Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 12, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Feb 29, 2016, 12:38 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 29, 2016, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr. 22 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 29, 2016, 12:38 AM MST (07:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 29, 2016, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2016, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 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 07:36 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 29, 12:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 8 S Chugwater, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE BEAR CREEK. |
| Feb 29, 12:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | |
| Feb 29, 12:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | THIS IS SITE UPR226 EMKAY. |
| Feb 29, 12:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 16 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE OTTO ROAD. SUSTAINED WIND 43 MPH. |
| Feb 29, 12:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Pine Bluffs, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 40 MPH. |
| Feb 29, 12:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 10 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE MP 353.0. SUSTAINED WIND 37 MPH. |
| Feb 29, 1:29 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | WYDOT SENSOR AT WHITAKER |
| Feb 29, 2:11 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 15 E Sinclair, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE WALCOTT JUNCTION. |
| Feb 29, 2:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE BORGEAUX. |
| Feb 29, 2:35 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE HALECK RIDGE. SUSTAINED 47 MPH. |
| Feb 29, 2:35 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE HALLECK RIDGE. SUSTAINED 47 MPH. |
| Feb 29, 2:45 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE HALLECK RIDGE. SUSTANED WIND 52 MPH. |
| Feb 29, 3:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 11 Ssw Hanna, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE DANA RIDGE. SUSTAINED WIND 42 MPH. |
| Feb 29, 3:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SSITE HALLECK RIDGE. SUSTAINED WIND 50 MPH. |
| Feb 29, 3:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 9 Wnw Elk Mountain, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE MILE MARKER 249.1. SUSTAINED 46 MPH. |
| Feb 29, 3:25 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE HALLECK RIDGE. SUSTAINED WIND 52 MPH. |
| Feb 29, 3:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE HALLECK RIDGE. SUSTAINED WIND 55 MPH. |
| Feb 29, 3:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | THISIS WYDOT SITE WHITAKER. SUSTAINED WIND 51 MPH. |
| Feb 29, 4:01 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Laramie, WY | |
| Feb 29, 4:05 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE HALLECK RIDGE. SUSTAINED WIND 53 MPH. |
| Feb 29, 4:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 11 Ssw Hanna, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE DANA RIDGE. SUSTAINED WIND 43 MPH. |
| Feb 29, 4:15 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 W Buford, WY | THIS IS UPR203 BUFORW. SUSTAINED WIND 42 MPH. |
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, 7.6 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
- 2972 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
601 WWUS75 KCYS 290738 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1238 AM MST MON FEB 29 2016 ...STRONG WINDS FOR WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON... WYZ106-110-116-117-010000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0012.160229T1500Z-160301T0000Z/ 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 1238 AM MST MON FEB 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE AND STAY STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS. STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF BLOW OFFS AND BLOW OVERS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
928 WWUS75 KCYS 292222 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 322 PM MST MON FEB 29 2016 WYZ106-292330- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160301T0000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 322 PM MST MON FEB 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE SHIFTED INTO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST ACROSS PLATTE COUNTY AND DIMINISHED. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED THIS AFTERNOON. $$ WYZ110-116-117-010000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160301T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 322 PM MST MON FEB 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS. STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF BLOW OFFS AND BLOW OVERS... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK. 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. && $$
679 WWUS75 KCYS 010004 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 504 PM MST MON FEB 29 2016 WYZ110-116-117-010115- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160301T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...VEDAUWOO... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 504 PM MST MON FEB 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... WHILE THE HIGH WIND WARNING EXPIRES AT 5 PM...OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THE NEXT FEW HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 2:52 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Goshen | 38 min |
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.