Alert archive / Nebraska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Mar 17, 2014, 10:28 AM MDT for 4 counties in Wyoming; 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 17, 2014, 9:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 15 hr. 27 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
- Mar 17, 2014, 10:28 AM MDT (16:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2014, 9:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2014, 12:01 PM MDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE, Converse County, WY, Goshen County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 5:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Bill, WY | BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 3 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS. POWER OUT IN BILL AND NOT ESTIMATED FOR RETURN UNTIL 6PM TODAY. |
| Mar 18, 5:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Bill, WY | BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZRAD CONDITIONS. 3 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS. POWER OUT IN BILL AND NOT ESTIMATED FOR RETURN UNTIL 6PM TODAY. |
| Mar 18, 5:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Bill, WY | NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH 3 FOOT DRIFTS. HIGHWAY 59 CLOSED. |
| Mar 18, 6:00 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | 4 Wsw Douglas, WY | |
| Mar 18, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 0.5 | 7 Nw Alliance, NE | |
| Mar 18, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 0.6 | 14 Nne Bayard, NE | |
| Mar 18, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | 39 Ssw Chadron, NE | |
| Mar 18, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 3.3 | 1 Sw Glenrock, WY | |
| Mar 18, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 3.5 | 12 Nw Lost Springs, WY | |
| Mar 18, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | 13 Ssw Manville, WY | |
| Mar 18, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | 2 S Torrington, WY | 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM HUNTLEY TO JUST SOUTH OF TORRINGTON. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REPORTED BY DEPUTY. |
| Mar 18, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | 9 Ne Harrison, NE | STILL SNOWING HARD. |
| Mar 18, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | 29 N Torrington, WY | |
| Mar 18, 8:00 AM MDT | SLEET 1 | Hemingford, NE | |
| Mar 18, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 0 | Gering, NE | NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN GERING. TOO MUCH WIND TO MEASURE SNOW DEPTH. |
| Mar 18, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 0.5 | Gering, NE | |
| Mar 18, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | Hemingford, NE | |
| Mar 18, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | 7 Sse Yoder, WY | |
| Mar 18, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | Wheatland, WY | WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. |
| Mar 18, 9:00 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | Lusk, WY | LOTS OF BLOWING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN LUSK THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. |
| Mar 18, 9:00 AM MDT | SNOW 11 | 12 Sw Esterbrook, WY | WINDY PEAK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 7900 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.9 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 21 HOURS. |
| Mar 18, 9:30 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Keeline, WY | 0.52 INCHES MELTED DOWN. 2-3 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Mar 18, 9:34 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 13 Ne Guernsey, WY | NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW BUT UNABLE TO GIVE SNOW DEPTH DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND DRIFTING. FROM FACEBOOK. |
| Mar 18, 10:58 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | Kimball, NE | NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH DRIFTS TO 2.5 FEET. |
| Mar 18, 11:00 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | Harrisburg, NE | STILL BLOWING PRETTY BAD...VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED...BUT IS STILL AROUND HALF A MILE. |
| Mar 18, 11:15 AM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | Sidney, NE | CONDITIONS IMPROVING...BUT NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR GOOD PART OF MORNING. |
| Mar 18, 12:00 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | Dix, NE | MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BETWEEN 9 AND NOON. SNOW ENDED AT NOON. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BETWEEN 9 AND NOON. VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1 BLOCK DURING THAT TIME. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 233 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
- 3804 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
973 WWUS45 KCYS 171628 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1028 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS LIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST...EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LATE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING...IN ADDITION TO THE PLAINS OF EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL FIRST DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW THEN MOVING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS CONVERSE...NIOBRARA...AND NORTHERN GOSHEN COUNTIES IN ADDITION TO THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND MAY COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH TO COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS. LIGHT SNOW AND MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING IN THIS AREA BEFORE TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE DAY. NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ101-102-108-181200- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0010.140318T0300Z-140318T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0009.140318T0300Z-140318T1800Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE... DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...TORRINGTON 1028 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW RATES POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES WITH HEAVIEST SNOW TOTALS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES OVER NIOBRARA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND SIOUX COUNTY IN THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH COULD OCCUR OVERNIGHT...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...SEVERELY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND PRODUCING AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SLICK...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR LIVESTOCK. 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. && $$ WYZ103-112-114-181200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0014.140317T1800Z-140318T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 1028 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH MODERATE SNOW THEN DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRES...WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES IN THE NORTH LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SLICK...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
117 WWUS45 KCYS 180257 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 857 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS LIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LATE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING...IN ADDITION TO THE PLAINS OF EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL FIRST DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW THEN MOVING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS CONVERSE...NIOBRARA...AND NORTHERN GOSHEN COUNTIES IN ADDITION TO THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND MAY COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH TO COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS. LIGHT SNOW AND MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING IN THIS AREA BEFORE TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE DAY. NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ101-102-108-181500- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0009.140318T0300Z-140318T1800Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE... DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...TORRINGTON 857 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW RATES POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER NIOBRARA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND SIOUX COUNTY IN THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH COULD OCCUR OVERNIGHT...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...SEVERELY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SLICK...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR LIVESTOCK. 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. && $$ WYZ104-105-181500- /O.EXB.KCYS.WW.Y.0014.140318T0300Z-140318T1800Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW 857 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SLICK...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ103-112-114-181500- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140318T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 857 PM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH MODERATE SNOW THEN DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRES...WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES IN THE NORTH LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SLICK...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ TT
906 WWUS45 KCYS 180831 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 231 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG LATE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS AREAS TO THE WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE PLAINS THROUGH SUNRISE. THE SNOW COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE PLAINS. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG ACROSS THE PLAINS BY THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 50-60 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THESE STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY THE AFTERNOON. NEZ019>021-054-055-182045- /O.EXB.KCYS.WS.W.0009.140318T1200Z-140318T2100Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 231 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP AT THE SAME TIME. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...SEVERELY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SLICK...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR LIVESTOCK. 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. && $$ WYZ107-181800- /O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140318T1800Z/ EAST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY 231 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH SUNRISE AND PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW RATES WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY THIS MORNING...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...SEVERELY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SLICK...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR LIVESTOCK. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ101-102-108-181800- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140318T1800Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE... DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...TORRINGTON 231 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW RATES POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...SEVERELY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SLICK...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ WYZ106-109-110-113-115>119-181800- /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140318T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE... LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS 231 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH SUNRISE AND PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS MORNING...WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SLICK...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ103-112-114-181800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140318T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 231 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * TIMING...SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRES...WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES IN THE NORTH LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SLICK...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ104-105-181800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140318T1800Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW 231 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * TIMING...SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SLICK...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ FINCH
497 WWUS45 KCYS 181704 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1104 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .SNOW IS BEGINNING TO END OVER EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG LATE WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA AND IS CONTINUING TO MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST. WINDS ARE EASING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AREAS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM SIDNEY TO LARAMIE. THESE AREAS WILL SEE SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS AS THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-181815- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140318T1800Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE... DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 1104 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THESE AREAS...THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ104>106-109-113-181815- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140318T1800Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...BORDEAUX... RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE 1104 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THESE AREAS...THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-182100- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140318T2100Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 1104 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP AT THE SAME TIME. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... SEVERELY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SLICK...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR LIVESTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ WYZ103-112-114-181815- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140318T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 1104 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * TIMING...SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRES...WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES IN THE NORTH LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SLICK...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ110-115>119-181815- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140318T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1104 AM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH SUNRISE AND PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS MORNING...WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SLICK...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
359 WWUS45 KCYS 181801 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1201 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING TO EXPIRE AT NOON... NEZ019>021-054-055-181915- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140318T2100Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 1201 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LATEST RADAR IMAGERY AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEBCAMS ARE SHOWING IMPROVING CONDITIONS AS THE SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHEAST. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE NEAR SIDNEY AND KIMBALL INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ103-112-114-181915- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140318T1800Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 1201 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY. LATEST RADAR IMAGERY AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEBCAMS ARE SHOWING IMPROVING CONDITIONS AS THE SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN WYOMING MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO COLORADO. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ WYZ110-115>119-181915- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140318T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 1201 PM MDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY. LATEST RADAR IMAGERY AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEBCAMS ARE SHOWING IMPROVING CONDITIONS AS THE SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN WYOMING MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO COLORADO. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM PINE BLUFFS TO ARLINGTON...BUT ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$
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 Mar 17, 6:42 AM MDT, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 6:42 AM MDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
642 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014
.SHORT TERM...(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 641 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014
THE POTENT STORM SYSTEM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE FORECAST AREA TODAY
AND TONIGHT IS MOVING ACROSS THE PAC NW THIS MORNING ON A
SOUTHEASTWARD TREK TOWARD WYOMING. 3 TO 6 MB/3HR PRESSURE FALLS ARE
QUITE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS THIS
MORNING...WITH THE SW-NE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENING ACROSS
SOUTHEAST WYOMING IN RESPONSE. WINDS IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OUT
WEST HAVE BEEN BOUNCING UP AND DOWN FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT...BUT
NOT QUITE REACHING HIGH WIND CRITERIA JUST YET. EXPECT THIS TO
CHANGE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THE SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT
STRENGTHENS FURTHER IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING STORM.
THE 00Z AND 06Z MODELS ARE TRENDING SLIGHTLY SLOWER AND FURTHER
SOUTH WITH THE SYSTEM IN GENERAL...WHICH WILL SHIFT THE TIMING OF
THE MAIN PACIFIC COLD FRONT AND THUS STRONG BORA WIND THREAT A BIT
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO...NOW LOOKS AS THOUGH THE MAIN FOCUS OF
HEAVIER SNOW WILL BE OVER THE CWA TONIGHT AS WELL. STILL THINKING
THE PRE-FRONTAL SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING FROM
WESTERN CARBON COUNTY UP THROUGH WESTERN CONVERSE COUNTY AND WILL
SWITCH TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AS THE COLD FRONT ROARS THROUGH.
STRONG WINDS WILL THEN SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST
WYOMING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH MAIN IMPACT EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS EXPECTED MORE AROUND THE 00Z OR AFTER TIMEFRAME. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN A POSSIBILITY WITH
THE FRONTAL SURGE AND INSTABILITY PROGGED OVER THIS AREA...BUT
AVAILABLE MOISTURE WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT MEAGER UNTIL LATER THIS
EVENING SO CHANCE AND COVERAGE WILL BE MINIMAL.
A SECONDARY SFC BOUNDARY EXTENDING WESTWARD FROM THE SFC LOW LOOKS
QUITE A BIT STRONGER ON THE 00Z/06Z MODELS RUNS THAN PREVIOUS
SOLUTIONS...AND WILL MOVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE CWA
SHORTLY AFTER 00Z IN ADVANCE OF 10 TO 15 MB/6 HR PRESSURE RISES.
QG FORCING REMAINS STRONG OVER NORTHERN WYOMING TONIGHT IN THE
WRAPAROUND REGION OF THE SYSTEM...AND A WEAK TROWAL SIGNATURE
CONTINUES TO MOVE OVER THE PLAINS COINCIDENT WITH THE SOUTHWARD
SURGE OF THIS SECONDARY BOUNDARY. CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT THERE
COULD BE HEAVY SNOW RATES AT TIMES WITH THE COMBINATION OF QG
ASCENT AND SFC FORCING IN THIS AREA...MAINLY ACROSS
CONVERSE...NIOBRARA AND NORTHERN GOSHEN COUNTIES AND ON INTO THE
NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MODELS SHOW AN AVERAGE OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
HERE...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO
NEAR 60 MPH. SO WITH THE NEWER THREAT OF SNOW AND WIND...SWITCHED
THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS AREA FROM THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR POTENTIALLY NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THIS
REGION. LEFT IT A WATCH FOR NOW AS THERE IS A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY
WITH EXACT PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST SNOW DUE TO THE SOUTHWARD TREND
IN STORM TRACK. WILL LET THE NEXT SHIFT MAKE FINAL JUDGMENT CALL
AFTER 12Z MODELS COME IN TO DIAGNOSE EXACTLY WHERE THE BIGGEST
THREAT WILL BE. IN A SIMILAR SENSE...LEFT THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE IN A HIGH WIND WATCH TO ALLOW FOR ADJUSTMENTS MORE
TOWARD A SNOW/WIND THREAT IF NECESSARY. DID MAKE MENTION OF
BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR TONIGHT AS A GOOD 1 TO
3 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL IN THESE AREAS AS WELL...AND COULD
MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
SNOW WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH MODERATE TO
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN ON THE COOL SIDE IN THE 30S AND 40S...WITH OROGRAPHIC
SNOW A GOOD BET AS A WEAK MIDLEVEL WAVE APPROACHES FROM THE
NORTHWEST.
.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 641 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION ON TUES
NIGHT AND A WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE OVERHEAD. NOT EXPECTING MUCH
IMPACT ON THE SENSIBLE WEATHER WITH THIS SHORTWAVE...ALTHOUGH CAN
NOT RULE OUT A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPS BEGIN TO MODERATE TO
SEASONAL VALUES ON WED. THE MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN SHOWING
A SHORTWAVE MOVING TO THE NORTH OF THE CWA FROM IDAHO INTO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS FROM WED NIGHT INTO THURS. THE MAIN IMPACT WITH
THIS SYSTEM WILL BE TO INCREASE THE WESTERLY WINDS STARTING ON WED
NIGHT BUT MORESO ON THURS. DEEP LLVL MIXING ON THURS MORNING
THROUGH THE AFTN WILL MIX DOWN 40-50 KTS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF
THE CWA. DO NOT THINK THAT HIGH WINDS WILL BE ANYWHERE NEAR AS
WIDESPREAD AS WHAT WE WILL SEE OVER THE NEXT 36 HRS...HOWEVER AT
LEAST THE WIND PRONE AREAS WILL BE CLOSE. THURS WILL ALSO LIKELY BE
THE WARMEST DAY OF THE EXTENDED WITH THE STRONG DOWNSLOPE WESTERLY
WINDS AND 700MB TEMPS AROUND 0C. THE MODELS ARE A BIT STRONGER WITH
A SECONDARY SHORTWAVE THAT DIGS INTO WY ON THURS NIGHT. AS A RESULT
THERE IS BETTER CAA BEHIND THE FROPA ON FRI. THE BULK OF THE PRECIP
BEHIND THE FROPA WILL BE ACROSS THE DAKOTAS. WEAKER WINDS AND
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPS WILL OCCUR BY FRI INTO NEXT WEEKEND WITH
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND HIGHER SFC PRESSURES AND WEAK UPSLOPE
ACROSS THE PLAINS.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 641 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014
HIGH WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN AVIATION CONCERN THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD. SOUTHEAST WY WILL SEE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS FROM LATE
MORNING THROUGH THE AFTN WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35-45 KTS. A
POTENT COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH STRONG
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING BEHIND IT. THE WINDS WILL BE
PARTICULARLY STRONG OVER THE PLAINS...SO CYS ALONG WITH THE PANHANDLE
SITES WILL SEE GUSTS TO 40-50 KTS FROM 03-12Z TUES. LIGHT SNOW
COULD COMBINE WITH THE GUSTY WINDS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE PANHANDLE.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 641 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014
POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS TODAY...BRINGING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND
SNOW TO THE DISTRICT TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE...AND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT
MOVING EAST ACROSS THE DISTRICT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS OF 60 TO 65
MPH ARE POSSIBLE FOR THESE AREAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS
LOOK SPREAD TO THE NEARBY EASTERN PLAINS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
AS WELL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE DISTRICT
THROUGH TUESDAY.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY WARM AND DRY ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPS IN THE 70S
COMBINED WITH DRY DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL PRODUCE HUMIDITY VALUES AS
LOW AS 10 PERCENT BETWEEN 1200 AND 2000 MDT. WINDS WILL ALSO GUST
TO 50 MPH...CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 FROM 1200 TO
2000 MDT.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR
WYZ101-102-108.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WYZ101-104-105-
109-111-115.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY
FOR WYZ107-118-119.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR WYZ106-110-116-117.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MDT TUESDAY FOR
WYZ103-112-114.
NE...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR
NEZ002-003-095-096.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
NEZ313.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR
NEZ019>021-054-055.
&&
SHORT TERM...RJM
LONG TERM...FINCH
AVIATION...FINCH
FIRE WEATHER...RJMHazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 7:06 AM MDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 706 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 WYZ101>119-181315- 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- 706 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS LOOK TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WELL. GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THIS THREAT OF STRONG WINDS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT MORNING AS WELL...WITH THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN PLAINS. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR CONVERSE...NIOBRARA...AND NORTHERN GOSHEN COUNTIES FOR THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY LIGHT SNOW AND MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH TUESDAY. .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>021-054-055-095-096-181315- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 706 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT AS WELL...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED NORTH OF THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS COMBINATION OF WINDS AND SNOW IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FOR POTENTIALLY STRONG WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY LIGHT SNOW AND MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. .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, Mar 17, 7:53 AM MDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
753 AM MDT MON MAR 17 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1121 PM HIGH SUST WINDS 2 ESE ARLINGTON 41.58N 106.17W
03/16/2014 M40.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
ARLINGTON EAST WYDOT SITE. AVERAGE SUSTAINED WINDS FOR
PAST HOUR.
0141 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 15 NNE CENTENNIAL 41.50N 106.00W
03/17/2014 M56.00 MPH ALBANY WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
STROUSS HILL WYDOT SITE.
&&
HAMMERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 4:59 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Converse, Goshen, Niobrara | 5 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:59 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Laramie, Platte | 31 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Nebraska, 2014Winter Storm Warnings in Wyoming, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.