Alert archive / Wyoming / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this blizzard warning at Mar 23, 2016, 4:01 AM MDT for Albany County, Laramie County, Platte County, Wyoming; Banner County, Cheyenne County, Kimball County, Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 23, 2016, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 23 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 23, 2016, 4:01 AM MDT (10:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2016, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Banner County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Albany County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:03 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 23, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 3.1 | 1 Ene Laramie, WY | SWE OF 0.39. REPORT FROM COCORAHS. |
| Mar 23, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 3.7 | 18 S Rock River, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS. SWE OF 0.29 |
| Mar 23, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 1 Ssw Cheyenne, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS SWE OF 0.35 |
| Mar 23, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 Ssw Cheyenne, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS |
| Mar 23, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | Ene Cheyenne, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS. |
| Mar 23, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 2 E Cheyenne, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS. |
| Mar 23, 6:06 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Cheyenne, WY | 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY OR LESS. WINDS 30 GUSTS TO 46 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 6:31 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Cheyenne, WY | ALL HIGHWAYS IN AND AROUND CHEYENNE ARE CLOSED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. FIRE TRUCKS GETTING STUCK RESPONDING TO FIRES. LEVEL 1 CLOSURE FOR CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE COUNTY IS BEING DECLARED. |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 2.1 | 1 Ene Centennial, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 3.7 | 3 Ese Laramie, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS. |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 Ese Cheyenne, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Nw Cheyenne, WY | SWE OF 0.60. REPORT FROM COCORAHS |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.3 | 2 W Cheyenne, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS. |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 2 Ene Cheyenne, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 13 Ssw Manville, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS. SWE OF 1.5 IN. |
| Mar 23, 7:56 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | 5 N Cheyenne, WY | VISIBILITY IS 10 FT WITH SIGNIFICANT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. CURRENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 8:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Nnw Cheyenne, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS |
| Mar 23, 9:44 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Harrisburg, NE | HIGH WEST ENERGY REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN IN HARRISBURG, NEBRASKA. THE WEST AND EAST PARTS OF THE TOWN ARE WITHOUT POWER. |
| Mar 23, 9:44 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Kimball, NE | MOST OF THE TOWN OF KIMBALL,NEBRASKA IS WITHOUT POWER. POWER LINES HAVE BLOWN DOWN, WILL BE FIXED ONCE IT IS SAFE TO GET OUT AND REPAIR THEM. |
| Mar 23, 9:45 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 14 Sw Esterbrook, WY | WINDY PEAK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 7900 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Mar 23, 9:45 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 12 Se Laramie, WY | CROW CREEK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 8330 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.8 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Mar 23, 10:40 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 5 Se Harrisburg, NE | OBSERVED ALONG HIGHWAY 71 |
| Mar 23, 1:00 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 8 Sw Wheatland, WY | HE ESTIMATED 7 INCHES FELL FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM. MUCH MELTED AS IT FELL. SNOW DEPTH AT 1 PM WAS 3 INCHES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4181 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
455 WWUS45 KCYS 231001 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 401 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY... NEZ020-054-055-WYZ106-116>119-240000- /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.160323T1200Z-160324T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160323T1200Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BROWNSON... SIDNEY...BORDEAUX...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER... FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 401 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...6 AM MDT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BY LATE MORNING. FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. HEAVY AND WET SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND 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. && $$ WYZ103>105-109-110-112-114-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...RAWLINS...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...CENTENNIAL... ALBANY 401 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EARLY...DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ101-115-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK... GLENROCK...BOSLER...LARAMIE 401 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EARLY...DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ019-021-WYZ102-107-108-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-NIOBRARA COUNTY-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...ANGORA... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...LUSK...REDBIRD...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 401 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. HEAVY AND WET SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ111-113-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT 401 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE PINE RIDGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... HARRISON...AGATE 401 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ HAMMER
3 follow-up statements
448 WWUS45 KCYS 231436 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 836 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY... NEZ002-003-095-096-240000- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... HARRISON...AGATE 836 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ020-054-055-WYZ106-116>119-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BROWNSON... SIDNEY...BORDEAUX...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER... FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 836 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. HEAVY AND WET SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WYZ103>105-109-110-112-114-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...RAWLINS...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...CENTENNIAL... ALBANY 836 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WIND DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ101-115-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK... GLENROCK...BOSLER...LARAMIE 836 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EARLY...DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ019-021-WYZ102-107-108-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-NIOBRARA COUNTY-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...ANGORA... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...LUSK...REDBIRD...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 836 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. HEAVY AND WET SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ111-113-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT 836 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ RUBIN
612 WWUS45 KCYS 232055 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 255 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM SLOWLY WINDING DOWN BY THIS EVENING... NEZ002-095-WYZ101>105-109-110-112-114-115-232200- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...HARRISON... BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK...GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD... GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW...SHIRLEY BASIN...RAWLINS... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...BOSLER...LARAMIE 255 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ WYZ111-113-232200- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT 255 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ NEZ020-054-055-WYZ106-116>119-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BROWNSON... SIDNEY...BORDEAUX...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER... FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 255 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. HEAVY AND WET SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND 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. && $$ NEZ019-021-WYZ107-108-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...ANGORA... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON 255 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. HEAVY AND WET SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ003-096-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ BOX BUTTE-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...AGATE 255 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ RUBIN
064 WWUS45 KCYS 240001 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 601 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... NEZ020-054-055-WYZ106-116>119-240115- /O.EXP.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BROWNSON... SIDNEY...BORDEAUX...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER... FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 601 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... GUSTY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET. THIS MAY YIELD TO SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE EVENING WEARS ON. HOWEVER...TRAVELERS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR BLACK ICE. $$ NEZ019-021-WYZ107-108-240115- /O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...ANGORA... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON 601 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... GUSTY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET. THIS MAY YIELD TO SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE EVENING WEARS ON. HOWEVER...TRAVELERS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR BLACK ICE. $$ NEZ003-096-240115- /O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ BOX BUTTE-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...AGATE 601 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... GUSTY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET. THIS MAY YIELD TO SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE EVENING WEARS ON. HOWEVER...TRAVELERS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR BLACK ICE. $$
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Wyoming, 2016Blizzard Warnings in Nebraska, 2016Every blizzard warning in 2016
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.