
LACK OF LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 1036 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014
RATHER MOIST NNW FLOW ALOFT OVER THE AREA WITH SOME SNOW SHOWERS
PRODUCING PERIODS OF MAINLY MVFR CIGS/VSBYS MAINLY AFFECTING KLAR
AND KCDR INTO THIS AFTERNOON. VFR EXPECTED AREAWIDE TONIGHT INTO
WEDS BUT SFC WINDS WILL BE INCREASING AROUND THE SE WY MTNS LATER
TONIGHT.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 300 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014
A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS
MORNING...BRINGING SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW TO SOME AREAS THIS
MORNING. STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH WIND
ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT.
STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES
WEDNESDAY COULD FALL INTO THE LOW 20 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND HERE AT CHEYENNE. A WARMING TREND IS ON TAP
FOR THE END OF THE WEEK THAT COULD BRING AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES DOWN
INTO THE LOW 20 PERCENT RANGE. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL
BE POOR TO FAIR FOR AREAS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...WITH
EXCELLENT RECOVERIES WEST.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 8 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR WYZ106-110-116-117.
NE...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NEZ002-003-
019>021-054-055-095-096.
&&
UPDATE...REC
SHORT TERM...CLAYCOMB
LONG TERM...RUBIN
AVIATION...RE
FIRE WEATHER...CLAYCOMBHazardous weather outlook, Jan 14, 11:24 AM MST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1124 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 WYZ101>119-151045- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 1124 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BANDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE LARAMIE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS MAY PRODUCE ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FURTHER DETAILS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE TODAY. IN LOCATIONS THAT HAVE SNOW...EXPECT POOR ROAD CONDITIONS AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND BLOWING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...MAINLY IN OUR WIND PRONE AREAS OF BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON AND THE SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR OUR WIND PRONE AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-151045- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 1124 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE COX
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 14, 1:05 PM MST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
105 PM MST TUE JAN 14 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1153 AM NON-TSTM WND GST CHADRON 42.83N 103.00W
01/14/2014 M38 MPH DAWES NE ASOS
SUSTAINED WIND 26 MPH.
1242 AM NON-TSTM WND GST W CHADRON 42.83N 103.01W
01/14/2014 M24 MPH DAWES NE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WIND 16 MPH.
1222 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NNE CHADRON ST PARK 42.72N 102.97W
01/14/2014 M46 MPH DAWES NE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WND 26 MPH.
1153 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ALLIANCE 42.10N 102.87W
01/14/2014 M36 MPH BOX BUTTE NE ASOS
SUSTAINED WIND 25 MPH.
1153 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ALLIANCE 42.10N 102.87W
01/14/2014 M36 MPH BOX BUTTE NE ASOS
SUSTAINED WIND 25 MPH.
1153 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ALLIANCE 42.10N 102.87W
01/14/2014 M36 MPH BOX BUTTE NE ASOS
SUSTAINED WIND 25 MPH.
1153 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ALLIANCE 42.10N 102.87W
01/14/2014 M36 MPH BOX BUTTE NE ASOS
SUSTAINED WIND 25 MPH.
1153 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ALLIANCE 42.10N 102.87W
01/14/2014 M36 MPH BOX BUTTE NE ASOS
SUSTAINED WIND 25 MPH.
1153 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ALLIANCE 42.10N 102.87W
01/14/2014 M36 MPH BOX BUTTE NE ASOS
SUSTAINED WIND 25 MPH.
1234 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SW SCOTTSBLUFF 41.83N 103.71W
01/14/2014 M53 MPH SCOTTS BLUFF NE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WIND 30 MPH.
1253 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SCOTTSBLUFF 41.87N 103.66W
01/14/2014 M41 MPH SCOTTS BLUFF NE ASOS
SUSTAINED WIND 28 MPH.
&&
DDEALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 1:25 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 13 hr |
| Jan 14, 11:05 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany | 3 hr |
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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.