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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Cheyenne, WY

November 11, 20154 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Nov 11, 2015, 9:27 AM MST for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 11, 2015, 9:27 AM MST (16:27 UTC)
Expired
Nov 11, 2015, 5:00 PM MST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Banner County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:29 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 173 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2015-11-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2015-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
649 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

767 
WWUS75 KCYS 111627
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
927 AM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE TODAY...

.STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH AT TIMES. THIS
INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN PINE BLUFFS AND SIDNEY. MOTORISTS
SHOULD EXPECTED STRONG CROSS WINDS TODAY. 

NEZ020-021-054-055-120000-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0009.151111T1627Z-151112T0000Z/
BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
KIMBALL...SIDNEY
927 AM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID AFTERNOON AND THEN
  QUICKLY DECREASE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL INCREASE BLOWOVER RISK FOR
  LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
861 
WWUS75 KCYS 112039
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
139 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS INTO
SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE OVER THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE THIS EVENING WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE MORE SLOWLY OVER
SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 

WYZ106-116-117-120600-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0020.151111T2039Z-151112T0600Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
139 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE 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.

&&

$$

NEZ020-021-054-055-120000-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151112T0000Z/
BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
KIMBALL...SIDNEY
139 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID AFTERNOON AND 
  THEN QUICKLY DECREASE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 
  45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL INCREASE BLOW OVER RISK FOR 
  LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
742 
WWUS75 KCYS 112043
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
143 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS INTO
SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE OVER THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE THIS EVENING WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE MORE SLOWLY OVER
SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

WYZ106-116-117-120445-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-151112T0600Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
143 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING 
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE BLOW OVER RISK FOR
  LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING
  SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THE STRONG
  WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ020-021-054-055-120000-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151112T0000Z/
BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
KIMBALL...SIDNEY
143 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID AFTERNOON AND 
  THEN QUICKLY DECREASE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 
  45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL INCREASE BLOW OVER RISK FOR 
  LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
206 
WWUS75 KCYS 112057
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
157 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS INTO
SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE OVER THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE THIS EVENING WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE MORE SLOWLY OVER
SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

WYZ118-120500-
/O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-151112T0600Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE
157 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING 
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE BLOW OVER RISK FOR 
  LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING 
  SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THE STRONG 
  WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ106-116-117-120500-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-151112T0600Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
157 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING 
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE BLOW OVER RISK FOR 
  LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING 
  SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THE STRONG 
  WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ020-021-054-055-120000-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151112T0000Z/
BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
KIMBALL...SIDNEY
157 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID AFTERNOON AND 
  THEN QUICKLY DECREASE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 
  45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL INCREASE BLOW OVER RISK FOR 
  LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
544 
WWUS75 KCYS 112355
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
455 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUES THIS EVENING FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

NEZ020-021-054-055-120100-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-151112T0000Z/
BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...
KIMBALL...SIDNEY
455 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

WINDS ARE EASING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY
CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE
ON TIME AT 5 PM THIS EVENING.

$$

WYZ106-116>118-120600-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-151112T0600Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...
PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE
455 PM MST WED NOV 11 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH 
  FREQUENT GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE BLOW OVER RISK FOR 
  LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING 
  SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THE STRONG 
  WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 10, 7:17 PM MSTBlizzard WarningCYSCheyenne, Kimball13 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.