Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 21, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at Nov 1, 2014, 8:21 AM MDT for Fremont County, Natrona County, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 1, 2014, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr. 1 report 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
- Nov 1, 2014, 8:21 AM MDT (14:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 1, 2014, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Nov 1, 2014, 8:21 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 5:25 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Lander, WY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 2319 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
920 WWUS75 KRIW 011421 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 821 AM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SWEETWATER...SOUTHERN FREMONT AND NATRONA COUNTIES... .AND APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE TROUGH AND UPPER LEVEL JET WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON PRODUCING HIGH WINDS ACROSS SWEETWATER...SOUTHERN FREMONT AND NATRONA COUNTIES WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. AS THE TROUGH PASSES THROUGH LATER THIS EVENING...THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE. WYZ019-020400- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0021.141101T1900Z-141102T0400Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JEFFREY CITY 821 AM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND 1 PM MDT AND CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WIND... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY 287 FROM BEAVER RIM TO MUDDY GAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ020-020400- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0021.141101T1900Z-141102T0400Z/ NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 821 AM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND 1 PM MDT AND CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WIND... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 220 FROM MUDDY GAP TO CASPER...ALONG WYOMING BOULEVARD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CASPER AND ACROSS HIGHWAY 20 26 FROM HIGHLAND TO CASPER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ WYZ028>030-020400- /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0021.141101T1900Z-141102T0400Z/ ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 821 AM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SUMMARY AND TIMING...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND 1 PM MDT AND CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WIND... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 80 ACROSS SWEETWATER COUNTY...AND ALONG HIGHWAYS 28 191 AND 430. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO. && $$ C.BAKER
1 follow-up statement
547 WWUS75 KRIW 020221 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 821 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 WYZ019-020-028>030-020330- /O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-141102T0400Z/ GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER- FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER...ROCK SPRINGS... GREEN RIVER...WAMSUTTER 821 PM MDT SAT NOV 1 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIDESPREAD HIGH WIND CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. EXPECT AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THERE WILL BE LULLS IN WIND SPEEDS AT TIMES. MOTORISTS SHOULD STILL BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS ON AREA ROADS THIS EVENING. $$
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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.