Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 2, 2014, 3:13 PM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 3, 2014, 3:00 PM MST. It was in force for 40 hr. 26 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 2, 2014, 3:13 PM MST (22:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2014, 3:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2014, 7:03 AM MST
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.1 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | 21 Sse Elk Mountain, WY | MEDICINE BOW SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10500 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.1 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 10 Se Laramie, WY | CROW CREEK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 8330 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 2.4 | 11 Ene Riverside, WY | SOUTH BRUSH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 8440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 30 Wnw Laramie, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR PARK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 3.6 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 3.6 | 17 Sw Encampment, WY | SANDSTONE RANGER STATION SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 4.5 | 10 Wsw Encampment, WY | OLD BATTLE SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 10000 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 4.5 | 12 Wnw Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 4.5 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 7.5 | 11 Sse Encampment, WY | BLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9820 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 4, 7:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 28 E Savery, WY | WHISKEY PARK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8950 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.8 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 5, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8880 FEET SWE 0.2 FROM 03/15L TO 05/06L. 20 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 5, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 10 Wsw Encampment, WY | OLD BATTLE SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10000 FEET. SWE 0.3 INCHES FROM 03/15L TO 05/06L. 20 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 5, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR SNOTEL. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SWE 0.3 INCHES FROM 03/15L TO 05/06L. 20 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 5, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SWE 0.3 INCHES FROM 03/15L TO 05/06L. 20 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 5, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 17 Ene Riverside, WY | SOUTH BRUSH CREEK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8440 FEET. SWE 0.4 INCHES FROM 03/15L TO 05.06L. 20 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 5, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 17 Sw Encampment, WY | SANDSTONE RANGER STATION SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. SWE 0.4 INCHES FROM 03/15L TO 05/06L. 20 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 5, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 30 Wnw Laramie, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SWE 0.4 INCHES FROM 03/15L TO 05/06L. 20 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 5, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 10 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. SWE 0.5 INCHES FROM 03/15L TO 05/06L. 20 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 5, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 10 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SWE 0.5 INCHES FROM 03/15L TO 05/06L. 20 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 5, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 11 Sse Encampment, WY | BLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL. ELEVATION 9820 FEET. SWE 0.6 INCHES FROM 03/15L TO 05/06L. 20 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 5, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 12 Wnw Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SWE 0.7 INCHES FROM 03/15L TO 05/06L. 20 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
| Jan 5, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 2 Sw Hog Park Reservoir, WY | WHISKEY PARK SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8950 FEET. SWE 1.0 FROM 03/15L TO 05/06L. 20 TO 1 RATIO USED. |
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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 1974 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
457 WWUS45 KCYS 022213 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 313 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...ANOTHER PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING MOUNTAINS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY... .THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES BEGINNING AS EARLY AS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. BETWEEN 10 AND 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER WEST AND NORTHWEST SLOPES AS WELL AS IN AREAS CLOSEST TO THE COLORADO STATELINE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT. WYZ112-114-031015- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0001.140103T2200Z-140105T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0001.140103T2200Z-140105T0100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 313 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...3 PM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON FRIDAY EVENING WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND DECREASE ON SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATELINE. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS TO RECREATE WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WEILAND
7 follow-up statements
247 WWUS45 KCYS 030400 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 900 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...ANOTHER PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING MOUNTAINS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES BEGINNING AS EARLY AS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. BETWEEN 10 AND 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER WEST AND NORTHWEST SLOPES AS WELL AS IN AREAS CLOSEST TO THE COLORADO STATELINE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT. WYZ112-114-031200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.140103T2200Z-140105T0100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 900 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...3 PM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON FRIDAY EVENING WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND DECREASE ON SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATELINE. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS TO RECREATE WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ LIEBL
737 WWUS45 KCYS 031038 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 338 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...ANOTHER PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES BEGINNING AS EARLY AS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. BETWEEN 9 AND 13 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER WEST AND NORTHWEST SLOPES AS WELL AS IN AREAS CLOSEST TO THE COLORADO STATELINE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY SATURDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. WYZ112-114-032300- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.140103T2200Z-140105T0100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 338 AM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...3 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 13 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND DECREASE BY LATE TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATELINE. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS TO RECREATE WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ FINCH
549 WWUS45 KCYS 032203 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 303 PM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...ANOTHER PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. BETWEEN 9 AND 13 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER WEST AND NORTHWEST SLOPES AS WELL AS IN AREAS CLOSEST TO THE COLORADO STATELINE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY SATURDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. WYZ112-114-041200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140105T0100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 303 PM MST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 13 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND DECREASE BY LATE TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATELINE. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS TO RECREATE WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
144 WWUS45 KCYS 041053 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 353 AM MST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL COMBINE WITH MOIST WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE PARTICULARLY HIGH...HOWEVER PERSISTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE OVER WEST AND NORTHWEST SLOPES AS WELL AS IN AREAS CLOSEST TO THE COLORADO STATELINE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ112-114-042300- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140105T1500Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 353 AM MST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATELINE. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS TO RECREATE WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ FINCH
936 WWUS45 KCYS 042121 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 221 PM MST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE PLAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING... .MOIST WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE PARTICULARLY HIGH...HOWEVER PERSISTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE OVER WEST AND NORTHWEST SLOPES AS WELL AS IN AREAS CLOSEST TO THE COLORADO STATELINE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL THEN DROP SOUTH OVER THE PLAINS SUNDAY. DECENT WINDS ALONG WITH THIS MUCH COLDER AIR ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE TO PRODUCE VERY LOW AND EVEN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. NEZ002-003-021-095-096-WYZ102-051200- /O.NEW.KCYS.WC.W.0001.140105T1900Z-140106T1700Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-MORRILL-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK 221 PM MST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 10 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 10 AM MST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWERING TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW BY SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS 30 DEGREES...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMITIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$ WYZ112-114-051200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140105T1500Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 221 PM MST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATELINE. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS TO RECREATE WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ019-020-054-055-051200- /O.NEW.KCYS.WC.Y.0001.140105T1900Z-140106T1700Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... KIMBALL...SIDNEY 221 PM MST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 10 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 10 AM MST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWERING TO 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW BY SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE MINUS 20 TO 29 DEGREE RANGE FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMITIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$
328 WWUS45 KCYS 051109 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 409 AM MST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES THIS MORNING... ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND THE LARAMIE VALLEY THIS EVENING... .MOIST WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES THIS MORNING. PERSISTENT LIGHT SNOW WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER WEST AND NORTHWEST SLOPES AS WELL AS IN AREAS CLOSEST TO THE COLORADO STATELINE. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE MORNING. A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL THEN DROP SOUTH OVER THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE WINDS ALONG WITH THIS MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PRODUCE VERY LOW AND EVEN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...AND THE LARAMIE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WYZ105-110-115-116-060000- /O.EXB.KCYS.WC.W.0001.140106T0200Z-140106T1700Z/ SHIRLEY BASIN-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE BOW...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 409 AM MST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND WILL COMBINE WITH BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES TO LOWER WIND CHILLS TO BETWEEN 30 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS 30 DEGREES...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMITIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$ NEZ055-060000- /O.UPG.KCYS.WC.Y.0001.140105T1900Z-140106T1700Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WC.W.0001.140105T1900Z-140106T1700Z/ CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIDNEY 409 AM MST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM MST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...MODERATE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS 30 DEGREES...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMETIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$ WYZ101-060000- /O.EXA.KCYS.WC.W.0001.140105T1900Z-140106T1700Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK 409 AM MST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM MST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...MODERATE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS 30 DEGREES...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMITIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$ WYZ112-114-051500- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140105T1500Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 409 AM MST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...AND WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATELINE. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS TO RECREATE WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ002-003-021-095-096-WYZ102-060000- /O.CON.KCYS.WC.W.0001.140105T1900Z-140106T1700Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-MORRILL-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK 409 AM MST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM MST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...MODERATE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS 30 DEGREES...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMITIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$ NEZ019-020-054-060000- /O.CON.KCYS.WC.Y.0001.140105T1900Z-140106T1700Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-KIMBALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... KIMBALL 409 AM MST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM MST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE MINUS 20 TO 29 DEGREE RANGE FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMITIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$ RJM
942 WWUS45 KCYS 051403 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 703 AM MST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL DROP SOUTH OVER THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH THIS MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PRODUCE VERY LOW AND EVEN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...THE LARAMIE VALLEY...AND SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WYZ112-114-051515- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140105T1500Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 703 AM MST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THEREFORE...WILL CANCEL THE WARNING. $$ NEZ002-003-021-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-060215- /O.CON.KCYS.WC.W.0001.140105T1900Z-140106T1700Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-MORRILL-CHEYENNE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...SIDNEY...HARRISON...AGATE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK 703 AM MST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM MST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...MODERATE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS 30 DEGREES...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMITIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$ WYZ105-110-115-116-060215- /O.CON.KCYS.WC.W.0001.140106T0200Z-140106T1700Z/ SHIRLEY BASIN-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDICINE BOW...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 703 AM MST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND WILL COMBINE WITH BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES TO LOWER WIND CHILLS TO BETWEEN 30 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS 30 DEGREES...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMITIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$ NEZ019-020-054-060215- /O.CON.KCYS.WC.Y.0001.140105T1900Z-140106T1700Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-KIMBALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... KIMBALL 703 AM MST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM MST MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO BELOW ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WIND CHILL IS THE TEMPERATURE YOUR BODY FEELS WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COMBINED WITH THE WIND SPEED. WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE MINUS 20 TO 29 DEGREE RANGE FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE PARTS OF THE BODY ARE THE EXTREMITIES SUCH AS FINGERS...TOES...EAR LOBES...OR THE TIP OF THE NOSE. && $$ RJM
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 2, 3:00 PM MST, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 3:00 PM MST, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
300 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014
.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 259 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014
WEATHER OVER THE CWA WILL BE SIMILAR THROUGH SATURDAY AS IT WAS
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS SHOULD STILL
DEVELOP THIS EVENING IN SOME AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE. THE LOW LEVEL HEIGHT DIFFERENCE ACROSS THE REGION INCREASES
AS DOES THE WINDS IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING LOOKS GOOD FOR THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND THE KBRX
AND KARL AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP
TO 70 MPH WILL BE LIKELY IN THOSE AREAS DURING THAT TIME. NEARBY
AREAS SUCH AS KCYS AND KEAN WILL NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE WARNING
BUT QUESTIONS ARIASE AS TO THE DEPTH OF THE MIXING ESPECIALLY FOR
FRIDAY. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE CWA
THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH ABUNDANT MID AND HIGH CLOUDS IN ADVANCE.
THOSE CLOUDS SHOULD DECREASE OVER THE CWA TEMPORARILT BY LATE
EVENING AFTER THE TROUGH PASSES. THE EXPECTED SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND WINDS SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES MILDER TONIGHT THAN
THOSE OF LAST NIGHT.
MILD...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE CWA ON FRIDAY IN
ADVANCE OF THE NEXT SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT.
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE ABOVE GUIDANCE VALUES. THE LOW LEVEL
HEIGHT DIFFERENCES REMAIN LARGE DURING THE DAY...WITH THE STRONG
WINDS CONTINUING OVER PARTS OF THE WESTERN CWA.
THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE CWA FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY WITH THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH AND ACROSS THE
CWA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. CLOUDS AND LIGHT
SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE CWA BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH THE GREATER
SNOWFALL RATES FROM LATE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY.
MID AND UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS WITH THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND THE 300
MB JET ALONG WITH SOME SURFACE FORCING WILL PROVIDE THE SYNOPTIC
LIFT FOR THE SNOW. MOISTURE MAY NOT BE AS DEEP AS THE PAST SNOW
EVENT...BUT THERE STILL SHOULD BE UPWARDS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH MORE IN THE MOUNTAINS. MODELS
WERE ON THE LOW SIDE WITH THE LAST EVENT AND WILL LIKELY BE THE
CASE WITH THIS SNOW EVENT AS WELL. THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES
COULD RECEIVE BETWEEN 10 AND 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. WITH ADDED
OROGRAPHICS. LAPSE RATES FROM FORECAST RAOBS ARE NOT AS STEEP AS
WITH THE PAST EVENT AND SO RATES SHOULD BE A BIT LOWER. WILL GO
AHEAD AND UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR THOSE MOUNTAINS FOR BASICALLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY THE
EAST PART OF THE CWA...SATURDAY AS THE SURFACE HIGH MOVES ONTO THE
PLAINS. ANOTHER SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH PART OF
THE CWA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SHOULD INCREASE SNOW CHANCES ONCE
AGAIN OVER THAT AREA.
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE MUCH COLDER BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGHS ON
SATURDAY WILL BE IN THE TEENS AND 20S AND THAT MAY BE A BIT
OPTIMISTIC.
IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR SERVING THE CITIZENS OF OUR CWA THE PAST 27
YEARS WITH WARNINGS AND FORECASTS. THANKS AND BYE.
BYE.
.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 259 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014
SECONDARY SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR SHOULD MOVE OVER CWA SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY...MAINLY OVER THE PLAINS. SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOULD OCCUR
WITH THIS SURGE. COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE OUTBREAK WILL OCCUR
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING AS THE CORE OF THE COLDEST AIR MAKES
ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE CWA. WARMING CONDITIONS THEN RETURN
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE LARGE UPPER TROF OVER THE MIDDLE OF THE
COUNTRY SHIFTS EAST AND RIDGING EDGES EASTWARD OFF THE NORTHEASTERN
PACIFIC OCEAN. MAINLY DRY AND SEASONAL CONDITION WILL SETTLE OVER
THE CWA THROUGH THURSDAY UNDER A MORE WNW FLOW ALOFT WITH
DOWNSLOPE FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. NEXT SHORTWAVE PASSES ACROSS
WEDNESDAY AND SHOULD BRING SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MTNS AT LEAST.
GFS LESS AMPLIFIED WITH THIS SYSTEM AS OPPOSED TO THE EC WHICH
BRINGS A STRONGER SHORTWAVE ACROSS.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 956 AM MST THU JAN 2 2014
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CWA THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CWA FRIDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
BE MVFR AND PERIODS OF IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN SNOW WHICH
WILL LINGER THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF
IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT BRINGS LOWER
CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 KNOTS TODAY IN SOME
AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THOSE WINDS WILL INCREASE
EARLY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS LIKELY OVER THAT AREA.
THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. A MODERATE
MOUNTAIN WAVE CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THAT TIME TO THE LEE OF THE
SNOWY RANGE.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 259 PM MST THU JAN 2 2014
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE MINIMAL THROUGH THE MID PART OF NEXT
WEEK. CONDITIONS WILL BE MILD...DRY AND WINDY OVER THE CWA ON
FRIDAY. WESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 70 MPH IN SOME AREAS
ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THEN
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CWA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND ACCUMULATING SNOW. THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES THEN WARMING.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR
WYZ112-114.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR WYZ106-110-116-117.
NE...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...WEILAND
LONG TERM...RE
AVIATION...WEILAND
FIRE WEATHER...WEILANDHazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 5:44 AM MST, 9 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 544 AM MST THU JAN 2 2014 WYZ101>119-031245- 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- 544 AM MST THU JAN 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE WIND CORRIDOR TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 70 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TONIGHT FROM ARLINGTON TO BORDEAUX AS WELL AS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS BEGINNING AT 6 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WIND CORRIDOR ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXPECTED. ADJACENT VALLEYS AND PLAINS WILL SEE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AS WELL. A HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS AREA WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RECEIVE A FOOT OF NEW SNOWFALL DURING THIS PERIOD. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE MOUNTAINS. LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE SNOW LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS WELL WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS FALLING BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO. .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>021-054-055-095-096-031245- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 544 AM MST THU JAN 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY TEMPERATURES WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS FALLING BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO. .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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 9:10 PM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 6 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:20 AM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 42 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:42 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 12 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.