Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 11, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Feb 26, 2016, 10:29 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 27, 2016, 1:00 PM MST. It was in force for 10 hr. 5 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 26, 2016, 10:29 AM MST (17:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2016, 1:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2016, 11:29 PM MST
- In force
- 10 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 17:30 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 27, 5:04 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Rawlins, WY | |
| Feb 27, 5:04 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Rawlins, WY | |
| Feb 27, 7:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 8 S Chugwater, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE BEAR CREEK. SUSTAINED WIND 42 MPH. |
| Feb 27, 7:05 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE WAGONHOUND. SUSTAINED WIND 42 MPH. |
| Feb 27, 9:06 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Ne Buford, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE WILDCAT TRAIL. |
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, 5.5 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
- 2108 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
932 WWUS75 KCYS 261729 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1029 AM MST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...STRONG WINDS ON SATURDAY OVER WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .A FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT ALONG WITH A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A HIGH WIND EVENT ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AT WIND PRONE LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WYZ106-110-116-117-271200- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0011.160227T2000Z-160228T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0011.160227T2000Z-160228T0900Z/ 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 1029 AM MST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 2 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 2 AM MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...1 PM SATURDAY THROUGH 2 AM SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ RUBIN
5 follow-up statements
686 WWUS75 KCYS 270818 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 118 AM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...STRONG WINDS TODAY OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .A FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT ALONG WITH A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A HIGH WIND EVENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT WIND PRONE LOCATIONS AND INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM CHEYENNE TO LARAMIE. WYZ115-118-280000- /O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0011.160227T2100Z-160228T0900Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE 118 AM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...2 PM TODAY THROUGH 2 AM SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ106-110-116-117-280000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.160227T2000Z-160228T0900Z/ 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 118 AM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...1 PM TODAY THROUGH 2 AM SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
867 WWUS75 KCYS 272105 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 205 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .A FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE ALOFT...A SURFACE COLD FRONT...AND A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS WIND PRONE LOCATIONS AND ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM CHEYENNE TO RAWLINS. WYZ106-110-116-117-280900- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160228T0900Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 205 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH 2 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ115-118-280900- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160228T0900Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE 205 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...2 PM TODAY THROUGH 2 AM SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
887 WWUS75 KCYS 280301 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 801 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .A FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE ALOFT...STRONG COLD FRONT AND STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WYZ106-110-116-117-280900- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160228T0900Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 801 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ115-118-280900- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160228T0900Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE 801 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-280900- /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.160228T0301Z-160228T0900Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 801 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
471 WWUS75 KCYS 280301 CCA NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 801 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .A FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE ALOFT...STRONG COLD FRONT AND STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WYZ106-110-116-117-280900- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160228T0900Z/ 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 801 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ115-118-280900- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160228T0900Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE 801 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-280900- /O.COR.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.160228T0301Z-160228T0900Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 801 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
431 WWUS75 KCYS 280629 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1129 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...WINDS EASING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE THIS EVENING... ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE FOR THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS EVENING... .A FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE ALOFT...STRONG COLD FRONT AND STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WYZ106-110-115>118-280730- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160228T0900Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK... HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE 1129 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS ARE EASING LATE THIS EVENING AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED EARLY. $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-280900- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160228T0900Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY 1129 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 1:57 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | CYS | 9 hr | |
| Feb 26, 10:32 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | CYS | 32 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.