Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 20, 2014, 2:34 PM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 21, 2014, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr. 20 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 20, 2014, 2:34 PM MST (21:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2014, 2:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2014, 2:00 PM MST
- In force
- 12 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 21:36 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 21, 4:10 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 40 TO 47 MPH |
| Jan 21, 4:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 43 TO 47 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 4:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 45 TO 50 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 4:21 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 45 TO 50 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 5:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 6:01 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | BORDEAUX WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 6:01 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | BORDEAUX WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 48 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 7:05 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED 46 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 8:40 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 Ssw I-25 Exit 7, WY | WYOMING HILL WYDOT SITE. |
| Jan 21, 8:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | COOPER COVE WYDOT SITE. |
| Jan 21, 8:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 4 Ese I-80 Exit 345, WY | EMKAY UPR SITE. |
| Jan 21, 9:06 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | |
| Jan 21, 9:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 4 Ese I-80 Exit 345, WY | EMKAY UPR SITE. |
| Jan 21, 9:56 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 1 Ene Buford, WY | BUFORD EAST WYDOT SITE. AVERAGE SUSTAINED WINDS FOR PAST HOUR ENDING AT 956 AM MDT. PEAK GUST TO 55 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 10:10 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 46 | 4 S Crystal Lake Reserv, WY | REMOUNT WYDOT SITE. |
| Jan 21, 10:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 9 Ese Buford, WY | |
| Jan 21, 10:40 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 Ne Pumpkin Vine, WY | |
| Jan 21, 11:41 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 1 Nnw Whitaker, WY | WHITAKER WYDOT SITE. AVERAGE SUSTAINED WINDS FOR PAST HOUR ENDING AT 1141 AM MDT. PEAK GUST TO 57 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 11:41 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 42 | 1 Nnw Whitaker, WY | WHITAKER WYDOT SITE. AVERAGE SUSTAINED WINDS FOR PAST HOUR ENDING AT 1141 AM MDT. PEAK GUST TO 57 MPH. |
| Jan 21, 12:20 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Whitaker, WY |
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, 9.6 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
- 1545 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
384 WWUS75 KCYS 202134 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 234 PM MST MON JAN 20 2014 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT... .WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE EASING THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN 3 MILES AT TIMES. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TONIGHT...WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 AS A RESULT. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ106-110-116-117-211000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0009.140121T0900Z-140121T2100Z/ 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 234 PM MST MON JAN 20 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE WARNED AREA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-202300- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140120T2300Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 234 PM MST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE COUNTIES ALONG RIDGETOPS SUCH AS THE PINE RIDGE...WILDCAT HILLS...AND THE CHEYENNE RIDGE. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL POSE A RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE WITH CAUTION WHEN ENCOUNTERING THESE WINDS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST DUE TO THE WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 3 MILES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RJM
4 follow-up statements
644 WWUS75 KCYS 202257 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 357 PM MST MON JAN 20 2014 ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT... .THE LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT...WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 AS A RESULT. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-210000- /O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140120T2300Z/ 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 357 PM MST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE ON A STEADY DOWNWARD TREND...AND EXPECT FURTHER WEAKENING THROUGH SUNSET SO WILL ALLOW THE ADVISORY TO EXPIRE ON TIME. HOWEVER...WILL CONTINUE TO SEE GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH THROUGH SUNSET. $$ WYZ106-110-116-117-211100- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0009.140121T0900Z-140121T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 357 PM MST MON JAN 20 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM MST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE WARNED AREA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$ RJM
588 WWUS75 KCYS 210426 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 926 PM MST MON JAN 20 2014 ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT... .THE LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT...WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 AS A RESULT. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ106-110-116-117-211630- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0009.140121T0900Z-140121T2100Z/ 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 926 PM MST MON JAN 20 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM MST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE WARNED AREA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ LIEBL
287 WWUS75 KCYS 211255 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 555 AM MST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...STRONG WINDS OCCURRING IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .A STEEP LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WYZ106-110-116-117-212100- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140121T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 555 AM MST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE WARNED AREA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5 1 1 OR ON THE INTERNET. && $$
453 WWUS75 KCYS 212058 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 158 PM MST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... .SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH. WYZ106-110-116-117-212200- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140121T2100Z/ 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 158 PM MST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH. $$ JAMSKI
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.