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High Wind Watch 9, NWS Riverton, WY

March 8, 20145 counties in Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind watch at Mar 8, 2014, 8:35 AM MST for 5 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 8, 2014, 7:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 8, 2014, 8:35 AM MST (15:35 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 8, 2014, 7:00 PM MST
Expired: Mar 8, 2014, 2:17 PM MST
In force
Issued by: NWS Riverton, WY

Counties Fremont County, WY, Hot Springs County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Park County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY

The radar

The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Riverton, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Mar 8, 3:05 AM MST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 3:05 AM MST, 5 hours 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 8, 4:23 AM MST, 4 hours 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
423 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2014

WYZ001>020-022>030-091100-
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS-
EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE-
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-
ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-
SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY-
TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
423 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2014

...VARIOUS FLOOD ADVISORIES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA UNTIL 8 PM
TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WITH THE MILD TEMPERATURES...ICE JAM AND SNOW MELT FLOOD CONCERNS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SUNDAY...WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL SNOW MELT ACROSS THE
WEST AND MAY CAUSE ANOTHER DAY OF ICE JAMS AS RIVERS BEGIN TO BREAK
UP. MINOR SNOW MELT FLOODING MAY ALSO CONTINUE. WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS BY SUNDAY MORNING.

MONDAY...SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS.

MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE WEST AND
MOVES INTO CENTRAL WYOMING...WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
BY TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE URGED TO REPORT ANY NEW SNOWFALL TOTALS...BY PHONE...
EMAIL...OR SOCIAL MEDIA. THANK YOU.

TEAM RIVERTON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 7, 5:45 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	RIW	Big Horn	24 hr
Mar 7, 8:14 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	RIW	Lincoln, Sublette, Teton	24 hr
Mar 7, 8:34 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	RIW	Big Horn, Park, Washakie	23 hr
Mar 7, 8:37 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	RIW	Johnson, Natrona	23 hr
Mar 8, 2:17 PM MST	High Wind Warning	RIW	Fremont, Hot Springs, Natrona, Park, Sweetwater	30 hr
Mar 8, 2:46 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	RIW	Lincoln, Sublette, Teton	24 hr
Mar 8, 2:55 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	RIW	Big Horn, Park, Washakie	24 hr
Mar 8, 3:02 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	RIW	Johnson, Natrona	24 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.