Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 24, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Nov 23, 2016, 3:34 AM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Laramie County, Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 23, 2016, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 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
- Nov 23, 2016, 3:34 AM MST (10:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 23, 2016, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2016, 8:00 AM MST
- 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 10:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 6:31 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 7 Ne Buford, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE WILDCAT TRAIL. |
| Nov 24, 7:31 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED WIND 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 00:00Z, 10.6 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
- 1106 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
233 WWUS75 KCYS 231034 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 334 AM MST WED NOV 23 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE ARLINGTON AREA OVERNIGHT... WYZ110-231845- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0024.161124T0600Z-161124T1500Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 334 AM MST WED NOV 23 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER DAYBREAK. * WINDS...WEST AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH RISK FOR TRUCK BLOWOVERS ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 80. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
005 WWUS75 KCYS 231635 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 935 AM MST WED NOV 23 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE ARLINGTON AREA OVERNIGHT... WYZ110-240045- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0024.161124T0600Z-161124T1500Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 935 AM MST WED NOV 23 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER DAYBREAK. * WINDS...WEST AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH RISK FOR TRUCK BLOWOVERS ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
225 WWUS75 KCYS 231859 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1159 AM MST WED NOV 23 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE ARLINGTON AREA AND INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT OVERNIGHT... WYZ116-241200- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0024.161124T0600Z-161124T1500Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO 1159 AM MST WED NOV 23 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER DAYBREAK. * WINDS...WEST AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH RISK FOR TRUCK BLOWOVERS ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 80. 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. && $$ WYZ110-241200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0024.161124T0600Z-161124T1500Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1159 AM MST WED NOV 23 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER DAYBREAK. * WINDS...WEST AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH RISK FOR TRUCK BLOWOVERS ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
619 WWUS75 KCYS 240426 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 926 PM MST WED NOV 23 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE ARLINGTON AREA AND INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... WYZ110-116-241500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0024.161124T0600Z-161124T1500Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO 926 PM MST WED NOV 23 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER DAYBREAK. * WINDS...WEST AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH RISK FOR TRUCK BLOWOVERS ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 80. LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THE HIGH WINDS TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE HALF INCH OR LESS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND CONDITIONS MAY BE SLICK IN SPOTS. REDUCE SPEEDS AND INCREASE SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER 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. && $$
761 WWUS75 KCYS 241002 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 302 AM MST THU NOV 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE ARLINGTON AREA AND INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR KIMBALL AND SIDNEY AREAS FROM MID MORNING UNTIL SUNSET... WYZ110-116-241500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-161124T1500Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO 302 AM MST THU NOV 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS INCREASING TOWARDS DAYBREAK AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * WINDS...WEST AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH RISK FOR TRUCK BLOWOVERS ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 80. LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THE HIGH WINDS WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE HALF INCH OR LESS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND CONDITIONS MAY BE SLICK IN SPOTS. REDUCE SPEEDS AND INCREASE SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NEZ054-055-250000- /O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0015.161124T1500Z-161125T0000Z/ KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...BROWNSON...SIDNEY 302 AM MST THU NOV 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING BY MID MORNING WITH SPEEDS DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AROUND MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. THIS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME BLOWING DUST ALONG INTERSTATE 80...AND REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 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. && $$
490 WWUS75 KCYS 241113 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 413 AM MST THU NOV 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE ARLINGTON AREA HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...THE I-80 SUMMIT HIGH WIND WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR KIMBALL AND SIDNEY AREAS FROM MID MORNING UNTIL SUNSET... WYZ110-241215- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-161124T1500Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 413 AM MST THU NOV 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING WHICH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. HOWEVER, WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. $$ WYZ116-241500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-161124T1500Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO 413 AM MST THU NOV 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS INCREASING TOWARDS DAYBREAK AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY MID MORNING. * WINDS...WEST AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH RISK FOR TRUCK BLOWOVERS ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 80. LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THE HIGH WINDS WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE HALF INCH OR LESS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND CONDITIONS MAY BE SLICK IN SPOTS. REDUCE SPEEDS AND INCREASE SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER 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. && $$ NEZ054-055-241915- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0015.161124T1500Z-161125T0000Z/ KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...BROWNSON...SIDNEY 413 AM MST THU NOV 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING BY MID MORNING WITH SPEEDS DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AROUND MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. THIS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME BLOWING DUST ALONG INTERSTATE 80... AND REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
570 WWUS75 KCYS 241443 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 743 AM MST THU NOV 24 2016 ...THE I-80 SUMMIT HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR KIMBALL AND SIDNEY AREAS FROM MID MORNING UNTIL SUNSET... WYZ116-241545- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-161124T1500Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO 743 AM MST THU NOV 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... STRONGEST WINDS ARE SHIFTING EASTWARD AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE WINDS TRACKS EASTWARD INTO KANSAS. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG OVER THE I-80 SUMMIT WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME AT 8 AM. $$ NEZ054-055-242245- /O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0015.161124T1500Z-161125T0000Z/ KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...BROWNSON...SIDNEY 743 AM MST THU NOV 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING BY MID MORNING WITH SPEEDS DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AROUND MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. THIS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME BLOWING DUST ALONG INTERSTATE 80... AND REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
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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.