Alert archive / Wyoming / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this blizzard warning at Feb 3, 2016, 1:35 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 3, 2016, 7:00 PM MST. It was in force for 16 hr. 11 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
- Feb 3, 2016, 1:35 AM MST (08:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2016, 7:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2016, 10:52 AM MST
- In force
- 16 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 08:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 7:00 PM MST | SNOW 0 | 1 Ene Buford, WY | BUFORD EAST WYDOT SITE. WINDS 37 MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITY SENSOR REPORTING VISIBILITY UNDER A HALF MILE FOR THE PAST HOUR. LOWEST VISIBILITY REPORTED WAS .37 MILES. |
| Feb 3, 7:15 PM MST | SNOW 0 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | COOPER COVE WYDOT SITE. WINDS 37 MPH SUSTAINED GUSTS TO 51 MPH FOR PAST HOUR. VISIBILITY SENSOR UNDER A HALF MILE FOR PAST HOUR. LOWEST VISIBILITY .38 MILES. |
| Feb 3, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 0 | 2 E Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON EAST WYDOT SITE. WINDS 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 49 MPH. VISIBILITY SENSOR REPORTING VISIBILTY UNDER A HALF MILE FOR PAST HOUR. LOWEST VISIBILITY .39 MILES. |
| Feb 3, 8:41 PM MST | BLIZZARD | 11 Se Arlington, WY | STROUSS HILL WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED WINDS 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITY SENSOR UNDER A QUARTER MILE FOR PAST HOUR. LOWEST VISIBILITY .13 MILES. |
| Feb 3, 9:05 PM MST | SNOW 0 | Buford, WY | INTERSTATE 80 CLOSED BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. ESTIMATED CLOSURE TIME 8 HOURS. |
| Feb 3, 9:25 PM MST | SNOW 0 | Bordeaux, WY | INTERSTATE 25 CLOSED BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND WHEATLAND DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. ESTIMATED CLOSURE TIME 8 HOURS. |
| Feb 3, 9:50 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Bordeaux, WY | WYDOT SENSOR AT BORDEAUX. WINDS 42 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. VISIBILITY SENSOR REPORTING VISIBILITY AT .08 MILES. |
| Feb 3, 10:59 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITY UNDER A QUARTER MILE FOR PAST HOUR. LOWEST VISIBILITY REPORTED .13 MILES. |
| Feb 4, 2:56 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 2 E Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON EAST WYDOT SITE. WINDS 39 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES UNDER A QUARTER MILE. |
| Feb 4, 4:10 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 10 W Cheyenne, WY | COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT STRONG WINDS AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS JUST WEST OF CHEYENNE. HAPPY JACK ROAD AND OTHER ROADS WEST OF THE CITY CLOSED AND DRIFTED. RURAL SCHOOLS WEST OF TOWN CLOSED FOR TODAY. |
| Feb 4, 4:25 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | COOPER COVE WYDOT SITE. WINDS 42 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 57 MPH. VISIBILITIES REPORTED AT .25 MILES. |
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 00:00Z, 8.6 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
- 1246 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
499 WWUS45 KCYS 030835 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 135 AM MST WED FEB 3 2016 ...STRONG WINDS THIS EVENING EXPECTED TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... .WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY AND BE STRONGEST TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. OUTSIDE THE WIND PRONE AREAS...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. WYZ106-110-116-117-040000- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0011.160204T0100Z-160204T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.160204T0200Z-160204T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 135 AM MST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WESTERLY 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH RECENT FRESH SNOW WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED CREATING SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND THE I-80 SUMMIT BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. INTERSTATE 25 NEAR BORDEAUX WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW AS WELL. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH ASSOCIATED LOW VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ101-103>105-107-109-113-115-118-040000- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0012.160204T0200Z-160204T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY... RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE... LARAMIE...CHEYENNE 135 AM MST WED FEB 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 11 AM THURSDAY * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH RECENT FRESH SNOWFALL...WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES UNDER A HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL. DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLICK IN AREAS. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH ASSOCIATED LOW VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
6 follow-up statements
235 WWUS45 KCYS 032319 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 419 PM MST WED FEB 3 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING... WYZ106-110-116-117-041200- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.160204T0200Z-160204T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 419 PM MST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOWPACK WILL LIKELY CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON...OVER THE THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE...AND ON INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH VERY ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ101-103>105-107-109-113-115-118-041200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0012.160204T0200Z-160204T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY... RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE... LARAMIE...CHEYENNE 419 PM MST WED FEB 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. THIS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOWPACK WILL LIKELY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TO TRAVEL. DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN POOR THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LOW VISIBILITIES AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ HAMMER
694 WWUS45 KCYS 040405 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 905 PM MST WED FEB 3 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... WYZ106-110-116-117-041200- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160204T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 905 PM MST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOWPACK WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON...OVER THE THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE...AND ON INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ101-103>105-107-109-113-115-118-041200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160204T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY... RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE... LARAMIE...CHEYENNE 905 PM MST WED FEB 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOWPACK WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TO TRAVEL. DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN POOR THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LOW VISIBILITIES AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
282 WWUS45 KCYS 041054 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 354 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING... WYZ106-110-116-117-041800- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160204T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 354 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AROUND SUNRISE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOWPACK WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON...OVER THE THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE... AND ON INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ101-103>105-107-109-113-115-118-041800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160204T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...MUDDY GAP... MEDICINE BOW...GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY... RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...HANNA...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE... LARAMIE...CHEYENNE 354 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM TODAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOWPACK WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TO TRAVEL. DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN POOR THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LOW VISIBILITIES AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
007 WWUS45 KCYS 041414 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 714 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 WYZ116-117-041800- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160204T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160204T1800Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 714 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM TODAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOWPACK WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TO TRAVEL. DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN POOR THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LOW VISIBILITIES AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ106-041515- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160204T1800Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 714 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE REMAINED STRONG THIS MORNING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE NOT BEEN OBSERVED ALONG AND NEAR INTERSTATE 25 FROM WHEATLAND TO CHUGWATER. HOWEVER...ICY ROADS WITH DRIFTING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. $$ WYZ101-103-107-118-041515- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160204T1800Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...GLENDO... WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...CHEYENNE 714 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. STRONG WINDS LAST NIGHT HAVE DIMINISHED THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY WHICH MAY LEAD TO ICY ROADS. $$ WYZ110-041800- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160204T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 714 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AROUND SUNRISE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOWPACK WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON...OVER THE THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE... AND ON INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ104-105-109-113-115-041800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160204T1800Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE 714 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM TODAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOWPACK WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TO TRAVEL. DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN POOR THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LOW VISIBILITIES AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
275 WWUS45 KCYS 041427 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 727 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 WYZ110-041800- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160204T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 727 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AROUND SUNRISE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOWPACK WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON...OVER THE THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE... AND ON INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR SPECIFIC ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ104-105-109-113-115>117-041800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160204T1800Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 727 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH 11 AM TODAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOWPACK WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TO TRAVEL. DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN POOR THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF LOW VISIBILITIES AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
684 WWUS45 KCYS 041752 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1052 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 WYZ110-041900- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160204T1800Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1052 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE GROUND BLIZZARD WARNING. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ WYZ104-105-109-113-115>117-041900- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160204T1800Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...RAWLINS... SINCLAIR...HANNA...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...LARAMIE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 1052 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH PATCHY BLOWING SNOW AND SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ HAMMER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 1:35 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Laramie, Platte | 33 hr |
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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.