Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 28, 2014, 8:36 PM MST for 5 counties in Wyoming; Banner County, Kimball County, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. It took effect at Jan 29, 2014, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 42 hr. 41 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 28, 2014, 8:36 PM MST (03:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2014, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2014, 5:32 AM MST
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Banner County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Goshen County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 1.2 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.1 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 10 HOURS. |
| Jan 29, 8:00 PM 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 10 HOURS. |
| Jan 29, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 2.4 | 17 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 10 HOURS. |
| Jan 29, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 2.4 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 10 HOURS. |
| Jan 29, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 3.6 | 38 Ssw Douglas, WY | LA PRELE CREEK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 8375 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 10 HOURS. |
| Jan 29, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 4.8 | 35 S Rawlins, WY | SAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 10 HOURS. |
| Jan 29, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 12 Wnw Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 10 HOURS. |
| Jan 29, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 7.2 | 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 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 10 HOURS. |
| Jan 29, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 7.5 | 30 Wnw Laramie, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 10 HOURS. |
| Jan 29, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 8 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 10 HOURS. |
| Jan 29, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 9 | 11 Sse Encampment, WY | BLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9820 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 10 HOURS. |
| Jan 29, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 9 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR PARK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 10 HOURS. |
| Jan 29, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 10.5 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.7 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 10 HOURS. |
| Jan 29, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 12 | 10 Wsw Encampment, WY | OLD BATTLE SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 10000 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.8 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 10 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 4.8 | 17 Ene Riverside, WY | SOUTH BRUSH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 8440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 35 S Rawlins, WY | SAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 8.4 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.7 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 8.4 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.7 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 11:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 17 Sw Encampment, WY | SANDSTONE RANGER STATION SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.0 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 11:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 10 Wsw Encampment, WY | OLD BATTLE SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 10000 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 11:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 11 Sse Encampment, WY | BLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9820 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 11:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 21 | 12 Wnw Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 11:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 21 | 30 Wnw Laramie, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 11:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 21 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 11:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR PARK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 11:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 28 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.9 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 11:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 31 | 2 Sw Hog Park Reservoir, WY | WHISKEY PARK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8950 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 2.1 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 23 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 11 Sse Encampment, WY | BLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9820 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 29 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 9.6 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.8 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 29 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 10.8 | 19 Wsw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.9 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 29 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 14.4 | 17 Sw Encampment, WY | SANDSTONE RANGER STATION SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 29 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 14.4 | 21 Sse Elk Mountain, WY | MEDICINE BOW SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10500 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 29 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 21 | 11 Sse Encampment, WY | BLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9820 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 29 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 22.5 | 30 Wnw Laramie, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 29 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 22.5 | 5 Sw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 29 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 10 Wsw Encampment, WY | OLD BATTLE SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 10000 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 29 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 25.5 | 12 Wnw Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.7 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 29 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 27 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR PARK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.8 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 29 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 33 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 2.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 29 HOURS. |
| Jan 30, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 36 | 2 Sw Hog Park Reservoir, WY | WHISKEY PARK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8950 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 2.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 29 HOURS. |
| Jan 31, 4:45 AM MST | SNOW 4 | Cheyenne, WY | SINCE 6 PM THURSDAY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 2723 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 388 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
129 WWUS45 KCYS 290336 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 836 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...SNOW STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES... .MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES AND CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS MOIST UP-SLOPE FLOW WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE AND FAVORED WESTERN SLOPES. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. WYZ112-114-291145- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0004.140129T1900Z-140131T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0004.140129T1900Z-140131T0100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 836 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON WEST FACING SLOPES AND OVER THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. TRAVEL MAY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED TO IMPOSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE MAY BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE 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. && $$ SML
9 follow-up statements
365 WWUS45 KCYS 290553 CCA WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1051 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...SNOW STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES... .MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES AND CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE AND FAVORED WESTERN SLOPES. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. WYZ112-114-291415- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0004.140129T1900Z-140131T0100Z/ /O.COR.KCYS.WS.W.0004.140129T1900Z-140131T0100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 1051 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON WEST FACING SLOPES AND OVER THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. TRAVEL MAY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED TO IMPOSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE MAY BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE 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. && $$ SML
274 WWUS45 KCYS 291001 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 301 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW TODAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS MUCH OF WYOMING IN THE STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT TODAY. THE MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE AND FAVORED WESTERN SLOPES. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. WYZ112-114-300000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0004.140129T1900Z-140131T0100Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 301 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES...HIGHEST ON WEST FACING SLOPES AND OVER THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WESTERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. TRAVEL MAY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED TO IMPOSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE MAY BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE 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
484 WWUS45 KCYS 292140 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 240 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS MUCH OF WYOMING AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WYOMING TONIGHT...WITH SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WYZ112-114-301130- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 240 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL FALL MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON WEST FACING SLOPES AND OVER THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WESTERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. TRAVEL MAY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED TO IMPOSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE MAY BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE 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. && $$ WYZ111-113-301130- /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.A.0005.140130T0600Z-140131T1200Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE 240 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY THIS EVENING BUT WILL BE MAINLY BE LIGHT UNTIL LATER TONIGHT. AFTER A BRIEF LULL THURSDAY MORNING...SNOW MAY REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. THESE WINDS MAY RESULT IN PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED OR MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. PEOPLE TRAVELING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REGARDING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NEZ019-020-054-WYZ106>108-110-115>119-301130- /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.A.0005.140130T1900Z-140131T1500Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-KIMBALL- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... KIMBALL...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 240 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP SOMETIME THURSDAY MORNING AND MAY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WESTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT INTO THE EAST LATE THURSDAY BETWEEN 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE HALF MILE ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ TT
840 WWUS45 KCYS 300351 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 851 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM STARTING TO LOOK MORE LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS MUCH OF WYOMING AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WYOMING TONIGHT...WITH SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT BUT THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE SUBSTANTIAL THURSDAY. WYZ111-113-300500- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.A.0005.140130T0600Z-140131T1200Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE 851 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA TONIGHT ALONG WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BUT ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SEVERAL MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. PLEASE KEEP MONITORING THE FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES. $$ WYZ112-114-301200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 851 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL FALL MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...APPROACHING 2 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON WEST FACING SLOPES AND OVER THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WESTERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. TRAVEL MAY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED TO IMPOSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE MAY BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ NEZ019-020-054-WYZ106>108-110-115>119-301200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.A.0005.140130T1900Z-140131T1500Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-KIMBALL- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... KIMBALL...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 851 PM MST WED JAN 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WESTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT INTO THE EAST LATE THURSDAY BETWEEN 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS ARE POSSIBLE DURING PERIODS OF MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ LIEBL
151 WWUS45 KCYS 301114 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 414 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS WYOMING AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WYOMING THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING. NEZ019-020-054-WYZ106>108-110-115>119-302315- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0005.140130T1900Z-140131T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.WS.W.0004.140130T1900Z-140131T1500Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-KIMBALL- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... KIMBALL...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 414 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WESTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT INTO THE EAST BY THURSDAY EVENING BETWEEN 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS WILL OCCUR DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER STORM. 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. && $$ WYZ112-114-302315- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 414 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...18 TO 24 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON WEST FACING SLOPES AND OVER THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS. WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN HEAVIER SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. TRAVEL MAY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED TO IMPOSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE MAY BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE 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. && $$ WYZ103>105-109-111-113-302315- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.140130T1900Z-140131T1200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE 414 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES LOWER ELEVATIONS TO 6 TO 8 INCHES NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS. WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN HEAVIER SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OF YOUR TRAVEL INTENTIONS PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ NEZ003-021-055-096-302315- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.140131T0000Z-140131T1500Z/ BOX BUTTE-MORRILL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... SIDNEY...AGATE 414 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME EAST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OF YOUR TRAVEL INTENTIONS PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ JAMSKI
374 WWUS45 KCYS 301810 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1110 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THEN SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM THE SUMMIT EASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING. NEZ019-WYZ106>108-110-115-310615- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0004.140130T1900Z-140131T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.140131T0000Z-140131T1500Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...BORDEAUX... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE 1110 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OF YOUR TRAVEL INTENTIONS PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ112-114-310615- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140131T1500Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 1110 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH COULD PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING ...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN HEAVIER SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. TRAVEL MAY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED TO IMPOSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE MAY BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE 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. && $$ NEZ020-054-WYZ116>119-310615- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0004.140131T0000Z-140131T1500Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1110 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS... ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80. 8 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS WILL OCCUR DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ NEZ003-021-055-096-310615- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.140131T0000Z-140131T1500Z/ BOX BUTTE-MORRILL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... SIDNEY...AGATE 1110 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OF YOUR TRAVEL INTENTIONS PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ103>105-109-111-113-310615- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.140130T1900Z-140131T1200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE 1110 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES LOWER ELEVATIONS TO 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING ...HOWEVER VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN HEAVIER SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OF YOUR TRAVEL INTENTIONS PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ FINCH
404 WWUS45 KCYS 310358 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 858 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT... .WIDESPREAD SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS EVENING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED IN NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO MOVES EAST NORTHEAST. THE BEST AREAS FOR SNOW THIS EVENING LOOKS TO BE THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM SIDNEY TO CHEYENNE. WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE NORTH OF THIS AREA OVERNIGHT WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS. WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AND OUTSIDE THE MOUNTAINS...SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF SIGNIFICANTLY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING. WYZ103>105-109-111-113-310500- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140131T1200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT... RIVERSIDE 858 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF SIGNIFICANTLY WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ106>108-110-115-310500- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140131T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WHEATLAND... CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... LARAMIE 858 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF SIGNIFICANTLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. THE BULK OF THE OBSERVED SNOW IS NOW IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ112-114-311500- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140131T1500Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 858 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH COULD PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING HOWEVER ...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN HEAVIER SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO OUTDOOR AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. TRAVEL MAY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED TO IMPOSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 230 BETWEEN WOODS LANDING AND THE COLORADO STATE LINE MAY BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL WANT TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE 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. && $$ NEZ020-054-WYZ116>119-311500- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140131T1500Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 858 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS... ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80. 8 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS WILL OCCUR DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOWPACKED. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ NEZ003-019-021-055-096-311500- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140131T1500Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...SIDNEY...AGATE 858 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. * IMPACTS...AREA ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OF YOUR TRAVEL INTENTIONS PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
126 WWUS45 KCYS 311109 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 409 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...SNOW GRADUALLY ENDING THIS MORNING ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING INTO THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WYZ112-114-311215- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140131T1500Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 409 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. $$ NEZ020-054-WYZ116>119-311500- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140131T1500Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 409 AM MST FRI JAN 31 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 EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS... ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80. 7 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VISIBILITIES OF ONE MILE OR LESS WILL OCCUR DURING PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ NEZ003-019-021-055-096-311500- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140131T1500Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...SIDNEY...AGATE 409 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN MODERATE SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ JAMSKI
291 WWUS45 KCYS 311232 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 532 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW HAS SHIFTED EAST INTO FAR NORTHEAST COLORADO. LIGHT SNOW OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS MORNING. ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. NEZ020-054-WYZ116>119-311345- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140131T1500Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 532 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS MORNING. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ NEZ003-019-021-055-096-311345- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140131T1500Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...SIDNEY...AGATE 532 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ JAMSKI
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 28, 4:22 PM MST, 4 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 4:22 PM MST, 4 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
422 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 212 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014
TONIGHT...WEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY QUICKLY BEGUN TO INCREASE AT OUR
TYPICAL WIND PRONE LOCATIONS SUCH AS ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX AS
SURFACE LEE TROUGHING DEVELOPS.
PRIMARY CHALLENGE FOR TONIGHT WILL BE THE WINDS. THE FLOW ALOFT
BACKS TO NORTHWEST AND STRENGTHENS WITH SURFACE AND LOW LEVEL
GRADIENTS INCREASING MARKEDLY...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CRAIG
TO CASPER 850 AND 700 MB HEIGHT GRADIENTS STRENGTHEN NEAR 60 METERS
BY DAWN. 700 MB WINDS ON GFS PROGGED TO INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 KNOTS
LATE. BASED ON CURRENT WINDS GUSTING NEAR 40 MPH AT ARLINGTON AND
VEDAUWOO BASED ON CURRENT GRADIENTS...FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND THUS NECESSITATED THE ISSUANCE OF
A HIGH WIND WARNING BEGINNING AT 3 AM FOR ARLINGTON...ELK
MOUNTAIN...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO AND THE WESTERN LARAMIE COUNTY
FOOTHILLS.
WITH ENOUGH LOW LEVEL WINDS...EXPECT LOW TEMPERATURES TO BOTTOM OUT
THIS EVENING...WITH TEMPERATURES STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING THEREAFTER.
WEDNESDAY...FLOW ALOFT BACKS EVEN MORE...TO WEST NORTHWEST...WITH AN
IMPRESSIVE INFLUX OF LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE INTO OUR WESTERN
COUNTIES WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. EXPECT WIDESPREAD OROGRAPHIC SNOWS
TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS OUR SNOWY...SIERRA MADRE AND
NORTHERN LARAMIE RANGES...AND WITH THE EXPECTED DURATION OF THE SNOW
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD EASILY EXCEED A
FOOT...THUS HAVE ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH BEGINNING AT NOON
WEDNESDAY. WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER 72 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL SHOWS 15
TO 25 INCHES OF SNOW BY LATE FRIDAY ACROSS THE SNOWY AND SIERRA
MADRE RANGES...SO FEELING CONFIDENT THAT THE WINTER STORM WATCH WILL
NEED TO BE UPGRADED LATER TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGH WIND WARNING LOCALES WITH
THE FRONT RIGHT QUADRANT OF THE 110 KNOT 300 MB JET OVERHEAD...AND A
GFS 700 MB 50 TO 70 KNOTS JETLET ENTERING OUR WESTERN COUNTIES IN
THE AFTERNOON. WE WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF THE
HIGH WIND WARNING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES AS THE NEXT SHORTWAVE
TROUGH AND BAROCLINIC BAND MOVE OVERHEAD...ALONG WITH ENHANCED
OROGRAPHIC SNOWS. DESPITE DOWNSLOPING WINDS...EXPECT AT LEAST SOME
SCATTERED SNOWS TO MOVE EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS...AND EAST OF
INTERSTATE 25.
THURSDAY...THE BULK OF THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTH INTO
COLORADO AS THE UPPER JET SLOWLY SAGS SOUTH...THOUGH STILL EXPECT
OROGRAPHIC SNOWS TO CONTINUE OVER OUR SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE
RANGES...THUS THE CONTINUATION OF THE WINTER STORM WATCH. WEST WINDS
NOT QUITE AS STRONG AS THE LOW AND MID LEVEL GRADIENTS WEAKEN
SLIGHTLY. COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGS SOUTH ACROSS OUR NORTHERN
COUNTIES AND THIS BAROCLINIC BAND WILL COMBINE WITH ENOUGH MID LEVEL
MOISTURE TO PRODUCE A CHANCE OF SNOW ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR.
.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 212 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014
MAIN FORECAST CONCERN FOR THE MEDIUM RANGE WILL BE A POTENTIAL
STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE GREAT BASIN REGION ON
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE ECMWF AND GEM CONTINUE TO BE
AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM...SHOWING THE MAJORITY OF THE
FORECAST AREA RECEIVING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS A
FRONTAL SYSTEM AND SURFACE LOW DEVELOP RIGHT NEAR THE
COLORADO/WYOMING BORDER AND TRACKS EASTWARD...ALLOWING MOST OF THE
REGION TO BE UNDER A PROLONGED PERIOD OF UPSLOPE FLOW...WARM AIR
ADVECTION ALOFT...AND LOW TO UPPER LEVEL DYNAMIC LIFT.
HOWEVER...THE GFS AND NAM...INCLUDING SEVERAL OF THE ENSEMBLE
RUNS...SHOW MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS WITH MOST OF THE SNOWFALL
REMAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND PERHAPS SOME LOWER ELEVATION
ACCUMULATIONS WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA NEAR THE DENVER
AREA. SUCH A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN MODELS HAS BEEN CONFUSING
CONSIDERING ALL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE OVERALL
PATTERN WITH NEARLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT. FURTHER ANALYSIS SHOWS THE
MAIN DIFFERENCE IS IN THE SPEED OF THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
PUSHING ONSHORE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY...WHICH IS
EXPECTED TO INITIATE RAPID CYCLOGENESIS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND
EVENTUALLY WESTERN COLORADO. THE ECMWF AND GEM ARE MORE
PROGRESSIVE WITH THIS DISTURBANCE AS IT INITIATES CYCLOGENESIS
WHILE THE FRONT IS STILL NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. IN CONTRAST
WITH THE GFS AND NAM WHICH EITHER DELAY THIS DISTURBANCE MOVING
ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES BY 6 TO 12 HOURS...OR DO NOT SHOW
IT ALL ACCORDING TO THE NAM. IN ADDITION...THE POSITION OF THE
POLAR SURFACE HIGH MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL
PLAINS WILL PLAY A ROLE AS WELL DUE TO UPSLOPE FLOW POTENTIAL. THE
12Z AND 18Z NAM SHOW THIS FEATURE MOVING INTO THE PLAINS AS LATE
AS FRIDAY MORNING. DIFFERENCES IN QPF ARE AS MUCH AS ONE HALF TO
THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH BETWEEN THE DRY NAM AND THE MORE
AGGRESSIVE ECMWF/GEM SOLUTIONS.
WITH PREVIOUS EVENTS IN MIND...PREFER A BLEND OF THE ECMWF AND GFS
WITH MORE EMPHASIS ON THE ECMWF SINCE ALMOST HALF OF THE GFS
ENSEMBLE RUNS ARE SIMILAR TO THE 12Z ECMWF AND THE GFS HAS NOT
SHOWN RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THIS SYSTEM YET. INCREASED POP
TO AROUND 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND HIGH PLAINS WITH POP OVER
70 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS HIGH
CONFIDENCE THAT THE MOUNTAINS WILL DO WELL WITH THIS STORM AND
COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE
AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER INTO THE 20S AND 30S
BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE
AREA ON SATURDAY WITH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT.
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH COLDER THAN
NORMAL TEMPERATURES. MODELS SHOW THE NEXT ARCTIC AIRMASS PUSHING
SOUTHWARD OUT OF WESTERN CANADA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...SO WILL HAVE
TO MONITOR THIS FEATURE FOR POTENTIALLY MORE SNOW AND VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 416 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014
BREEZY TO WINDY ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT WITH
STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS AROUND
BORDEAUX...THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE...AND INTO THE NORTHERN
SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS. WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 KTS IN
THESE WIND PRONE AREAS. RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS FOR THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE TONIGHT THEN BREEZY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW WITH SPREAD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INCLUDING THE SNOWY RANGE AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. SNOW WILL THEN
SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WITH SNOW CONTINUING THURSDAY. MVFR TO IFR WILL OCCUR IN
THE SNOW WITH MOUNTAINS BECOMING OBSCURED.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 212 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014
MINIMAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS DUE TO EXPECTED HIGH HUMIDITIES.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR WYZ112-114.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM MST THURSDAY FOR
WYZ106-110-116-117.
NE...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...RUBIN
LONG TERM...TJT
AVIATION...SML
FIRE WEATHER...RUBINHazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 11:11 AM MST, 9 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1111 AM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 WYZ101>119-291815- 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- 1111 AM MST TUE JAN 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WARNING STARTS AT 3 AM TONIGHT FOR ARLINGTON... BORDEAUX...THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE AND THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. EXPECT WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR ARLINGTON...BORDEAUX AND VEDAUWOO THROUGH 3 AM THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES FROM NOON WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .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>021-054-055-095-096-291815- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 1111 AM MST TUE JAN 28 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY 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 RUBIN
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 28, 6:34 PM MST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
634 PM MST TUE JAN 28 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0611 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NW ARLINGTON 41.62N 106.24W
01/28/2014 M57 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WIND 43 MPH.
&&
DDEALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2:40 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Goshen, Laramie, Platte | 14 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.