Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 20, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Oct 14, 2016, 12:19 AM MDT for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Oct 14, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 10 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
- Oct 14, 2016, 12:19 AM MDT (06:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 14, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2016, 1:21 AM MDT
- In force
- 13 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 06:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 12:25 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SENSOR. SUSTAINED WIND 45 MPH. |
| Oct 14, 12:25 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SENSOR. SUSTAINED WIND 45 MPH. |
| Oct 14, 1:05 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SENSOR. |
| Oct 14, 1:05 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SENSOR. |
| Oct 14, 2:20 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 10 Ssw Hanna, WY | DANA RIDGE WYDOT SITE ON I-80. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH FOR ONE HOUR. GUSTS TO 56 MPH. |
| Oct 14, 2:51 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | W I-80 Exit 235, WY | WALCOTT JUNCTION WYDOT SITE ON I-80. GUSTS TO 52 MPH |
| Oct 14, 2:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SENSOR. |
| Oct 14, 2:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 9 Wnw Elk Mountain, WY | I-80 MILE MARKER 249. |
| Oct 14, 4:05 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | WAGONHOUND WYDOT SITE ON I-80. SUSTAINED 40 MPH OR GREATER FOR ONE HOUR. GUSTS 53 MPH. |
| Oct 14, 5:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Wnw I-80 Exit 255, WY | MILE MARKER 249 WYDOT SITE ON I-80. SUSTAINED AT 45 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, 6.3 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
- 3172 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
413 WWUS75 KCYS 140619 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1219 AM MDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY WILL INCREASE WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WYZ104-105-109-110-150000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0020.161014T1800Z-161015T0600Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...RAWLINS...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1219 AM MDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * TIMING...NOON TODAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR BLOWOVERS AND DIFFICULTY DRIVING FOR LIGHT WEIGHT 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
508 WWUS75 KCYS 141812 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1212 PM MDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY WILL INCREASE WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE ARLINGTON AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WYZ110-150600- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-161015T1300Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1212 PM MDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONG THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING THE I-80 CORRIDOR NEAR ARLINGTON. AFTER A BREAK LATER IN THE EVENING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR BLOWOVERS AND DIFFICULTY DRIVING FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WYZ104-105-109-150600- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-161015T0600Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...RAWLINS 1212 PM MDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR BLOWOVERS AND DIFFICULTY DRIVING FOR LIGHT WEIGHT 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. && $$
871 WWUS75 KCYS 150116 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 716 PM MDT FRI OCT 14 2016 WYZ104-105-109-150230- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-161015T0600Z/ FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...RAWLINS 716 PM MDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY WITH ONLY A FEW SITES REPORTING GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. EXPECT BREEZY OR WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. $$ WYZ110-151130- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-161015T1300Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 716 PM MDT FRI OCT 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONG THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING THE I-80 CORRIDOR NEAR ARLINGTON. AFTER A BREAK LATER IN THE EVENING... WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR BLOWOVERS AND DIFFICULTY DRIVING FOR LIGHT WEIGHT 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. && $$
884 WWUS75 KCYS 150721 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 121 AM MDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM CHEYENNE TO RAWLINS TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN THIS EVENING...INITIALLY BECOMING STRONG OVER THE I-80 SUMMIT AND OUT BY ARLINGTON TONIGHT. THE LARAMIE VALLEY WILL SEE WINDS INCREASING AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY...PERSISTING THROUGH THE DAY. A MORE WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS EVENT IS POSSIBLE MONDAY. WYZ110-160000- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-161015T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0017.161016T0600Z-161017T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 121 AM MDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...WINDS MAY BECOME STRONG AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AT ARLINGTON...PERSISTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WHICH WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR BLOWOVERS AND DIFFICULTY DRIVING FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ116-160000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0017.161016T0600Z-161017T0000Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO 121 AM MDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WHICH WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR BLOWOVERS AND DIFFICULTY DRIVING FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ115-117-160000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0017.161016T1200Z-161017T0000Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSLER...LARAMIE...WHITAKER...FEDERAL... HORSE CREEK 121 AM MDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS MAY BECOME STRONG AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WHICH WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR BLOWOVERS AND DIFFICULTY DRIVING FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 6:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | CYS | 24 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.