Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this high wind warning at Nov 18, 2015, 3:55 AM MST for Uinta County, Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 18, 2015, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2015, 3:55 AM MST (10:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 18, 2015, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2015, 3:43 PM MST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
County Uinta County, WY
The radar
The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:59 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
Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 1912 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
668 WWUS75 KSLC 181055 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 355 AM MST WED NOV 18 2015 UTZ011-WYZ021-181845- /O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0007.151118T1200Z-151119T0000Z/ WESTERN UINTA BASIN-SOUTHWEST WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUCHESNE...ROOSEVELT...EVANSTON 355 AM MST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA..THE WESTERN UINTA BASIN AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TIMEFRAME BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 40 THROUGH THE UINTA BASIN AND INTERSTATE 80 ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND THOSE TOWING TRAILERS WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPACTED. WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. && $$ UTZ009-181845- /O.NEW.KSLC.HW.W.0007.151118T1200Z-151119T0000Z/ WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY 355 AM MST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TIMEFRAME BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. && $$ UTZ007-181845- /O.NEW.KSLC.WI.Y.0012.151118T1200Z-151119T0000Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH 355 AM MST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...THE NORTHERN WASATCH MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TIMEFRAME BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS AREA ROADS INCLUDING THE HIGHER PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 89 THROUGH THE NORTHERN WASATCH MOUNTAINS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND THOSE TOWING TRAILERS WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPACTED. WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
2 follow-up statements
021 WWUS75 KSLC 181905 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1205 PM MST WED NOV 18 2015 UTZ005-190000- /O.EXB.KSLC.HW.W.0007.151118T1905Z-151119T0000Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE 1205 PM MST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA..NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BOX ELDER COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE STEADILY HEADING INTO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS AREA ROADS INCLUDING STATE ROUTE 30 AND INTERSTATE 84. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND THOSE TOWING TRAILERS WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPACTED. WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION... ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. && $$ UTZ011-WYZ021-190000- /O.CON.KSLC.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ WESTERN UINTA BASIN-SOUTHWEST WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUCHESNE...ROOSEVELT...EVANSTON 1205 PM MST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * AFFECTED AREA..THE WESTERN UINTA BASIN AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE UINTA BASIN WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONCENTRATE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE BASIN. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 40 THROUGH THE UINTA BASIN AND INTERSTATE 80 ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND THOSE TOWING TRAILERS WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPACTED. WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION... ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. && $$ UTZ009-190000- /O.CON.KSLC.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY 1205 PM MST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * AFFECTED AREA...THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE...BUT REMAIN STRONG HEADING INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL EXIST MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT TIMES IN HIGH WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION... ESPECIALLY WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. && $$ UTZ007-190000- /O.CON.KSLC.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH 1205 PM MST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * AFFECTED AREA...THE NORTHERN WASATCH MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH IN THE HIGHER EXPOSED MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER MID-AFTERNOON...THOUGH STILL REMAIN STRONG AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES THROUGH THE NORTHERN WASATCH MOUNTAINS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND THOSE TOWING TRAILERS WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPACTED. WIND SENSITIVE OPERATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
688 WWUS75 KSLC 182243 NPWSLC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 343 PM MST WED NOV 18 2015 UTZ005-009-011-WYZ021-182345- /O.CAN.KSLC.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- WESTERN UINTA BASIN-SOUTHWEST WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENDOVER...SNOWVILLE... MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY...DUCHESNE...ROOSEVELT...EVANSTON 343 PM MST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HAVE PEAKED AND WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. $$ UTZ007-182345- /O.CAN.KSLC.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151119T0000Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH 343 PM MST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HAVE PEAKED AND WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 3:55 AM MST | Wind Advisory | SLC | 12 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Wyoming, 2015High Wind Warnings in Utah, 2015Every high wind warning in 2015
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.