Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 13, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Mar 28, 2015, 5:46 PM MDT for 6 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 28, 2015, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 5 hr. 2 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 28, 2015, 5:46 PM MDT (23:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2015, 6:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2015, 10:40 PM MDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Converse County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 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 28, 6:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 12 Ese Encampment, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE OF SKYLINE. |
| Mar 28, 6:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 12 Ese Encampment, 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, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 268 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
- 2787 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
652 WWUS75 KCYS 282346 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 546 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...VERY STRONG WINDS NEAR ARLINGTON THROUGH MID EVENING... ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT... .WINDS NEAR ARLINGTON WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE PINE RIDGE. GUSTS MAY APPROACH 50 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE. WYZ110-290600- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0013.150329T0000Z-150329T0600Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 546 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THE STRONG WINDS WILL POSE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-291200- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0005.150329T0300Z-150329T1200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE 546 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE PINE RIDGE. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST-TO-EAST ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
641 WWUS75 KCYS 290047 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 647 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...COLD FRONT TO CAUSE VERY STRONG WINDS THROUGH MIDNIGHT... ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT... .STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT APPEARS LIKELY FOR SOME AREAS TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE PINE RIDGE. GUSTS MAY APPROACH 50 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE. WYZ101-102-106-107-290600- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150329T0600Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY 647 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT * WINDS...WEST WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THE STRONG WINDS WILL POSE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ110-290600- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150329T0600Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 647 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. THE STRONG WINDS WILL POSE AN INCREASED BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-291200- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0005.150329T0300Z-150329T1200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE 647 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE PINE RIDGE. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST-TO- EAST ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
454 WWUS75 KCYS 290440 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1040 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT... .STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT APPEARS LIKELY FOR SOME AREAS TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE PINE RIDGE. GUSTS MAY APPROACH 50 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE. WYZ101-102-106-107-110-290545- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150329T0600Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX... GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...ARLINGTON... ELK MOUNTAIN 1040 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE EASED LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING...BUT REMAIN GUSTY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING. THUS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-291200- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150329T1200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE 1040 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... * TIMING...MIDNIGHT THROUGH 6AM SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE PINE RIDGE. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST-TO- EAST ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
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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.