Alert archive / Nebraska / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Feb 6, 2016, 12:48 PM MST for 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 7, 2016, 8:00 AM 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
- Feb 6, 2016, 12:48 PM MST (19:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2016, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2016, 4:52 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 10:27 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 25 Ne Harrison, NE | HIGHWAY 71 NDOR SENSOR NEAR THE NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LINE. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 40 TO 47 MPH FOR OVER ONE HOUR. |
| Feb 7, 11:58 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 50 | 25 Ne Harrison, NE | HIGHWAY 71 NDOR SENSOR NEAR THE NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LINE. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 45 TO 55 MPH FOR ONE HOUR. |
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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 2661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
331 WWUS75 KCYS 061948 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1248 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING FOR THE WIND CORRIDORS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING WITH A STRONG WIND EVENT LIKELY ON SUNDAY ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA... NEZ002-003-095-070400- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0006.160207T1500Z-160208T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0005.160207T1500Z-160208T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON 1248 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MIDMORNING SUNDAY THROUGH 6 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 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. && $$ WYZ106-110-116-117-070400- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160207T0600Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN... WHITAKER 1248 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH 11 PM TODAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. WITH RECENT SNOWFALL...THESE WINDS COULD COMBINE WITH BLOWING SNOW TO CREATE SLICK ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOW OVERS...ESPECIALLY NEAR ARLINGTON AND BORDEAUX AND THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-096-070400- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0006.160207T1500Z-160208T0100Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...AGATE 1248 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...MIDMORNING SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
928 WWUS75 KCYS 070311 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 811 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT... .STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT WHEN WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE SUNDAY MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY UNTIL LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ106-110-070415- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160207T0600Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 811 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WHILE STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AND GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT...MAINLY AROUND THE ARLINGTON AREA. $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-096-071300- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0006.160207T1500Z-160208T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0005.160207T1500Z-160208T0100Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...AGATE 811 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...8 AM MST SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO 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. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ WYZ116-117-071200- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160207T1200Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 811 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH 11 PM TODAY. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WITH RECENT SNOWFALL...THESE WINDS COULD COMBINE WITH BLOWING SNOW TO CREATE SLICK ROADS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR VEHICLE BLOW OVERS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT BETWEEN LARAMIE AND CHEYENNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-071300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0005.160207T1500Z-160208T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON 811 PM MST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...8 AM MST SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO 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. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
214 WWUS75 KCYS 070933 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 233 AM MST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY... .STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WYZ116-117-071045- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160207T1200Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER 233 AM MST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-080100- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0005.160207T1500Z-160208T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 233 AM MST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...8 AM MST THIS MORNING UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO 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. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$ RUBIN
498 WWUS75 KCYS 072037 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 137 PM MST SUN FEB 7 2016 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-080100- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160208T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 137 PM MST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FOR DETAILED ROAD AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN WYOMING AND NEBRASKA...DIAL 5 1 1. && $$
531 WWUS75 KCYS 072352 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 452 PM MST SUN FEB 7 2016 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-080100- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160208T0100Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF... GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY... HARRISON...AGATE 452 PM MST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS THE THREAT OF HAZARDOUS WINDS HAS ENDED. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL HOWEVER CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2:04 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 18 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.