Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 16, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Apr 6, 2016, 8:44 AM MDT for Albany County, Carbon County, Laramie County, Wyoming. It was in force for 9 hr. 17 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
- Apr 6, 2016, 8:44 AM MDT (14:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Laramie County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 8:45 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 2 W Buford, WY | THIS IS SITE UPR203 BUFORW. SUSTAINED WIND 54 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 8:45 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Buford, WY | THIS IS SITE UPR203 BORW. SUSTAINED WIND 54 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 9:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 S Rock River, WY | HTIS IS SITE UPR 345 RKRIVR. |
| Apr 6, 9:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 S Rock River, WY | THIS IS SITE UPR 345 RKRIVR. |
| Apr 6, 9:05 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 10 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE OF MP 353.0. SUSTAINED WIND 50 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 9:45 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 5 E Tie Siding, WY | THIS IS SITE UPR351 DALEWS. SUSTAINED WIND 57 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 10:06 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 W Buford, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE LONE TREE. SUSTAINED WIND 44 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 10:25 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 2 Wsw Buford, WY | THIS IS SITE UPR203 BUFORW. SUSTAINED WIND 41 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 10:25 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 5 E Tie Siding, WY | THIS IS SITE UPR351 DALEWS. SUSTAINED WIND 47 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 12:40 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE WHITAKER. SUSTAINED WIND 43 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 12:40 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 2 W Buford, WY | THIS IS SITE UPR203 BUFORW. SUSTAINED WIND 50 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 1:40 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE WHITAKER. SUSTAINED WIND 45 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 2:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE WHITAKER. SUSTAINED WIND 51 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 3:20 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 8 S Chugwater, WY | WYDOT SENSOR AT BEAR CREEK. SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Arlington, WY | WYDOT SENSOR AT ARLINGTON. SUSTAINED WIND AT 43 MPH FOR 1 HOUR. |
| Apr 6, 4:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | WYDOT SENSOR AT COOPER COVE. SUSTAINED WINDS AT 43 MPH. |
| Apr 6, 5:06 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 W Buford, WY | WYDOT LONE TREE SENSOR. SUSTAINED WIND AT 39 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 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 274 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
- 2286 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
351 WWUS75 KCYS 061444 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 844 AM MDT WED APR 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM WEST OF CHEYENNE TO ARLINGTON... WYZ110-115>117-070000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0016.160406T1444Z-160407T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BOSLER... LARAMIE...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL... HORSE CREEK 844 AM MDT WED APR 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY * WINDS...WEST TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE AN INCREASED RISK OF BLOW OVERS OR BLOW OFFS OVER THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT THROUGH ARLINGTON THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
153 WWUS75 KCYS 061916 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 116 PM MDT WED APR 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM WEST OF CHEYENNE TO ARLINGTON... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH 6 PM... WYZ110-115>117-070000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160407T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BOSLER... LARAMIE...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL... HORSE CREEK 116 PM MDT WED APR 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY * WINDS...WEST TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE AN INCREASED RISK OF BLOW OVERS OR BLOW OFFS OVER THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT THROUGH ARLINGTON THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-070000- /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0007.160406T1916Z-160407T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...REDINGTON...KIMBALL...BROWNSON...SIDNEY...HARRISON... AGATE 116 PM MDT WED APR 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. WINDS OVER 45 MPH MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT 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. && $$
614 WWUS75 KCYS 062342 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 542 PM MDT WED APR 6 2016 WYZ110-115>117-070045- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160407T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BOSLER... LARAMIE...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL... HORSE CREEK 542 PM MDT WED APR 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... STRONG WINDS EARLIER TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME. $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-070045- /O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160407T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...REDINGTON...KIMBALL...BROWNSON...SIDNEY...HARRISON... AGATE 542 PM MDT WED APR 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AND BECOMING LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST LATER TONIGHT. $$
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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.