Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 19, 2016, 2:23 PM MST for Albany County, Laramie County, Platte County, Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 20, 2016, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for 13 hr. 3 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
- Jan 19, 2016, 2:23 PM MST (21:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2016, 2:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2016, 2:55 PM MST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 6:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED AT 37 TO 40 MPH. |
| Jan 20, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR PARK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS .2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 12 HOURS. |
| Jan 20, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS .4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 12 HOURS. |
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 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 259 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
- 648 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
659 WWUS75 KCYS 192123 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 223 PM MST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND BORDEAUX TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... WYZ106-201200- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0002.160120T0900Z-160121T0000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 223 PM MST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TOWARDS DAYBREAK AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 WHERE THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWOVERS EXIST WITH LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
511 WWUS75 KCYS 200324 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 824 PM MST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND BORDEAUX AND SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... WYZ116-117-201200- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0002.160120T0900Z-160121T0000Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 824 PM MST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TOWARDS DAYBREAK AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 WHERE THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWOVERS EXIST WITH LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ106-201200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0002.160120T0900Z-160121T0000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 824 PM MST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TOWARDS DAYBREAK AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 WHERE THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWOVERS EXIST WITH LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
296 WWUS75 KCYS 201138 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 438 AM MST WED JAN 20 2016 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY AND SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE TODAY... WYZ106-116-117-201945- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 438 AM MST WED JAN 20 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 WHERE THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWOVERS EXIST WITH LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ HAHN
063 WWUS75 KCYS 202155 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 255 PM MST WED JAN 20 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING... .WHILE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS THE REST OF TODAY. WYZ106-116-117-202300- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 255 PM MST WED JAN 20 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WHILE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS THE REST OF TODAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2:09 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 36 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:09 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 23 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.