Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 16, 2016, 2:08 PM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It was in force for 33 hr. 18 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
- Jan 16, 2016, 2:08 PM MST (21:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2016, 11:01 PM MST
- In force
- 33 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 21:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 2.1 | 1 Nne Centennial, WY | |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 9 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 30 HOURS. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 9.5 | 16 Ene Riverside, WY | SOUTH BRUSH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 8440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 30 HOURS. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 24 W Saratoga, WY | SAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.8 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 30 HOURS. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12.5 | 11 Sse Encampment, WY | BLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9820 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.8 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 30 HOURS. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 13.5 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR PARK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.9 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 30 HOURS. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 10 Ssw Arlington, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.8 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 30 HOURS. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 8 Wsw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.1 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 30 HOURS. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 17.4 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 13 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 30 HOURS. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 16 Ene Savery, WY | SANDSTONE RANGER STATION SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 30 HOURS. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 10 Wsw Encampment, WY | OLD BATTLE SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 10000 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 30 HOURS. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 21 | 20 Wnw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 30 HOURS. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 23 | 10 Sw Encampment, WY | LITTLE SNAKE RIVER SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8915 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 30 HOURS. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 27 | 12 W Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 18 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 30 HOURS. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 27 | 28 E Savery, WY | WHISKEY PARK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8950 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.8 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 30 HOURS. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 32 | 21 Sse Elk Mountain, WY | MEDICINE BOW SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10500 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 1.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 20 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 30 HOURS. |
| Jan 17, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 4.5 | Sw Elk Mountain, WY | |
| Jan 17, 7:10 AM MST | SNOW 0.6 | 9 Wsw Rock River, 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, 9.1 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
- 1879 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 116 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
058 WWUS45 KCYS 162108 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 208 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE ROCKIES... PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL CONCERNS WILL DEVELOP IN THE ARLINGTON AREA THIS EVENING DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO GUST 45 TO 55 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM LARAMIE TO RAWLINS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES WITH GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 ARE LIKELY IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRES. BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE WITH SNOWFALL INCREASING IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE...INCLUDING BUFORD AND THE SUMMIT. WYZ116-170515- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160117T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.160117T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 208 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL THIS EVENING...AND WILL COMBINE WITH BLOWING SNOW TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL...DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ114-170515- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.160117T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 208 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES...HEAVIEST ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR RECREATIONISTS IN THESE AREAS WILL NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE ADDITIONAL SNOW POTENTIAL AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ112-170515- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0001.160116T2108Z-160118T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE- 208 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES...HEAVIEST ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...THOSE IN OUTDOOR RECREATION SUCH AS CAMPING OR HUNTING IN THESE AREAS WILL NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE ADDITIONAL SNOW POTENTIAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ110-170515- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0001.160117T0200Z-160117T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0001.160117T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 208 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BECOME STRONG TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING MODERATE AT TIMES TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL ISSUES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER ROADWAYS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ113-170515- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.160117T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE 208 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON... PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL...DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
9 follow-up statements
441 WWUS45 KCYS 170428 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 928 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL OCCUR IN THE ARLINGTON AREA DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH WINDS GUSTING 45 TO 55 MPH AND VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM LARAMIE TO RAWLINS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES WITH GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 ARE LIKELY IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRES. BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE WITH SNOWFALL INCREASING. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. WYZ110-171230- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 928 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SOME ROAD CLOSURES LIKELY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ112-171230- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE- 928 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES...HEAVIEST ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...THOSE IN OUTDOOR RECREATION SUCH AS CAMPING OR HUNTING IN THESE AREAS WILL NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE ADDITIONAL SNOW POTENTIAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ113-114-116-171230- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE... CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE 928 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL...DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
554 WWUS45 KCYS 170813 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 113 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL OCCUR IN THE ARLINGTON AREA DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH WINDS GUSTING 45 TO 55 MPH AND VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM LARAMIE TO RAWLINS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 20 INCHES WITH GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 ARE LIKELY IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRES. BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE WITH SNOWFALL INCREASING. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. WYZ114-171800- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 113 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 20 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...THOSE IN OUTDOOR RECREATION SUCH AS CAMPING...HUNTING OR SNOWMOBILING IN THESE AREAS WILL NEED TO PREPARE FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ110-171800- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 113 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SOME ROAD CLOSURES LIKELY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ112-171800- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE- 113 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 20 INCHES...HEAVIEST ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...THOSE IN OUTDOOR RECREATION SUCH AS CAMPING...HUNTING OR SNOWMOBILING IN THESE AREAS WILL NEED TO PREPARE FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ113-116-171800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 113 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL...DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
232 WWUS45 KCYS 171003 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 303 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL OCCUR IN THE ARLINGTON AREA DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH WINDS GUSTING 45 TO 55 MPH AND VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM LARAMIE TO RAWLINS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 20 INCHES WITH GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 ARE LIKELY IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRES. BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE WITH SNOWFALL INCREASING. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. LASTLY...A MODERATE SNOW BAND WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF LARAMIE COUNTY THROUGH SUNRISE WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA. THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS IN LARAMIE COUNTY WILL BE IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTY...INCLUDING CHEYENNE. WYZ110-171800- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 303 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SOME ROAD CLOSURES LIKELY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ112-114-171800- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 303 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 20 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...THOSE IN OUTDOOR RECREATION SUCH AS CAMPING... HUNTING OR SNOWMOBILING IN THESE AREAS WILL NEED TO PREPARE FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ117>119-171800- /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 303 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL...DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND PINE BLUFFS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ113-116-171800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 303 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL...DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
829 WWUS45 KCYS 171013 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 313 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL OCCUR IN THE ARLINGTON AREA DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH WINDS GUSTING 45 TO 55 MPH AND VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM LARAMIE TO RAWLINS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 20 INCHES WITH GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 ARE LIKELY IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRES. BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE WITH SNOWFALL INCREASING. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. LASTLY...A MODERATE SNOW BAND WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF LARAMIE COUNTY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA. THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS IN LARAMIE COUNTY WILL BE IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTY...INCLUDING CHEYENNE. WYZ110-171815- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 313 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SOME ROAD CLOSURES LIKELY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ112-114-171815- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 313 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 20 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...THOSE IN OUTDOOR RECREATION SUCH AS CAMPING... HUNTING OR SNOWMOBILING IN THESE AREAS WILL NEED TO PREPARE FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ117>119-171600- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160117T1600Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 313 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL...DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND PINE BLUFFS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$ WYZ113-116-171815- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 313 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL...DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
687 WWUS45 KCYS 171559 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 859 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES TODAY... PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL OCCUR IN THE ARLINGTON AREA DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH WINDS GUSTING 45 TO 55 MPH AND VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM LARAMIE TO RAWLINS. HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS HAS DIMINISHED TO LIGHT SNOW WITH PERHAPS ANOTHER ONE TO THREE INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW EXPECTED TODAY. BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. WYZ117>119-171700- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160117T1600Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER... CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS 859 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... LIGHT SNOW DIMINISHED TO FLURRIES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THIS MORNING. $$ WYZ110-180000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 859 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND OCCASIONAL SNOW MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 INCH. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SOME ROAD CLOSURES LIKELY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ112-114-180000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 859 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 FEET...HEAVIEST ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...THOSE IN OUTDOOR RECREATION SUCH AS CAMPING... HUNTING OR SNOWMOBILING IN THESE AREAS WILL NEED TO PREPARE FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ113-116-180000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 859 AM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL...DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
470 WWUS45 KCYS 172045 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 145 PM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SNOW DIMINISHING OUTSIDE THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON BUT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH EAST OF THE FRONT RANGE AND PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW DIMINISHING OUTSIDE THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING MOUNTAINS. VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS INCLUDING THE THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM LARAMIE TO RAWLINS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WIND GUSTS INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 MPH AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. WYZ110-181200- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160119T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 145 PM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 45 MPH...INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SOME ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE LIKELY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ112-114-180000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 145 PM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 FEET...HEAVIEST ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ WYZ113-116-180000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 145 PM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON HOWEVER GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN AN INCH. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL...DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
688 WWUS45 KCYS 172045 CCA WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 145 PM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...SNOW DIMINISHING OUTSIDE THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON BUT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH EAST OF THE FRONT RANGE AND PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW DIMINISHING OUTSIDE THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING MOUNTAINS. VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS INCLUDING THE THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM LARAMIE TO RAWLINS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WIND GUSTS INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 MPH AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. WYZ110-181200- /O.COR.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160119T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 145 PM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 45 MPH...INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SOME ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE LIKELY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ112-114-180000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 145 PM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 FEET...HEAVIEST ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. && $$ WYZ113-116-180000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 145 PM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON HOWEVER GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN AN INCH. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL...DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
023 WWUS45 KCYS 180005 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 505 PM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY... .WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ARLINGTON AREA. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WYZ112-114-180115- /O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING 505 PM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST AS THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 2 INCHES. $$ WYZ113-116-180115- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160118T0000Z/ UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE... VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE 505 PM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE ADVISED AREA BUT LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NEARBY MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. $$ WYZ110-181200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160119T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 505 PM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 55 MPH...THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SOME ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE LIKELY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
802 WWUS45 KCYS 180601 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1101 PM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY... .WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ARLINGTON AREA. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WYZ110-181815- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0005.160118T0601Z-160119T0000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1101 PM MST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 55 MPH...THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SOME ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 16, 10:46 AM MST, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 10:46 AM MST, 3 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1046 AM MST SAT JAN 16 2016
.UPDATE...FOR NOON AVIATION FORECAST PACKAGE
UPDATE ISSUED AT 939 AM MST SAT JAN 16 2016
LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS INDICATED THAT THE ARCTIC FRONT HAD
DRIFTED SOUTH INTO NORTHEAST WY AND FAR NORTHWEST NE. A BAND
OF LIGHT SNOW WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT
AFFECTING NORTHEAST NIOBRARA AND NORTHERN SIOUX AND DAWES COS.
ALSO...LIGHT SNOW WAS OBSERVED AT RAWLINS. GUSTY WEST-NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 25-35 MPH WERE PRODUCING PATCHY BLOWING SNOW AND BLACK
ICE ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM THE SUMMIT WESTWARD.
THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO STALL ALONG THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS
EVENING WITH SNOW INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ALONG
AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AS
WELL WITH GUSTS APPROACHING HIGH WIND CRITERIA...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE SOUTHEAST WY MOUNTAINS AND ARLINGTON AREA. BASED
ON 12Z MODELS AND WPC SNOW PROGS...MAY BE UPGRADING THE WINTER
WEATHER HEADLINES FOR THE SNOWY/SIERRA MADRES AND NORTH SNOWY
RANGE FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 615 AM MST SAT JAN 16 2016
A SOMEWHAT COMPLICATED FORECAST IS UP AND COMING THE NEXT FEW
DAYS WITH THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND RESULTANT
BLOWING SNOW IMPACTS.
130 KT UPPER JET STREAK WILL SLIDE EAST OVER THE FORECAST AREA
THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH HEIGHTS ALOFT BEGINNING TO RISE.
A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PAC NW DURING
THE DAY...SLIDING SOUTHEAST ACROSS IDAHO AND UTAH TONIGHT IN NW
FLOW. AHEAD OF THIS WAVE...RATHER STRONG PRESSURE FALLS OF 4-9 MB
PER 6HRS ARE PROGGED OVER SOUTHERN WYOMING. THE GRADIENT RESPONDS
ACCORDINGLY WITH THE CAG-CPR GRADIENT STRENGTHENING TO 45-55 MTRS
AT BOTH 850 AND 700 MB BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE GRADIENT
STRENGTHENS FURTHER TONIGHT...WITH WINDS IN THE 750 TO 700 MB
LAYER INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KTS. RESULTANT SURFACE WINDS WILL
STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...AND PERHAPS APPROACHING
HIGH WIND THRESHOLDS OVERNIGHT.
SNOW WILL ALSO INTENSIFY LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE MOUNTAINS
SPREADING TO THE NEARBY HIGH VALLEYS AND EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH
THE EVENING-OVERNIGHT AS THE SHORTWAVE DIVES JUST TO OUR WEST.
BEST OVERALL FORCING WILL TRACK WEST AND SOUTH OF OUR CWA AHEAD
OF THE WAVE. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF OROGRAPHICS WITH
INCREASING WEST-NORTHWEST UPSLOPE FLOW AND MODERATE UPPER LEVEL
LIFT WITHIN THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH AXIS WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE IN THE
LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. LOOKING AT ROUGHLY 5
TO 10 INCHES IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST-NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES...4 TO 6 IN THE
ARLINGTON AREA...AND ROUGHLY 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE HIGH VALLEYS.
CONCERNED THAT WITH THE COMBINATION OF PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED
STRONG WINDS...RECENT SNOW...AND NEW SNOW UP-AND-COMING...WILL
SEE HAZARDOUS WINTRY CONDITIONS FOR SOME LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST
OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. WENT AHEAD WITH A WINTER STORM WATCH
STARTING THIS EVENING FOR THE ARLINGTON AREA AS WINDS COULD GUST
45 TO 55 MPH TONIGHT DURING PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL...POSSIBLY LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF SNOW. CONCERNED THAT BLOWING SNOW IN THIS AREA PRIOR TO THE
ONSET OF FALLING SNOW COULD CREATE SLICK ROADWAYS...BUT
YESTERDAY'S MINIMAL ACCUMULATION HERE SHOULD KEEP OVERALL IMPACTS
ON THE LOWER END SO WILL START THE WATCH THIS EVENING VS THIS
AFTERNOON. AS WINDS COME UP THIS MORNING...THINK THAT YESTERDAYS
(HIGHER) SNOWFALL IN THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE WILL COMBINE WITH
THE GUSTY WINDS TO PRODUCE MORE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW ISSUES
THIS AFTERNOON...SO STARTED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LATE THIS
MORNING FOR BLOWING SNOW. LASTLY...RE-ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRES THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE HIGHER SNOW TOTALS AND LIKELY GUSTY WINDS.
BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. A COLD FRONT WILL DIVE SOUTH ACROSS THE PLAINS
AFTER 21Z TODAY...STALLING JUST EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE BY
12Z SUNDAY. MODELS SHOW SOME FRONTOGENESIS WITH AN EPV OVERLAY
ACROSS THE PLAINS...THUS ANTICIPATE SOME BANDED SNOW TO DEVELOP
ALONG THE LARAMIE RANGE AND SFC FRONT...TRACKING SOUTHEAST. LAPSE
RATES ARE NOT QUITE AS IMPRESSIVE AS YESTERDAY...HOWEVER STILL ARE
PROGGED TO BE 6 TO 7 C THROUGH TONIGHT. SO...THESE BANDS COULD
PRODUCE A QUICK 1 TO 3 INCHES OR MORE IN SOME AREAS THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. THE GOOD THING IS THAT WINDS IN THE POST FRONTAL
ENVIRONMENT LOOK TO BE FAIRLY LIGHT...SO ALTHOUGH SNOW RATES MAY
BE HIGH FOR A BRIEF PERIOD...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE
MINIMAL.
HEADING INTO SUNDAY...WINDS BACK OFF SOME...BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY
ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. RIGHT NOW...HAVE THE
LOWER ELEVATION WINTER HIGHLIGHTS ENDING LATE SUNDAY MORNING WHEN
THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END...BUT MAY NEED TO EXTEND THESE IF
WINDS REMAIN STRONG. WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THE SHORTWAVE WITH INCREASED SUBSIDENCE AND AS THE
SFC FRONT SHIFTS EAST AND STRENGTHENS THE GRADIENT.
.LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 615 AM MST SAT JAN 16 2016
UPPER RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY IN PROGRESSIVE
UPPER FLOW. NEXT SHORTWAVE TO AFFECT THE AREA WILL THEN PASS
ACROSS MONDAY NIGHT BRINGING A COOL FRONT AND A RATHER QUICK SHOT
OF SNOW SHOWERS TO MUCH OF THE CWA. LULL IN THE WEATHER AGAIN
TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY EVENING THEN THE NEXT SHORTWAVE SCOOTS ACROSS
WEDNESDAY BRINGING SOME SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY TO THE MTNS. HIGHER
AMPLITUDE UPPER RIDGE THEN BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN CONUS THURSDAY
THEN EDGES EASTWARD OVER THE CWA FRIDAY BODING FOR A DRY AND
WARMER CLOSE TO THE WEEK. SOME BREEZY PERIODS WILL OCCUR AROUND
THE SE WY MTNS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVES
WHICH COULD CONTINUE TO BRING SOME BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS EARLY IN
THE WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1046 AM MST SAT JAN 16 2016
COLD FRONT HAS SLIPPED NEAR OR JUST SOUTHEAST OF CHADRON. FORCING
ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LIKELY KEEP PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW
AND IFR CEILINGS GOING AT CHADRON FOR MUCH OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THE EVENING HOURS. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE A SLOW PROGRESSION
SOUTHEAST HANGING UP ALONG THE LARAMIE RANGE TONIGHT. THIS WILL
RESULT IN BANDS OF SNOW FORMING UP TRACKING SOUTHEAST ALONG AND
BEHIND THE FRONT FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING...SO
WILL DROP CHEYENNE...SCOTTSBLUFF...ALLIANCE AND SIDNEY TO IFR IN
LIGHT SNOW AND LOWERED CEILINGS DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING
HOURS TONIGHT AND KEEP THOSE CONDITIONS PREVAILING INTO THE
MORNING. HIGHER WINDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN SNOW BECOMING
WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER IN THE SOUTHERN WYOMING MOUNTAINS TONIGHT
AND THAT WILL SPILL OFF AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT...SO WE HAVE
LARAMIE IN IFR CATEGORY IN LIGHT SNOW STARTING THIS EVENING.
RAWLINS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO SEE OFF AND ON LIGHT SNOW AND
LOWERED CEILINGS THROUGH TONIGHT.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 615 AM MST SAT JAN 16 2016
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE AREA TODAY...ALONG WITH GUSTY
WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE
SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS WHERE 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE WIND PRONE AREAS
ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE TODAY...AND WILL BE STRONG AT
TIMES TONIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW WILL BE A CONCERN FOR THOSE TRAVELING THROUGH THE REGION.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE 20S AND 30S THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...WARMING BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST
SUNDAY FOR WYZ112-114.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 7 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING FOR WYZ110.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY FOR WYZ116.
NE...NONE.
&&
UPDATE...MJ
SHORT TERM...RJM
LONG TERM...RE
AVIATION...JG
FIRE WEATHER...RJMHazardous weather outlook, Jan 16, 11:05 AM MST, 3 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1105 AM MST SAT JAN 16 2016 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>109-111-113-116-118-119- 171145- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 1105 AM MST SAT JAN 16 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA...EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. WYZ110-112-114-115-117-171145- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- 1105 AM MST SAT JAN 16 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PREIODS OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE LIKELY WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT TRAVEL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST SUNDAY WHILE SNOW TAPERS OFF. BLOWING SNOW WILL STILL RESULT IN ADVERSE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...HOWEVER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE APPRECIATED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 16, 8:59 AM MST, 5 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
859 AM MST SAT JAN 16 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0431 AM HIGH SUST WINDS 1 ENE BUFORD 41.12N 105.28W
01/14/2016 E40.00 MPH ALBANY WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
BUFORD EAST WYDOT SITE. AVERAGE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH
FOR ONE HOUR ENDING AT 431 AM MST. PEAK GUST 52 MPH.
0556 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 S I-25 EXIT 100 42.32N 105.05W
01/14/2016 M63.00 MPH PLATTE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
COLEMAN WYDOT SENSOR. SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH.
0810 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 13 NE CENTENNIAL 41.44N 105.96W
01/14/2016 M52.00 MPH ALBANY WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH FOR THE LAST 25 MIN WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS RANGING 39 TO 41 MPH.
0820 AM NON-TSTM WND GST BORDEAUX 41.95N 104.95W
01/14/2016 M62.00 MPH PLATTE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 49 MPH.
0905 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 7 ESE ARLINGTON 41.55N 106.09W
01/14/2016 M54.00 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 39 MPH.
0905 AM NON-TSTM WND GST BORDEAUX 41.95N 104.95W
01/14/2016 M53.00 MPH PLATTE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH.
0910 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 13 NE CENTENNIAL 41.44N 105.96W
01/14/2016 M50.00 MPH ALBANY WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH.
0915 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 S CHUGWATER 41.65N 104.85W
01/14/2016 M52.00 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 39 MPH. SUSTAINED HAS BEEN 39 TO 44 MPH FOR
THE LAST 10 MIN AS GUSTS HAVE INCREASED TO EXCEED 50 MPH.
1000 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 ESE CRYSTAL LAKE RESE 41.10N 105.07W
01/14/2016 M50.00 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WINDS 33 MPH.
1029 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 9 S CHEYENNE 41.02N 104.79W
01/14/2016 M55.00 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 47 MPH
1055 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 9 SSE CRYSTAL LAKE RESE 41.04N 105.15W
01/14/2016 M58.00 MPH LARAMIE WY MESONET
SUSTAINED AT 44 MPH
1115 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 ESE CRYSTAL LAKE RESE 41.10N 105.07W
01/14/2016 M62.00 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 43 MPH.
1120 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NNW WHITAKER 41.42N 104.88W
01/14/2016 M50.00 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 41 MPH.
1121 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NE GRANITE SPRINGS RE 41.19N 105.20W
01/14/2016 M58.00 MPH LARAMIE WY MESONET
SUSTAINED AT 39
1125 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 9 S CHEYENNE 41.02N 104.79W
01/14/2016 M52.00 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH.
1146 AM NON-TSTM WND GST BUFORD 41.11N 105.30W
01/14/2016 M52.00 MPH ALBANY WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH.
1153 AM NON-TSTM WND GST RAWLINS 41.78N 107.23W
01/14/2016 M51.00 MPH CARBON WY ASOS
SUSTAINED AT 39 MPH.
1231 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NE GRANITE SPRINGS RE 41.19N 105.20W
01/14/2016 M60.00 MPH LARAMIE WY MESONET
SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH.
1231 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 13 NE CENTENNIAL 41.44N 105.96W
01/14/2016 M50.00 MPH ALBANY WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 37 MPH.
1231 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 ESE CRYSTAL LAKE RESE 41.10N 105.07W
01/14/2016 M50.00 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 32 MPH.
&&
MJAMSKILocal storm report, Jan 16, 1:32 PM MST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
132 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0121 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ARLINGTON 41.59N 106.21W
01/16/2016 M53 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 39 TO 41 MPH.
&&
BCHAPMANLocal storm report, Jan 16, 1:47 PM MST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
147 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NW ARLINGTON 41.62N 106.24W
01/16/2016 M53 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED BETWEEN 37 AND 40 MPH.
&&
BCHAPMANLocal storm report, Jan 16, 1:50 PM MST, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
150 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0141 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ARLINGTON 41.59N 106.21W
01/16/2016 M55 MPH CARBON WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED AT 37 TO 40 MPH.
&&
BCHAPMANSpecial weather statement, Jan 16, 1:56 PM MST, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 156 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016 WYZ110-170000- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 156 PM MST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW HAVING IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 80 TODAY BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS... STRONG WINDS ARE BEING REPORTED ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH BEING REPORTED. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE ROAD CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1/4 MILE AT TIMES AND PRODUCING SLICK SPOTS ON THE ROADWAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT WHEN THE WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND CAUSING DRIFTING OF SNOW. MOTORISTS WHO MUST TRAVEL WEST OF LARAMIE TODAY TO RAWLINS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SLOW DOWN...LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES...AND BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER ICY SECTIONS OF ROAD. WYDOT HAS RESTRICTED LIGHT TRAILERS ON INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND WALCOTT JUNCTION JUST EAST OF RAWLINS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 4:32 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 10 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:32 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie | 10 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:08 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie | 27 hr |
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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.