Alert archive / Wyoming / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this blizzard warning at Nov 26, 2016, 11:54 AM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 27, 2016, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 18 hr. 21 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 26, 2016, 11:54 AM MST (18:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 27, 2016, 9:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 28, 2016, 2:38 AM MST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:53 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 27, 10:36 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Arlington, WY | WYDOT ROAD WEATHER SYSTEM. VISIBILITY .13 MILES WITH WINS 28 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 39 MPH. |
| Nov 27, 10:40 AM MST | BLIZZARD | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | FOOTE CREEK WYDOT SITE. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY UNDER A HALF MILE FOR PAST HOUR. WIND GUSTS TO 34 MPH. |
| Nov 27, 11:21 AM MST | BLIZZARD | Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON WEST WYDOT SITE. VISIBILITY REPORTED UNDER A QUARTER MILE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 48 MPH. |
| Nov 27, 12:20 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON WYDOT SITE. VISIBILITY REPORTED UNDER A QUARTER MILE FOR PAST HOUR. SUSTAINED WINDS 32 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 51 MPH. |
| Nov 27, 1:23 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Arlington, WY | ARLINGTON WYDOT SITE. VISIBILITIES UNDER A QUARTER MILE FOR PAST HOUR WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 30 TO 34 MPH AND GUSTS TO 49MPH. |
| Nov 27, 2:05 PM MST | BLIZZARD | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | FOOTE CREEK WYDOT SITE. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY UNDER A HALF MILE FOR PAST HOUR. SUSTAINED WINDS 32 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 44 MPH. |
| Nov 27, 2:05 PM MST | BLIZZARD | 4 Nnw Arlington, WY | WAGONHOUND WYDOT SITE. VISIBILITIES UNDER A HALF MILE FOR PAST 40 MINUTES AND UNDER A QUARTER MILE FOR PAST 15 MINUTES. SUSTAINED WINDS 36 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. |
| Nov 27, 2:05 PM MST | BLIZZARD | Arlington, WY | VISIBILITIES AT ARLINGTON WYDOT SITE UNDER A QUARTER MILE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 33 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 PM MST | SNOW 2.4 | 16 Ene Riverside, WY | SOUTH BRUSH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 8440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 24 W Saratoga, WY | SAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 PM MST | SNOW 4.5 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 PM MST | SNOW 6.5 | Sandstone Ranger Statio, WY | SANDSTONE RANGER STATION SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 11 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 PM MST | SNOW 7.5 | 10 Ssw Arlington, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 PM MST | SNOW 8.4 | 20 Wnw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.7 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 PM MST | SNOW 9 | 12 W Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 PM MST | SNOW 10.5 | 8 Wsw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.7 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 10 Wsw Encampment, WY | OLD BATTLE SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 10000 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. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 21 Sse Elk Mountain, WY | MEDICINE BOW SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10500 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. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 10 Sw Encampment, WY | LITTLE SNAKE RIVER SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8915 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 11 Sse Encampment, WY | BLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9820 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.0 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 2838 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
666 WWUS45 KCYS 261854 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1154 AM MST SAT NOV 26 2016 ...PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS...THE ARLINGTON AREA... AND MUCH OF CARBON COUNTY... .A PROLONGED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EVENT ACROSS THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES IS LOOKING LIKELY FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE ARLINGTON AREA COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD EXPAND TO COVER RAWLINS AND SARATOGA AS WELL DEPENDING ON SNOW AMOUNTS. WYZ110-271200- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0014.161127T1600Z-161128T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.161127T1600Z-161129T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1154 AM MST SAT NOV 26 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEAR ARLINGTON AS EARLY AS SUNDAY MID MORNING AND COULD CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE ARLINGTON AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY NIGHT THAT WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE NIGHT. VISIBILITIES COULD FALL BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE SERIOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM ARLINGTON TO ELK MOUNTAIN. 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. && $$ WYZ112-114-271200- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0014.161127T1600Z-161129T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0015.161127T1200Z-161129T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 1154 AM MST SAT NOV 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT. HEAVIER SNOW LOOKS TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY. VISIBILITIES COULD FALL BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ111-271200- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0032.161127T1600Z-161129T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BAGGS 1154 AM MST SAT NOV 26 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY AS EARLY AS SUNRISE SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES STORM TOTAL SNOW FALL IS EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. ROADS COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED IN FALLING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ109-113-271200- /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.A.0002.161127T1600Z-161129T0000Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT 1154 AM MST SAT NOV 26 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...10 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 5 PM MONDAY * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES STORM TOTAL SNOW FALL IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED UNDER A QUARTER MILE LEADING TO VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT TO SEROUS IMPACTS TO TRAVEL WITH SEVERELY RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
693 WWUS45 KCYS 271033 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 333 AM MST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS...THE ARLINGTON AREA... AND MUCH OF CARBON COUNTY... .A PROLONGED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EVENT ACROSS THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES IS LOOKING LIKELY FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE ARLINGTON AREA WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY NIGHT. WYZ110-272200- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.161127T1600Z-161129T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 333 AM MST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY NIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE ARLINGTON AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS GUSTING TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. VISIBILITIES COULD FALL BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE SERIOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM ARLINGTON TO ELK MOUNTAIN. 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. && $$ WYZ112-114-272200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0015.161127T1200Z-161129T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 333 AM MST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...13 TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY. VISIBILITIES COULD FALL BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ109-113-272200- /O.UPG.KCYS.BZ.A.0002.161127T1600Z-161129T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0032.161127T1600Z-161129T0000Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT 333 AM MST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED IN FALLING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ111-272200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0032.161127T1600Z-161129T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BAGGS 333 AM MST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED IN FALLING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
264 WWUS45 KCYS 272053 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 153 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS...THE ARLINGTON AREA...AND MUCH OF CARBON COUNTY... .A PROLONGED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EVENT ACROSS THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES IS LOOKING LIKELY FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS ARE INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING SNOW COVERAGE THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE ARLINGTON AREA WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY NIGHT. WYZ110-281200- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161129T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 153 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY NIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE ARLINGTON AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS GUSTING TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. VISIBILITIES COULD FALL BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE SERIOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM ARLINGTON TO ELK MOUNTAIN. 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. && $$ WYZ112-114-281200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-161129T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 153 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...13 TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY. VISIBILITIES COULD FALL BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ109-111-113-281200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161129T0000Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...BAGGS...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT 153 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED IN FALLING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
374 WWUS45 KCYS 280234 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 734 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2016 WYZ109-113-280345- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161129T0000Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT 734 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY...ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL AND GENERALLY BELOW 2 INCHES. THEREFORE...HAVE CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ WYZ110-281045- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161129T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 734 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE ARLINGTON AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS GUSTING TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. VISIBILITIES COULD FALL BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE SERIOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM ARLINGTON TO ELK MOUNTAIN. 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. && $$ WYZ112-114-281045- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-161129T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 734 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...13 TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. MINIMAL ACCUMULATIONS ON THE EASTERN SLOPES...INCLUDING CENTENNIAL. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY. VISIBILITIES COULD FALL BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ111-281045- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161129T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BAGGS 734 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED IN FALLING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
268 WWUS45 KCYS 280938 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 238 AM MST MON NOV 28 2016 WYZ110-281745- /O.CAN.KCYS.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161129T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161129T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 238 AM MST MON NOV 28 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM BLOWING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ112-114-281745- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-161129T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 238 AM MST MON NOV 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ON WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES COULD FALL BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ WYZ111-281745- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161129T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BAGGS 238 AM MST MON NOV 28 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT IN AREAS CLOSER TO THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE WHERE AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED IN FALLING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 3:41 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Laramie, Platte | 24 hr |
| Nov 26, 11:54 AM MST | Blizzard Watch | CYS | Carbon | 16 hr |
| Nov 26, 11:54 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 3 days |
| Nov 26, 11:54 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 51 hr |
| Nov 26, 12:07 PM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Laramie, Platte | 46 hr |
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