Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 21, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Nov 12, 2015, 11:47 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 13, 2015, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for 6 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
- Nov 12, 2015, 11:47 AM MST (18:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 13, 2015, 2:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2015, 8:00 AM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:45 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 13, 2:01 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON I-80 WYDOT SENSOR. SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Nov 13, 4:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | BORDEAUX WYDOT SENSOR. SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
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, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 278 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
- 1814 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
372 WWUS75 KCYS 121847 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1147 AM MST THU NOV 12 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL HELP PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR BORDEAUX. WYZ106-130600- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0015.151113T0900Z-151113T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0021.151113T0900Z-151113T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 1147 AM MST THU NOV 12 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT 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. && $$ RUBIN
3 follow-up statements
500 WWUS75 KCYS 130525 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1025 PM MST THU NOV 12 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL HELP PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR BORDEAUX. WYZ106-131200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0021.151113T0900Z-151113T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 1025 PM MST THU NOV 12 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
846 WWUS75 KCYS 130640 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1140 PM MST THU NOV 12 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... WYZ110-131500- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0021.151113T0900Z-151113T1500Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1140 PM MST THU NOV 12 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT 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. && $$ WYZ106-131500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0021.151113T0900Z-151113T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 1140 PM MST THU NOV 12 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ HAMMER
291 WWUS75 KCYS 131341 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 641 AM MST FRI NOV 13 2015 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THIS MORNING ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND... WYZ110-131445- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-151113T1500Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 641 AM MST FRI NOV 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS IN THE ARLINGTON AREA HAVE STARTED TO DIMINISH. HOWEVER... WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING. $$ WYZ106-131500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-151113T1500Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 641 AM MST FRI NOV 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ HAMMER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 1:58 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie | 7 hr |
| Nov 12, 6:24 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Laramie, Platte | 5 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.