Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 11, 2014, 3:36 PM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 12, 2014, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 42 hr. 23 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 11, 2014, 3:36 PM MST (22:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2014, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2014, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 42 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 22:34 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 12, 11:00 PM MST | SNOW 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 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM MST | SNOW 8 | 10 Wsw Encampment, WY | OLD BATTLE SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 10000 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM MST | SNOW 10 | 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 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM MST | SNOW 10 | 12 Wnw Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM MST | SNOW 10 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR PARK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 30 Wnw Laramie, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 21 Sse Elk Mountain, WY | MEDICINE BOW SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10500 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.7 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 2 Sw Hog Park Reservoir, WY | WHISKEY PARK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8950 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.9 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 13, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 35 S Rawlins, WY | SAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 41 HOURS. |
| Jan 13, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 8 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 41 HOURS. |
| Jan 13, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 12 Wnw Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 41 HOURS. |
| Jan 13, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 17 Sw Encampment, WY | SANDSTONE RANGER STATION SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 41 HOURS. |
| Jan 13, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.8 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 41 HOURS. |
| Jan 13, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 30 Wnw Laramie, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.9 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 41 HOURS. |
| Jan 13, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR PARK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.9 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 41 HOURS. |
| Jan 13, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 21 Sse Elk Mountain, WY | MEDICINE BOW SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10500 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.0 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 41 HOURS. |
| Jan 13, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 22 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.1 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 41 HOURS. |
| Jan 13, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 11 Sse Encampment, WY | BLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9820 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 41 HOURS. |
| Jan 13, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 41 HOURS. |
| Jan 13, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 28 | 2 Sw Hog Park Reservoir, WY | WHISKEY PARK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8950 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 41 HOURS. |
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, 10.6 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
- 1616 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 417 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
794 WWUS45 KCYS 112236 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 336 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES TONIGHT AS THE NEXT WEATHER DISTURBANCE BEGINS TO IMPACT THE AREA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH THE SNOW WILL BE STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. WYZ112-114-121300- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0003.140112T0700Z-140113T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0003.140112T0700Z-140114T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 336 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 10 TO 17 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 65 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO IN EXPOSED AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED TO IMPOSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ RJM
6 follow-up statements
138 WWUS45 KCYS 121106 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 406 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES THROUGH MONDAY... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES DUE TO MOIST WESTERLY WINDS AND LIFT FROM AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE SNOWFALL RATES DECREASE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. WYZ112-114-122315- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140114T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 406 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 9 TO 15 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 65 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO IN EXPOSED AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED TO IMPOSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ FINCH
949 WWUS45 KCYS 122112 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 212 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES DUE TO MOIST WESTERLY WINDS AND UPSLOPE FROM AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. WYZ112-114-131200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140114T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 212 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS ON HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 60 TO 70 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN EXPOSED AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED TO IMPOSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ JAMSKI
007 WWUS45 KCYS 130417 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 917 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES DUE TO MOIST WESTERLY WINDS AND UPSLOPE FROM AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. WYZ112-114-131630- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140114T0100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 917 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * OBSERVED SNOW TOTALS AS OF 9 PM SUNDAY...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS ON HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN EXPOSED AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED TO IMPOSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ HAHN
389 WWUS45 KCYS 130957 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 257 AM MST MON JAN 13 2014 ...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES DUE TO MOIST UPSLOPE WESTERLY WINDS. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. WYZ112-114-140100- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140114T0100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 257 AM MST MON JAN 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * OBSERVED SNOW TOTALS AS OF 1 AM MONDAY...6 TO 12 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN EXPOSED AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED TO IMPOSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ FINCH
891 WWUS45 KCYS 132046 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 146 PM MST MON JAN 13 2014 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES THIS AFTERNOON... .LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES DUE TO MOIST UPSLOPE WESTERLY WINDS. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW WILL END THIS EVENING WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING. WYZ112-114-140100- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140114T0100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 146 PM MST MON JAN 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ON HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 50 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN EXPOSED AREAS DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED TO IMPOSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. $$ JAMSKI
593 WWUS45 KCYS 140101 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 601 PM MST MON JAN 13 2014 WYZ112-114-140215- /O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140114T0100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 601 PM MST MON JAN 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. OBSERVATIONS FROM SNOTELS AND WEBCAMS SHOW THAT LIGHT SNOW HAS DIMINISHED OR ENDED IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS...AND WINDS ARE ON THE STEADY DECREASE AS WELL. SO WILL GO AHEAD AND LET THE WINTER STORM WARNING END ON TIME. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH MAY CONTINUE AT TIMES TONIGHT AND MAY STILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. $$
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 11, 11:46 AM MST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 11:46 AM MST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1146 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 1146 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014
WINDS HAVE INCREASED THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL LARAMIE
COUNTY...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH REPORTED IN CHEYENNE AND
ALONG I-25 NEAR THE BEAR CREEK SENSOR. EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE TO
BE STRONG IN THIS AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN MORE
RURAL LOCATIONS OF CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY. WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED
THIS ZONE IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING BUT ONLY THROUGH 6 PM AS GUIDANCE
SHOWS A STARK DECREASE IN WINDS FOR THIS AREA OVERNIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THOUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 345 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014
THE BIGGEST FORECAST CHALLENGE REMAINS THE WINDS. CONFIDENCE IN
WIND FORECAST IS ON THE LOW SIDE GIVEN WINDS HAVE GENERALLY
REMAINED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING LEVELS OVER THE LAST 36 HOURS.
MODELS HAVE NOT PERFORMED WELL AT ALL. IN FACT...LOW TO MID LEVEL
WINDS FROM 00Z MODELS INITIALIZED 5 TO 10 KNOTS LESS WITH
TONIGHTS WINDS THAN THE MODELS SHOWED IN PREVIOUS RUNS. IN GENERAL
THE MODELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING LOWER WITH WIND SPEEDS THE LAST FEW
DAYS. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS THIS EVENING INTO LATE TONIGHT WHERE
THE MODELS HAVE SLIGHTLY INCREASED WIND SPEEDS. THIS COULD BE THE
PERIOD WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCUR BUT THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CHEYENNE ZONE. MODELS
LOWERED WIND SPEEDS IN THIS AREA BY NEARLY 10 KNOTS FOR TODAY AND
GUIDANCE VALUES AROUND 23 KT SUSTAINED FOR THE WINDIEST PORTION
OF THE DAY. WIND WILL LIKELY BE STRONGER THAN THAT BUT LOOKING AT
MODEL SOUNDINGS...WINDS WILL NOT BE UNIDIRECTIONAL TODAY AND
MIXING WILL NOT BREAK THROUGH A STRONG INVERSION...SO THE
STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD REMAIN ALOFT. THIS LIKELY WILL BE THE CASE
ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. THEREFORE DELAYED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING UNTIL 00Z THIS EVENING FOR WARNING LOCATIONS OUTSIDE
OF THE TYPICAL WIND PRONE AREAS. THE WARNING FOR WIND PRONE AREAS
REMAINS IN PLACE. WINDS SHOULD DIE DOWN LATE TONIGHT BUT ANOTHER
ROUND OF HIGH WINDS IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHEN DEEP
MIXING...STEEP LAPSE RATES...SUBSIDENCE...AND COLD ADVECTION
COMBINE TO BRING STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO THE SURFACE.
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA
MADRE RANGES. COULD SEE A FEW MORE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
THROUGH THIS MORNING AT SOME LOCATIONS BUT GENERALLY TO SNOW HAS
ENDED FOR NOW. 36 HOUR TOTAL SNOTEL ESTIMATES THROUGH 9 PM MST
LAST EVENING GENERALLY SHOWED 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH AROUND 2 FEET
AT A FEW SITES. ANOTHER BOUT OF SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE
AREA. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION WILL COME THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...BUT CONTINUOUS UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PRODUCE ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY NIGHT. LOOKING FOR 10 TO 15 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUES FOR THE SNOWY
AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES.
.LONG TERM...(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 345 AM MST
SAT JAN 11 2014
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MON NIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE CWA.
THE REGION IS STILL IN THE RIGHT EXIT OF THE UPPER JET THAT IS
SITUATED ACROSS THE DAKOTAS. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW NORTHWESTERLY
700MB WINDS OF 50 KT THROUGH 18Z TUES OVER THE PANHANDLE...SO COULD
SEE WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE
MORNING. WINDS BEGIN TO WEAKEN BY TUES AFTN INTO TUES NIGHT AS THE
UPPER JET SHIFTS EASTWARD INTO MINNESOTA AND FLOW ALOFT COMES
DOWN. THE REMAINDER OF THE LONG TERM WILL BE DOMINATED BY SLIGHTLY
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS AND PERIODS OF BREEZY-TO- WINDY CONDITIONS.
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PASS OVER THE
DAKOTAS ON WED AND THE PRESSURE FALLS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS
WILL KEEP WINDS ELEVATED...ALTHOUGH WINDS REACHING HIGH WIND
CRITERIA APPEAR UNLIKELY AT THIS POINT. WED WILL LIKELY BE THE
WARMEST DAY WITH HIGHS REACHING INTO THE 50S TO THE EAST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE. EXPECT 5-10 DEGREES OF COOLING ON THURS BEHIND A
WEAK FROPA. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE ROCKIES BY FRI AND
INTO THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEKEND FOR GENERALLY BENIGN WEATHER.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 1040 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014
MAIN CONCERNS THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTHEAST WY TERMINALS WILL
BE STRONG WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AND CLOUD CEILINGS. PERIODS OF
MVFR CEILINGS WILL CONTINUE WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...WITH THE
MOUNTAINS OBSCURED. THERE WILL BE MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE
OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS GUSTS WHICH
MAY EXCEED 60 KT AT TIMES. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS...WIND GUSTS OF 30
TO 45 KT ARE EXPECTED. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE
TONIGHT WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AS A COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVE ACROSS WY. SOME SNOW SHOWERS MAY SPREAD INTO THE
LARAMIE VALLEY SUNDAY MORNING WITH CEILINGS APPROACHING MVFR. EAST
OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...VFR CEILINGS WILL PERSIST. THE COLD FRONT
WILL PASS THROUGH SOUTHEAST WY AND WESTERN NEBRASKA SUNDAY MORNING
WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AND REMAINING QUITE GUSTY.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 345 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014
WINDY ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH MIDWEEK. GENERALLY
DRY WITH SNOW CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
WYZ112-114.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY FOR WYZ106-110-116-117.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY
FOR WYZ101-104-105-107-109.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR WYZ118.
NE...NONE.
&&
UPDATE...RJM
SHORT TERM...LIEBL
LONG TERM...FINCH
AVIATION...JAMSKI
FIRE WEATHER...LIEBLHazardous weather outlook, Jan 11, 11:39 AM MST, 3 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1139 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014 WYZ101>111-113-115>119-121845- 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- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 1139 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL MAINLY BE FOUND IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 60 TO 75 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STRONG WINDS MAY SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. .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 WYZ112-114-121845- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- 1139 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS. THIS NEXT ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES BUT UPWARDS OF 20 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ALONG WESTWARD FACING SLOPES. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AS WELL...GUSTING 50 TO 55 MPH TODAY AND TONIGHT AND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND PRODUCE SLICK ROADS IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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>021-054-055-095-096-121845- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 1139 AM MST SAT JAN 11 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE BOTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN MONDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP WITH WIND GUSTS UPWARDS OF 60 MPH BOTH DAYS. .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
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 11, 2:16 PM MST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
216 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0156 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ARLINGTON 41.59N 106.21W
01/11/2014 M60 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH.
0155 PM NON-TSTM WND GST BORDEAUX 41.95N 104.95W
01/11/2014 M59 MPH PLATTE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 46 MPH.
&&
BCHAPMANLocal storm report, Jan 11, 2:18 PM MST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
218 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0156 PM NON-TSTM WND GST WHITAKER 41.41N 104.87W
01/11/2014 M54 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH.
&&
BCHAPMANLocal storm report, Jan 11, 2:51 PM MST, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
251 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM NON-TSTM WND GST BORDEAUX 41.95N 104.95W
01/11/2014 M56 MPH PLATTE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH
&&
BCHAPMANLocal storm report, Jan 11, 3:13 PM MST, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
313 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0255 PM NON-TSTM WND GST BORDEAUX 41.95N 104.95W
01/11/2014 E57 MPH PLATTE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH.
0256 PM NON-TSTM WND GST PUMPKIN VINE 41.05N 105.46W
01/11/2014 M56 MPH ALBANY WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH.
0255 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 9 WNW ELK MOUNTAIN 41.74N 106.57W
01/11/2014 M51 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH.
&&
BCHAPMANLocal storm report, Jan 11, 3:28 PM MST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
328 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0311 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ARLINGTON 41.59N 106.21W
01/11/2014 M56 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 42 MPH.
0310 PM NON-TSTM WND GST BORDEAUX 41.95N 104.95W
01/11/2014 M56 MPH PLATTE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH.
0310 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 9 WNW ELK MOUNTAIN 41.74N 106.57W
01/11/2014 M51 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH.
&&
BCHAPMANLocal storm report, Jan 11, 3:30 PM MST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
330 PM MST SAT JAN 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0312 PM NON-TSTM WND GST VEDAUWOO 41.15N 105.40W
01/11/2014 M50 MPH ALBANY WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH
&&
BCHAPMANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 3:34 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 12 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:44 AM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Laramie, Platte | 67 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.