Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 35, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Dec 29, 2016, 10:10 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Dec 29, 2016, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for 17 hr. 20 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
- Dec 29, 2016, 10:10 AM MST (17:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2016, 8:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2016, 12:57 PM MST
- In force
- 17 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 17:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 8:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Bordeaux, WY | 46 MPH SUSTAINED |
| Dec 30, 12:30 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 47 | 1 Sse Bordeaux, WY | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 47 MPH FROM 1120 PM TO 1230 AM. |
| Dec 30, 12:43 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 10 Wsw I-25 Exit 92, WY | FROM THE CWOP STATION AT 5190 FEET ELEVATION. |
| Dec 30, 4:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Wnw Buford, WY | ELEVATION 7944 FEET. |
| Dec 30, 5:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE ARLINGTON EAST. SUSTAINED WIND 43 MPH. |
| Dec 30, 6:01 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 49 MPH. |
| Dec 30, 6:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE FOOTE CREEK. SUSTAINED WINDN 45 MPH. |
| Dec 30, 6:45 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE ARLINGTON EAST. |
| Dec 30, 6:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE COOPER COVE. SUSTAINED WIND 45 MPH. |
| Dec 30, 6:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE FOOTE CREEK. SUSTAINED WIND 44 MPH. |
| Dec 30, 6:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 49MPH. |
| Dec 30, 7:25 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 Ese Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE ARLINGTON EAST. |
| Dec 30, 7:25 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE FOOTE CREEK. |
| Dec 30, 7:26 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 45 MPH. |
| Dec 30, 7:40 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE COOPER COVE. SUSTAINED WIND 42 MPH. |
| Dec 30, 8:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE COOPER COVE. SUSTAINED WIND 44 MPH. |
| Dec 30, 8:11 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | Arlington, WY | |
| Dec 30, 8:20 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE COOPER COVE. |
| Dec 30, 8:20 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | THIS IS WTDOT SITE FOOTE CREEK. |
| Dec 30, 8:21 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Arlington, WY |
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, 5.2 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
- 2487 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
085 WWUS75 KCYS 291710 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1010 AM MST THU DEC 29 2016 ...POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS TO RETURN TO INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... WYZ106-300800- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0027.161230T0300Z-161230T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0035.161230T0300Z-161230T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 1010 AM MST THU DEC 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BECOME STRONG BY MIDNIGHT. HIGH WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS MAY RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR BORDEAUX BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
518 WWUS75 KCYS 292001 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 101 PM MST THU DEC 29 2016 ...STRONG WINDS TO RETURN TO INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... WYZ106-301100- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0035.161230T0300Z-161230T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 101 PM MST THU DEC 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BECOME STRONG BY MIDNIGHT. HIGH WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS MAY RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR BORDEAUX BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
821 WWUS75 KCYS 300425 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 925 PM MST THU DEC 29 2016 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... WYZ106-301200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-161230T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 925 PM MST THU DEC 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS MAY RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR BORDEAUX BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. 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. && $$ HAMMER
733 WWUS75 KCYS 301038 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 338 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... WYZ106-302100- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-161230T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 338 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH 2 PM TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR BORDEAUX BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ RUBIN
076 WWUS75 KCYS 301218 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 518 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND AND ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... WYZ110-302100- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-161230T2100Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 518 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 2 PM TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN. 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. && $$ WYZ106-302100- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-161230T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 518 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH 2 PM TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25 NEAR BORDEAUX BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ RUBIN
164 WWUS75 KCYS 301511 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 811 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2016 WYZ106-301615- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-161230T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BORDEAUX 811 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE RAPIDLY DIMINISHED IN THE BORDEAUX AREA IN SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY. THEREFORE...WILL CANCEL THE HIGH WIND WARNING THIS MORNING. GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. $$ WYZ110-302100- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-161230T2100Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 811 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH 2 PM TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
230 WWUS75 KCYS 301957 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1257 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2016 WYZ110-302100- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-161230T2100Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1257 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH INTO THIS EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN NOT BE RULED OUT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...BUT GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 7:44 PM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Laramie, Platte | 14 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.