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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Dec 21, 2014, 2:25 PM MST for 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 22, 2014, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2014, 2:25 PM MST (21:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 22, 2014, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2014, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 1990 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 262 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
342 WWUS75 KCYS 212125 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 225 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY OVER THE HIGH PLAINS TODAY...STRENGTHENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. AS A RESULT...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX AND THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT THROUGH MID EVENING. WYZ106-220600- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-141222T0700Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 225 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE WILL BE A BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NORTH OF CHEYENNE DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ WYZ104-105-107-109-116>118-220600- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-141222T0700Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 225 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THERE WILL BE A BLOW OVER RISK FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING IN NORTHERN CARBON COUNTY. IN ADDITION...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS COULD COMBINE WITH HIGH WINDS TO PRODUCE LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-220600- /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.141222T1500Z-141223T0000Z/ 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 225 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...8 AM MONDAY THROUGH 5 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LIKELY. SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE HIGHER WIND GUSTS. * 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
099 WWUS75 KCYS 220359 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 859 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014 ...STRONG WINDS HAVE ENDED... .WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENTS DECREASING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. WYZ104>107-109-116>118-220500- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-141222T0700Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR... HANNA...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 859 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. STRONG WINDS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE REGION...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING EXPIRED AT 900 PM MDT. $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-221645- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.141222T1500Z-141223T0000Z/ 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 859 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...8 AM MONDAY THROUGH 5 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LIKELY. SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE HIGHER WIND GUSTS. * 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. && $$
152 WWUS75 KCYS 221049 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 349 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY AND 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. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR EVEN STRONGER WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENS. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT TIME PERIOD FOR MOST AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA...AS WELL AS THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT AND ADJACENT SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS. NEZ019>021-054-055-095-096-222300- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0029.141223T0300Z-141223T1900Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.141222T1500Z-141223T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-NORTH SIOUX- SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...HARRISON...AGATE 349 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... 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 DURING THE MORNING AND 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 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. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-222300- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0019.141222T1500Z-141223T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE 349 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 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. && $$ WYZ101-102-106>108-116>119-222300- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0029.141223T0300Z-141223T1900Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 349 AM MST MON DEC 22 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG BY LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD FORCE THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES OFF ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HAMMER
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. && $$
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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Dec 21, 10:30 AM MST, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 10:30 AM MST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1030 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 420 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014
QUITE A CHALLENGING FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH SNOW...WIND
AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO PRE-HOLIDAY TRAVEL IN
AND AROUND THE CWA. LATEST WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS A FIREHOSE OF AN
UPPER JET CRASHING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AMPLE MID AND HIGH
LEVEL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING VIA STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT...SETTING THE STAGE FOR AN
INCREASE IN MOUNTAIN SNOWS SHORTLY. RADAR HAS BEEN RELATIVELY QUIET
OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...BUT SNOW SHOULD INCREASE IN BOTH COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY AFTER SUNRISE AS LARGE SCALE ASCENT RAPIDLY INCREASES
IN THE LEFT FRONT QUADRANT OF A 150 KNOT H25 JET. THIS WILL COMBINE
WITH EXCELLENT OROGRAPHICS ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF A BELT OF MOIST
WEST-TO-NORTHWEST FLOW TO PRODUCE SEVERAL HOURS OF HEAVY SNOW. QPF
FROM VIRTUALLY EVERY MODEL SUGGESTS UPWARDS OF 1.5 INCHES OF LIQUID
FOR OUR HIGH PEAKS...WHICH TRANSLATES TO UPWARDS OF 2 TO 3 FEET IF
WE ASSUME A 20 TO 1 RATIO. THE WINTER STORM WARNING LOOKS GOOD FOR
THOSE AREAS. WILL CONTINUE WITH A 12Z TUE EXPIRATION AS THE ARRIVAL
OF MID LEVEL DRY AIR SHOULD CUT OFF PRECIPITATION FROM WEST TO EAST
ON TUE MORNING.
WINDS ARE THE OTHER MAJOR CONCERN IN THE NEAR TERM. WILL CONTINUE A
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS INCLUDING BRX AND THE
I80 SUMMIT BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. BUFORD IN THE SOUTH LARAMIE
RANGE HAS ALREADY MANAGED TO ACHIEVE 60 MPH GUSTS...SO WE MIGHT NEED
TO BUMP UP THE START TIME BEFORE THE DAY CREW ARRIVES DEPENDING ON
TRENDS. EXPECT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS
THE NAM H85 CAG-CPR GRADIENT CLIMBS TO 80 METERS BY 18Z. PROGGED H7
FLOW IN EXCESS OF 70 KT OVER THE WIND CORRIDOR AND GOOD LOW LEVEL
MIXING ON AFTERNOON FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST AN EXCELLENT SETUP
FOR 65 TO 75 MPH GUSTS GIVEN GOOD MID LEVEL SUBSIDENCE SEEN IN THE
OMEGA FIELDS. UPGRADED NORTHERN CARBON COUNTY / FERRIS MOUNTAINS
AND SHIRLEY BASIN / TO A HIGH WIND WARNING AS GFS H75 FLOW APPEARS
TO BE WELL IN EXCESS OF 50 KT AROUND MID DAY. FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW IS DEFINITELY A CONCERN HERE...BUT 700-300 MILLIBAR RH PROGS
SUGGEST THE BEST MOISTURE IS TO THE SOUTH. JUST NOT CONFIDENT SNOW
AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGH ENOUGH WITHOUT GAP ENHANCEMENTS TO CAUSE
WINTER STORM WARNING TYPE IMPACTS.
NOT SO MUCH THE CASE FOR ARLINGTON THOUGH...WHICH WILL BE EXTREMELY
WINDY FOR REASONS ALREADY STATED. PERIODIC LIGHT SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP
OVER THE NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS BY LATE MORNING. AREA FORECAST
SOUNDINGS ARE VERY CONCERNING WITH 60+ KT FLOW JUST OFF THE SURFACE
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH COLD ADVECTION ALOFT AIDING
IN MIXING AND POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS GIVEN SLIGHTLY
NEGATIVE LIFTED INDICES...BELIEVE BLOWING SNOW COULD EASILY BE A
MAJOR ISSUE FOR INTERSTATE TRAVEL. EVEN IF ONLY AN INCH OR TWO OF
NEW SNOW FALLS...THE COMBINATION OF 70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND FALLING
AND/OR BLOWING SNOW HAS POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN VERY LOW VISIBILITIES
AND POSSIBLY WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. WE THOUGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING
WOULD BETTER HIGHLIGHT THESE IMPACTS...SO OPTED TO CHANGE FROM NPW
TO WSW HEADLINES AT ARL. WOULD NOT BE ENTIRELY SURPRISED IF THE DAY
SHIFT NEEDS TO CONSIDER BLIZZARD HEADLINES IF THESE CONCERNS ARE
REALIZED. WE ALSO INCLUDED SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY ON THE WEST SIDE
OF THE SIERRA MADRE WHERE UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENTS MAY YIELD LOCAL
AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES AROUND DIXON AND BAGGS. SHADOWING IN THE
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY AND LARAMIE VALLEY COULD LIMIT
SNOWFALL TO LESS THAN AN INCH...BUT UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH
TO AN ADVISORY FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. NOT TOO CONCERNED WITH THE
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE THE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL THE
OVERNIGHT...WHEN WINDS START TO COME DOWN. DO NOT EXPECT MUCH SNOW
AT ALL EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE WITH DRY DOWNSLOPING WINDS. A BIT
WARMER ON THE LEE SIDE TOO...SUPPORTING MORE RAIN THAN SNOW THROUGH
THE DURATION OF THE EVENT.
HIGH WINDS WILL END AFTER 06Z AS LOW-LEVEL GRADIENTS QUICKLY DROP
OFF OVERNIGHT...BUT BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST WITH AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND WIND COULD BECOME AN ISSUE OVER
THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE ON MON WITH FAST NORTH/NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
AND STRONG LOW LEVEL CAA. DESPITE CLOUD COVER...GFS/NAM/ECMWF EACH
DEPICT A WELL-MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER WITH 50 TO 60 KT AVAILABLE TO
MIX AROUND 18Z MON. CONTEMPLATED SOME SORT OF WATCH HEADLINE WITH
INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN A HIGHER IMPACT EVENT...BUT PLAN TO FOLLOW
LBF/S LEAD WITH AN SPS LATER THIS MORNING TO AVOID ANY CONFUSION
WITH ONGOING HAZARDS. THE MODELS REALLY WRAP UP THE MID-LEVEL
SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW AFTER 00Z TUE AS IT
TRANSLATES EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. COLD AIR ALOFT
REMAINS INTACT WITH H7 TEMPS AROUND -14C...SO INSTABILITY SNOW
SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS
SHOULD GENERALLY IMPROVE.
.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 330 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014
A PRONOUNCED UPPER TROUGH OVER GREAT PLAINS WILL PROGRESS EAST
TOWARD THE ATLANTIC/GULF COASTS THURSDAY. A RETURN TO ZONAL FLOW
ALOFT WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS THE NEXT TROUGH MOVING INTO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AMPLIFIES OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY.
MODEL DIFFERENCES APPEAR SATURDAY...AS THE ECMWF IS MORE PRONOUNCED
WITH THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE PACIFIC COAST STATES AND ITS DOWNSTREAM
TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING FURTHER WEST THAN THE GFS.
MOISTURE WILL DWINDLE OVER THE SOUTHERN WY MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT
WITH A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM WESTERN CO
WEDNESDAY. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG A COLD FRONT OVER
NORTHERN ID WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN PUSHES SOUTHEAST ACROSS WY AND
WESTERN NE CHRISTMAS DAY. THE ECMWF IS TRENDING FASTER AND PRODUCES
MORE WIDESPREAD QPF THAN THE GFS. GENERALLY FOLLOWED THE ECMWF
SOLUTION...WITH THE PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING WEST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE CWA CHRISTMAS DAY...AND ENDING THURSDAY NIGHT. IT/S STILL
EARLY TO PREDICT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS SYSTEM. A BIT OF
MOISTURE AND WEAK UPSLOPE MAY TRIGGER LIGHT SNOW FOR THE SNOWY
AND SIERRA MADRES FRIDAY...OTHERWISE IT WILL BE DRY HEADING INTO
THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY WILL BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONAL
NORMALS WITH 30S TO LOWER 40S...FALLING TO BELOW NORMAL CHRISTMAS
DAY THROUGH SATURDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHTS WILL
AVERAGE IN THE TEENS AND 20S...FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND
LOWER TEENS THURSDAY/FRIDAY NIGHTS. NOT EXPECTING ANY STRONG WINDS
WITH BREEZY TO OCCASIONALLY WINDY PERIODS.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING) ISSUED AT 235
AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014
POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND HIGH WINDS
TO AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...PRODUCING PREVAILING
MVFR CONDITIONS WITH PERIODS OF LIFR CONDITIONS IN MODERATE
SNOWFALL. LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN HIGH
PLAINS...BUT THE TIMING OF THIS PRECIP WILL BE DIFFICULT SO KEPT
VCSH IN THE FORECAST FOR NOW. MVFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
ACTIVITY AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. WEST WINDS WILL GUST
IN EXCESS OF 45-50 KNOTS AT TIMES TODAY...MAINLY BETWEEN KRWL AND
KCYS. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ACROSS FAR EASTERN WYOMING AND
WESTERN NEBRASKA. STRONG WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE THIS
EVENING.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 315 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014
NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE
WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH LIKELY. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL
KEEP THE RISK FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH LOW. SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOWS
WILL PERSIST OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE SNOWIES AND SIERRA MADRES BEFORE
ALL IS SAID AND DONE.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR WYZ112-114.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT
FOR WYZ104-105-109-116-117.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY FOR WYZ110-111.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR WYZ106.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM MST MONDAY FOR
WYZ113-115.
NE...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...CLH
LONG TERM...MJ
AVIATION...MJ
FIRE WEATHER...CLHHazardous weather outlook, Dec 21, 5:00 AM MST, 9 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 500 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014 WYZ103>106-109>117-221200- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE 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- 500 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT VERY ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD WIND AND SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. HIGH WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH WILL POSE A RISK TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN THE TYPICAL WIND PRONE AREAS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. LOOK FOR LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO COMBINE WITH THE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...GIVING WAY TO VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. MOUNTAIN SNOWS WILL PERSIST AS WELL...WITH UPWARDS OF 3 FEET EXPECTED IN THE SNOWIES AND SIERRA MADRES THROUGH TUESDAY. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH LOW VISIBILITY AND SLICK OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS WHERE WINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST WITH FRESH SNOW. SOME LESS TRAVELED ROADS COULD ALSO BECOME IMPASSIBLE. THOSE TRAVELING FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY ARE ADVISED TO RECONSIDER TRAVEL PLANS AND CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING. REMEMBER TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES. TRAVEL IS ALSO HIGHLY DISCOURAGED FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT AMOUNTS ARE STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...HIGH WINDS...OR DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CHEYENNE BY PHONE OR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. NEZ002-003-019>021-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-221200- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-CHEYENNE-NORTH SIOUX- SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- 500 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY...AS WELL AS STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. TRAVEL COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS. A STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT AMOUNTS ARE STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NEZ054-WYZ118-119-221200- KIMBALL-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 500 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HAMMER
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 21, 12:29 PM MST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1229 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1205 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 16 E HORSE CREEK 41.41N 104.87W
12/21/2014 M50 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH.
&&
BCHAPMANLocal storm report, Dec 21, 12:30 PM MST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1230 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1205 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 7 NW ELK MOUNTAIN 41.76N 106.51W
12/21/2014 M51 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH.
&&
BCHAPMANLocal storm report, Dec 21, 12:38 PM MST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1238 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1220 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 12 E CHEYENNE 41.15N 104.56W
12/21/2014 M51 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH.
&&
BCHAPMANLocal storm report, Dec 21, 12:58 PM MST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1258 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1256 PM SNOW ARLINGTON 41.59N 106.21W
12/21/2014 E0.0 INCH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WYDOT VISIBILITY SENSOR
REPORTING 1/4 MILE. WINDS 34MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 48
MPH.
&&
GCLAYCOMLocal storm report, Dec 21, 1:29 PM MST, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
129 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 14 WSW CHEYENNE 41.07N 105.04W
12/21/2014 E66.00 MPH LARAMIE WY MESONET
1230 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 16 E HORSE CREEK 41.41N 104.87W
12/21/2014 M63.00 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
&&
DDEALLocal storm report, Dec 21, 1:43 PM MST, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
143 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 PM HIGH SUST WINDS 7 NW ELK MOUNTAIN 41.76N 106.51W
12/21/2014 E42 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
0120 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 10 SW CHEYENNE 41.04N 104.93W
12/21/2014 M58 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WIND 49 MPH.
0120 PM HIGH SUST WINDS 8 S CHUGWATER 41.64N 104.82W
12/21/2014 M42 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
BEAR CREEK WYDOT SITE.
0130 PM HIGH SUST WINDS 7 NW ELK MOUNTAIN 41.76N 106.51W
12/21/2014 M41 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
&&
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Wind Advisories in Nebraska, 2014Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.