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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Cheyenne, WY

April 23, 20165 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Apr 23, 2016, 7:58 PM MDT for 5 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 24, 2016, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 23, 2016, 7:58 PM MDT (01:58 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 24, 2016, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 24, 2016, 3:23 PM MDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Banner County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:59 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 183 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2016-04-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 23 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2016-04-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
23 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3519 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

866 
WWUS75 KCYS 240158
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
758 PM MDT SAT APR 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
SUNDAY...

.STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE WIND PRONE
AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO THE
LARAMIE VALLEY AND CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY AFTER SUNRISE ON SUNDAY.
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

WYZ106-110-116-117-241200-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0017.160424T0200Z-160425T0000Z/
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...
BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL...
HORSE CREEK
758 PM MDT SAT APR 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE AN INCREASED RISK OF BLOW 
  OVERS OR BLOW OFFS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ115-118-241200-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.160424T1200Z-160425T0000Z/
LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSLER...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE
758 PM MDT SAT APR 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...6 AM TO 6 PM SUNDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE AN INCREASED RISK OF BLOW 
  OVERS OR BLOW OFFS. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-241200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0008.160424T1600Z-160425T0000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...KIMBALL...BROWNSON...
SIDNEY
758 PM MDT SAT APR 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...10 AM THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED
  GUSTING TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. INCREASED RISK FOR BLOW OFFS
  AND BLOWOVERS OF HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. 

 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
960 
WWUS75 KCYS 241011
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
411 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WIND
PRONE LOCATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO
THE LARAMIE VALLEY AND CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY TODAY. WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

WYZ106-110-116-117-250000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160425T0000Z/
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...
BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL...
HORSE CREEK
411 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE AN INCREASED RISK OF BLOW 
  OVERS OR BLOW OFFS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ115-118-250000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.160424T1200Z-160425T0000Z/
LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSLER...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE
411 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...6 AM TO 6 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE AN INCREASED RISK OF BLOW 
  OVERS OR BLOW OFFS. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-250000-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0008.160424T1600Z-160425T0000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...KIMBALL...BROWNSON...
SIDNEY
411 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...10 AM THROUGH 6 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED 
  GUSTING TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. INCREASED RISK FOR BLOW 
  OFFS AND BLOWOVERS OF HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

RUBIN
802 
WWUS75 KCYS 241652
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1052 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM ARLINGTON
EASTWARD TO CHEYENNE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY EARLY THIS
EVENING.

WYZ106-110-116-117-250000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160425T0000Z/
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...
BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL...
HORSE CREEK
1052 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE AN INCREASED RISK OF BLOW 
  OVERS OR BLOW OFFS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ115-118-250000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160425T0000Z/
LARAMIE VALLEY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSLER...LARAMIE...CHEYENNE
1052 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE AN INCREASED RISK OF BLOW 
  OVERS OR BLOW OFFS. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-250000-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160425T0000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...KIMBALL...BROWNSON...
SIDNEY
1052 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. INCREASED RISK FOR BLOW 
  OFFS AND BLOWOVERS OF HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
022 
WWUS75 KCYS 242123
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
323 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2016

...STRONG WINDS WINDING DOWN ACROSS REGION...

.THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE
AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...HOWEVER HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED.

WYZ106-110-115>118-242230-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160425T0000Z/
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...
BOSLER...LARAMIE...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...
FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE
323 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

HIGHS WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE OVER
THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

$$

NEZ019>021-054-055-242230-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160425T0000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...KIMBALL...BROWNSON...
SIDNEY
323 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 8:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSCheyenne48 min
Apr 23, 9:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSMorrill46 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.