Alert archive / Nebraska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 12, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Apr 28, 2016, 3:03 AM MDT for 6 counties in Nebraska; Albany County, Carbon County, Laramie County, Wyoming. It took effect at Apr 28, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 50 hr. 40 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
- Apr 28, 2016, 3:03 AM MDT (09:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 28, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2016, 7:51 PM MDT
- In force
- 50 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Sioux County, NE, Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Laramie County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 6:00 AM MDT | FREEZING RAIN 0 | 10 N Cheyenne, WY | 1/8TH INCH ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING RAIN/FREEZING DRIZZLE ALL NIGHT. 0.05 LIQUID. |
| Apr 29, 6:00 AM MDT | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Cheyenne, WY | 1/16TH INCH ACCUMULATION. AT NWS OFFICE IN CHEYENNE |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 1 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.1 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 1 | 16 Ene Savery, WY | SANDSTONE RANGER STATION SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8150 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.1 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 1 | 24 W Saratoga, WY | SAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.1 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 2 | 12 Se Laramie, WY | CROW CREEK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 8330 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 2 | 14 Sw Esterbrook, WY | WINDY PEAK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 7900 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 2 | 16 Ene Riverside, WY | SOUTH BRUSH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 8440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 2 | 20 Wnw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 2 | 25 W Esterbrook, WY | LA PRELE CREEK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 8375 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.2 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 2 | 3 E Gurley, NE | LIQUID MELTDOWN 0.25 INCH. ABOUT 1 INCH OF SNOW ON TOP OF A QUARTER INCH OF SLUSH STILL ON THE GROUND. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 12 W Centennial, WY | NORTH FRENCH CREEK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10130 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 6 Sw Centennial, WY | CINNABAR PARK SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 9574 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.3 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | 10 Sw Encampment, WY | LITTLE SNAKE RIVER SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8915 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 4.8 | 10 Ssw Arlington, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 4.8 | 10 Wsw Encampment, WY | OLD BATTLE SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 10000 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 4.8 | 7 Nw Centennial, WY | BROOKLYN LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10240 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 5 | 11 Sse Encampment, WY | BLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9820 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 5 | 28 E Savery, WY | WHISKEY PARK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8950 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 5 | 8 Wsw Encampment, WY | WEBBER SPRINGS SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9250 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 6 | 21 Sse Elk Mountain, WY | MEDICINE BOW SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10500 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 12 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 7:00 PM MDT | SNOW 10 | 14 E Dixon, WY | BATTLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7440 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.1 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 10 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 19 HOURS. |
| Apr 29, 8:25 PM MDT | SNOW 1.5 | Sidney, NE | 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GRASS. |
| Apr 29, 8:30 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | Kimball, NE | 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GRASS. |
| Apr 30, 6:00 AM MDT | SNOW 2.5 | 10 N Cheyenne, WY | SWE OF 0.26IN. |
| Apr 30, 6:00 AM MDT | SNOW 4.8 | 39 Wsw Chadron, NE | SWE OF 0.62IN. |
| Apr 30, 6:00 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | 17 Wnw Cheyenne, WY | |
| Apr 30, 6:31 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | Alliance, NE | |
| Apr 30, 6:35 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | Sidney, NE | |
| Apr 30, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 2.9 | 18 S Rock River, WY | SWE OF 0.26IN. |
| Apr 30, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 3 | 1 Se Laramie, WY | SWE OF 0.21IN. |
| Apr 30, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 4 | 20 Wsw Warren Af Base, WY | SWE OF 0.4IN. |
| Apr 30, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | 9 Wsw Rock River, WY | SWE OF 0.27IN. |
| Apr 30, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 8 Sse Sidney, NE | |
| Apr 30, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Lodgepole, NE | SWE OF 1.35IN. |
| Apr 30, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 10 | 7 Nw Alliance, NE | SWE OF 0.85IN. |
| Apr 30, 7:48 AM MDT | SNOW 0 | Alliance, NE | REPORTS OF TREE BRANCHES BROKEN DUE TO THE HEAVY WEIGHT OF THE SNOW. REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Apr 30, 8:00 AM MDT | SNOW 5 | 14 W Albin, WY | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Apr 30, 8:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Hemingford, NE | SWE OF 1.12IN. |
| Apr 30, 8:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Alliance, NE | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF BROKEN TREE LIMB AND BRANCHES FALLING OFF, AS WELL AS POWER OUTAGES WITHIN THE CITY. REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
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 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 1796 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
911 WWUS45 KCYS 280903 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 303 AM MDT THU APR 28 2016 ...MORE SNOWFALL ON THE WAY BEGINNING TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS MORNING AND SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY. RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIX TODAY WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO SATURDAY. WYZ114-116-282200- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0011.160429T0000Z-160430T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0012.160429T0000Z-160430T1200Z/ SNOWY RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO 303 AM MDT THU APR 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 15 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY AT OR BELOW ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. 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. && $$ WYZ110-115-282200- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0011.160429T0000Z-160430T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.160429T0600Z-160430T1200Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BOSLER... LARAMIE 303 AM MDT THU APR 28 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY....EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ROADWAYS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WYZ112-282200- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0011.160429T0000Z-160430T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.160429T0000Z-160430T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE- 303 AM MDT THU APR 28 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...6 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS...BE PREPARED FOR PERIODS OF SNOW AND COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WYZ117>119-282200- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.A.0011.160429T0600Z-160430T1200Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITAKER...FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 303 AM MDT THU APR 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH ON FRIDAY. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ TT
8 follow-up statements
380 WWUS45 KCYS 281912 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 112 PM MDT THU APR 28 2016 ...MORE SNOWFALL ON THE WAY BEGINNING TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA... .ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY AND OVER THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS ON SATURDAY. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX TODAY WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO SATURDAY. WYZ117>119-291200- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0011.160429T0600Z-160430T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.WS.W.0012.160429T0600Z-160501T0000Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITAKER...FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 112 PM MDT THU APR 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AND NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. 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. && $$ NEZ020-054-291200- /O.EXB.KCYS.WS.W.0012.160429T0600Z-160501T0000Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL 112 PM MDT THU APR 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 11 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH ON SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ114-116-291200- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0012.160429T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ SNOWY RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO 112 PM MDT THU APR 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 15 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY AT OR BELOW ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. 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. && $$ WYZ110-115-291200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.160429T0600Z-160430T1200Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BOSLER... LARAMIE 112 PM MDT THU APR 28 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT...BECOMING EAST ON FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WYZ112-291200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.160429T0000Z-160430T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE- 112 PM MDT THU APR 28 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT TO 6 PM FRIDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ019-021-055-WYZ106>108-291200- /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.A.0012.160429T1200Z-160501T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-CHEYENNE- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...ANGORA... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...BROWNSON...SIDNEY...BORDEAUX... WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 112 PM MDT THU APR 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH ON SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RUBIN
945 WWUS45 KCYS 290835 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 235 AM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND PLAINS TODAY AND SATURDAY... .ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS TODAY AND SATURDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. WHILE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION...MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THROUGH MUCH OF THE LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY. NEZ055-292200- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0012.160429T1200Z-160501T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNSON...SIDNEY 235 AM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING THIS MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW FOR MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 TODAY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. 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. && $$ WYZ114-116-292200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ SNOWY RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO 235 AM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING THIS MORNING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY AT OR BELOW ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ020-054-WYZ117>119-292200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...WHITAKER... FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 235 AM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 TODAY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. 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. && $$ NEZ019-021-WYZ106>108-292200- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0012.160429T1200Z-160501T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.160429T1800Z-160501T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...ANGORA... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...BORDEAUX...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 235 AM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. UPWARDS OF 8 INCHES IF POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS RIDGE TOPS. LESS THAN 2 INCHES OF SNOW FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THROUGH MUCH OF THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND AT 5 TO 15 MPH TODAY...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-292200- /O.EXB.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.160430T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... HARRISON...AGATE 235 AM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. UPWARDS OF 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE PINE RIDGE WHILE ONLY 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS AT CHADRON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY....SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH TODAY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WYZ110-115-292200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160430T1200Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BOSLER... LARAMIE 235 AM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING THIS MORNING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT...BECOMING EAST ON FRIDAY. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WYZ112-292200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160430T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE- 235 AM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
429 WWUS45 KCYS 292004 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 204 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND PLAINS TODAY AND SATURDAY... .ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. WHILE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION...WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL LIMIT HIGH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THROUGH MUCH OF THE LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY. NEZ020-054-055-WYZ118-119-301200- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BROWNSON... SIDNEY...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 204 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS RIDGE TOPS. ON AVERAGE 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM SIDNEY TO CHEYENNE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND AT 5 TO 15 MPH TODAY...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WYZ114-292115- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 204 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS MOVED OFF TO THE EAST OF THE SNOWY RANGE. WHILE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...HEAVY SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ110-115-292115- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160430T1200Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BOSLER... LARAMIE 204 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE AND POINTS EAST. WHILE SOME LIGHT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED ACROSS THE ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN AREAS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ112-292115- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160430T0000Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE- 204 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE AND POINTS EAST. WHILE SOME LIGHT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED ACROSS THE ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN AREAS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ116-117-301200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO... WHITAKER...FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK 204 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY THIS EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY AT OR BELOW ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ101-102-301200- /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.160430T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK... GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD 204 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS CONVERSE AND NIOBRARA COUNTIES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY....SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON... INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ019-021-WYZ106>108-301200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...ANGORA... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...BORDEAUX...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 204 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS RIDGE TOPS. LESS THAN 2 INCHES OF SNOW FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THROUGH MUCH OF THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND AT 5 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-301200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.160430T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... HARRISON...AGATE 204 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. UPWARDS OF 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE PINE RIDGE WHILE ONLY 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS AT CHADRON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY....SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON... INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
559 WWUS45 KCYS 300259 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 859 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY... .ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS TIME. WHILE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION...WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL LIMIT HIGH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THROUGH MUCH OF THE LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY. WYZ116-117-301200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO... WHITAKER...FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK 859 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUES TONIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES AND PERSISTING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY AT OR BELOW ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ019-021-WYZ106>108-301200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...ANGORA... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...BORDEAUX...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 859 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS RIDGE TOPS. 3 INCHES OR LESS OF SNOW FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THROUGH MUCH OF THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND AT 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ002-003-020-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-118-119-301200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BROWNSON...SIDNEY...HARRISON...AGATE... BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK...GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 859 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG RIDGE TOPS SUCH AS THE PINE RIDGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
249 WWUS45 KCYS 300901 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 301 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND PLAINS TODAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE DURING THIS TIME. WHILE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION...WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FOUND INTO LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THE LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY. WYZ116-117-010000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO... WHITAKER...FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK 301 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITY MAY DROP AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. 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. && $$ NEZ019-021-WYZ106>108-010000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...ANGORA... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...BORDEAUX...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 301 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS RIDGE TOPS. 3 INCHES OR LESS OF SNOW FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THROUGH MUCH OF THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND AT 5 TO 10 MPH... INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE AS LOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ002-003-020-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-118-119-010000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BROWNSON...SIDNEY...HARRISON...AGATE... BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK...GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 301 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG RIDGE TOPS SUCH AS THE PINE RIDGE. ONE 1 INCH OR LESS IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS AT CHADRON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
082 WWUS45 KCYS 301353 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 753 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND PLAINS TODAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE DURING THIS TIME. WHILE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION...WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FOUND INTO LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THE LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY. NEZ002-003-095-096-010000- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... HARRISON...AGATE 753 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. GENERALLY AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG RIDGE TOPS SUCH AS THE PINE RIDGE. ONE 1 INCH OR LESS IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS AT CHADRON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. 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. && $$ WYZ116-117-010000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO... WHITAKER...FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK 753 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH. VISIBILITY MAY DROP AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. 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. && $$ NEZ019-021-WYZ106>108-010000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...ANGORA... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...BORDEAUX...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 753 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. UPWARDS OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS RIDGE TOPS. 3 INCHES OR LESS OF SNOW FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THROUGH MUCH OF THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND AT 5 TO 10 MPH... INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE AS LOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ020-054-055-WYZ101-102-118-119-010000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BROWNSON... SIDNEY...BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK...GLENROCK...LUSK... REDBIRD...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 753 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG RIDGE TOPS SUCH AS THE PINE RIDGE. ONE 1 INCH OR LESS IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS AT CHADRON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
113 WWUS45 KCYS 302132 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 332 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST FROM SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW TO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS. WYZ116-117-302245- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO... WHITAKER...FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK 332 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE INTERSTATE 80 SUMMIT THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ101-102-106>108-118-119-302245- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK... GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD...BORDEAUX...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 332 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF CONVERSE AND NIOBRARA COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-010300- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160501T0300Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... HARRISON...AGATE 332 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. GENERALLY AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG RIDGE TOPS SUCH AS THE PINE RIDGE. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL FOR ELEVATIONS UNDER 3500 FEET. * WINDS/VISIBILITY....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ019-021-010300- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160501T0300Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...ANGORA... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON 332 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. UPWARDS OF AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS RIDGE TOPS. RAIN OR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL OCCUR LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THROUGH MUCH OF THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND AT 5 TO 10 MPH... INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE AS LOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF SLICK AND SNOWPACKED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ020-054-055-010300- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160501T0300Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BROWNSON... SIDNEY 332 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE AREA DEPENDING ON ELEVATION. GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG RIDGE TOPS. RAIN OR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL OCCUR AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
071 WWUS45 KCYS 010151 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 751 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 NEZ002-003-095-096-010300- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160501T0300Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... HARRISON...AGATE 751 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS EITHER ENDED THIS EVENING OR HAS CHANGED BACK TO RAIN BELOW 4000 FEET. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED WITH ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BELOW ONE INCH FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT...MAINLY ON THE HIGHER ELEVATION RIDGES. $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-010300- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-160501T0300Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...KIMBALL...BROWNSON... SIDNEY 751 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS EITHER DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING OR HAS CHANGED BACK TO RAIN BELOW 4000 FEET. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. $$
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 Apr 27, 11:20 PM MDT, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 11:20 PM MDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1120 PM MDT WED APR 27 2016
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 936 PM MDT WED APR 27 2016
FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK FOR TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW HAS JUST ABOUT
FINISHED IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES BASED ON RECENT RADAR AND
SURFACE OBS...BUT THERE COULD BE A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT ALONG THE PINE RIDGE. AS WINDS CONTINUE TO SHIFT TO A
MORE NORTH-NORTHEAST UPSLOPE COMPONENT...WILL LIKELY SEE PATCHY
FOG BECOME MORE PREVALENT ACROSS THE REGION WITHIN HIGH BOUNDARY
LAYER MOISTURE. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE FOG WILL BE ALONG THE
I-80 CORRIDOR FROM CHEYENNE TO RAWLINS AND LOW LYING RIVER
VALLEYS.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 120 PM MDT WED APR 27 2016
TONIGHT...RIDGE ALOFT BUILDS ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA. ENOUGH LOW
AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE PLUS SOME WEAK UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION TO
PRODUCE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION OVER OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES.
BOUNDARY LAYER NEAR SATURATION...SO AT LEAST PATCHY FOG ANTICIPATED
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY...NEXT IN A SERIES OF UPPER LOWS MOVES ACROSS ARIZONA IN
THE AFTERNOON. LOW AND MID LEVEL WINDS BECOME EASTERLY UPSLOPE WITH
DIFFLUENCE ALOFT. WITH LOW AND MID LEVELS SATURATING AND DECENT
UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION PROGGED...WILL PAINT 60 TO 100 PERCENT POPS
IN THE AFTERNOON ALONG OUR SOUTHERN THIRD OF OUR FORECAST AREA
ALONG THE COLORADO STATE LINE.
THURSDAY NIGHT...UPPER LOW MOVES SLOWLY INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO BY
DAWN WITH IMPRESSIVE LOW AND MID LEVEL UPSLOPE EASTERLY FLOW PROGGED
ACROSS OUR COUNTIES. ALTHOUGH THE BEST QG FORCING IN THE 500-300 MB
AND 700-500 MB LAYERS IS PROGGED TO REMAIN JUST TO OUR SOUTH OVER
NORTHERN COLORADO...IF THE LOW TRACKS SLIGHTLY FARTHER NORTH...WE
WILL SEE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALL ALONG OUR SOUTHERN TIER OF
COUNTIES FROM THE SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS EASTWARD ACROSS THE SNOWY
RANGE...LARAMIE VALLEY...SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND LARAMIE COUNTY
INCLUDING CHEYENNE. THANK YOU TO WPC SNOWFALL FORECAST AND OUR LOCAL
EXPECTATIONS...WE WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THE SIERRA
MADRE RANGE EASTWARD ACROSS THE LARAMIE VALLEY AND LARAMIE COUNTY
INCLUDING CHEYENNE.
FRIDAY...UPPER LOW MOVES SLOWLY TO SOUTHEAST COLORADO WITH THE BEST
UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION PROGGED TO MOVE EAST OF OUR COUNTIES IN THE
AFTERNOON...THOUGH LOOKS LIKE ENOUGH OVERALL QPF FOR THE NECESSITY
OF A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES. GUIDANCE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES TOO WARM ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN TIER WITH EXPECTED SNOW
AND CLOUD COVER.
.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 120 PM MDT WED APR 27 2016
UPPER LOW TRACKING ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO FRIDAY NIGHT WITH
WRAP AROUND MOISTURE CONTINUING FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE
CWFA. 700MB TEMPERATURES STILL COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY. ECMWF 850MB TEMPERATURES OVER THE PANHANDLE AROUND
FREEZING...SO PRECIP OUT THERE SHOULD BE SNOW AS WELL.
UPPER LOW TAKES ITS SWEET TIME MOVING THROUGH OUT AREA. IN
FACT...SATURDAY NIGHT...THE UPPER LOW CENTER FORECAST TO BE RIGHT
ALONG THE BORDER OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING.
SO UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY SATURDAY.
WE FINALLY START TO SEE A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER MONDAY AS THE LOW
BEGINS TO MOVE EAST INTO MINNESOTA. STARTED TO DRY OUT THE
FORECAST AFTER MONDAY. 700MB TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO WARM...CLIMBING
ABOVE FREEZING.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 1120 PM MDT WED APR 27 2016
SCTD MVFR CIGS EXPECTED TO LOWER TO IFR/LIFR OVER MOST TERMINALS BY
THURSDAY MORNING IN MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW. RAIN AND SNOW SHOULD
SPREADINTO SE WY DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES TO
THE FOUR CORNERS AREA.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 120 PM MDT WED APR 27 2016
NO FIRE WEATHER ISSUES BASED ON PROJECTED HUMIDITIES AND WINDS.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR WYZ110-112-114>119.
NE...NONE.
&&
UPDATE...RJM
SHORT TERM...RUBIN
LONG TERM...GCC
AVIATION...RJM
FIRE WEATHER...RUBINHazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 9:15 PM MDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 915 PM MDT WED APR 27 2016 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-290315- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 915 PM MDT WED APR 27 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF PANHANDLE NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. WYZ101>119-290315- 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- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 915 PM MDT WED APR 27 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR PART OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING...INCLUDING THE SNOWY...SIERRA MADRE AND SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGES...THE ARLINGTON AREA...THE LARAMIE VALLEY...AND ALL OF LARAMIE COUNTY. SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 12 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 3:03 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 65 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:12 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Cheyenne, Morrill, Scotts Bluff | 13 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.