Alert archive / Nebraska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 14, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Nov 16, 2016, 2:33 PM MST for Dawes County, Sioux County, Nebraska. It took effect at Nov 17, 2016, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 10 hr. 5 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
- Nov 16, 2016, 2:33 PM MST (21:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2016, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2016, 10:19 PM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Dawes County, NE, Sioux County, NE
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 3:48 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Chadron, NE | REPORTED VIA TWITTER. |
| Nov 17, 5:09 PM MST | SNOW 2.5 | Chadron, NE | KCSR RADIO STATION |
| Nov 17, 5:50 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 6 Se Harrison, NE | RECEIVED VIA FACEBOOK |
| Nov 17, 7:32 PM MST | SNOW 3.5 | Chadron, NE | KCSR RADIO STATION |
| Nov 17, 10:20 PM MST | SNOW 4.2 | Chadron, NE | KCSR IN CHADRON |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 3541 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
720 WWUS45 KCYS 162133 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 233 PM MST WED NOV 16 2016 ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON THURSDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT BRINGING THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO AVERAGE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGHER VALUES IN UPSLOPE FAVORED LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE...CHEYENNE RIDGE...PINE RIDGE...AND WILDCAT HILLS. IN ADDITION...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL PRODUCE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INITIAL WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL MOST LIKELY MELT SNOW AT FIRST...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL STEADILY COOL THROUGH THE DAY AND SHOULD ALLOW SNOW TO ACCUMULATE PERHAPS EVEN ON ROAD SURFACES. FOR THOSE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...ROAD CONDITIONS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR INTERSTATE 80 OVER THE SUMMIT...INTERSTATE 25 FROM DOUGLAS TO THE COLORADO STATE LINE... AND STATE HIGHWAYS IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. NEZ002-095-171100- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0013.161117T1800Z-161118T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0014.161117T1900Z-161118T0700Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...HARRISON 233 PM MST WED NOV 16 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE SNOWFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN UPSLOPE FAVORED LOCALES ALONG THE PINE RIDGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES COOL THROUGH THE DAY. SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... PACK EXTRA FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ101-102-106>108-116>119-171100- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0013.161117T1600Z-161118T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0029.161117T1600Z-161118T0300Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK... GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD...BORDEAUX...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER... FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 233 PM MST WED NOV 16 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING WITH MODERATE SNOWFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN UPSLOPE FAVORED LOCALES IN THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND CHEYENNE RIDGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES COOL THROUGH THE DAY. SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NEZ003-019-096-171100- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0013.161117T1800Z-161118T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0029.161117T1900Z-161118T0700Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...AGATE 233 PM MST WED NOV 16 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE SNOWFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN UPSLOPE FAVORED LOCALES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES COOL THROUGH THE DAY. SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ103>105-109>115-171100- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0029.161117T1600Z-161118T0300Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...RAWLINS...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...BOSLER...LARAMIE 233 PM MST WED NOV 16 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH...LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL AS ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ020-021-171100- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0029.161117T1900Z-161118T0700Z/ BANNER-MORRILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...REDINGTON 233 PM MST WED NOV 16 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES COOL THROUGH THE DAY. SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
096 WWUS45 KCYS 171044 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 344 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON TODAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY BRINGING THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO AVERAGE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGHER VALUES IN UPSLOPE FAVORED LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND PINE RIDGE. IN ADDITION...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL PRODUCE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INITIAL WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL MOST LIKELY MELT SNOW AT FIRST...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL STEADILY COOL THROUGH THE DAY AND SHOULD ALLOW SNOW TO ACCUMULATE PERHAPS EVEN ON ROAD SURFACES. FOR THOSE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...ROAD CONDITIONS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR INTERSTATE 80 OVER THE SUMMIT...INTERSTATE 25 FROM DOUGLAS TO THE COLORADO STATE LINE... AND STATE HIGHWAYS IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. NEZ002-095-172100- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0014.161117T1900Z-161118T0700Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...HARRISON 344 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND NOON TODAY WITH MODERATE SNOWFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN UPSLOPE FAVORED LOCALES ALONG THE PINE RIDGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES COOL THROUGH THE DAY. SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PACK EXTRA FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ101>119-172100- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0029.161117T1600Z-161118T0300Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK... GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM... MEDICINE BOW...SHIRLEY BASIN...BORDEAUX...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...RAWLINS...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...BOSLER...LARAMIE... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL... HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 344 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN BY MID MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS, SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL AS ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. THOSE PLANNING ON OUTDOOR RECREATION TODAY...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ003-019>021-096-172100- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0029.161117T1900Z-161118T0700Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...AGATE 344 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER NOON WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN UPSLOPE FAVORED LOCALES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES COOL THROUGH THE DAY. REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
482 WWUS45 KCYS 171722 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1022 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON TODAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER SOUTHWEST COLORADO LATE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING BRINGING THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO AVERAGE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGHER VALUES IN UPSLOPE FAVORED LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND PINE RIDGE. IN ADDITION...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL PRODUCE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THOSE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...ROAD CONDITIONS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR INTERSTATE 80 OVER THE SUMMIT... INTERSTATE 25 FROM DOUGLAS TO THE COLORADO STATE LINE...AND STATE HIGHWAYS IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. NEZ002-095-180000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0014.161117T1900Z-161118T0700Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...HARRISON 1022 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND NOON TODAY WITH MODERATE SNOWFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN UPSLOPE FAVORED LOCALES ALONG THE PINE RIDGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES COOL THROUGH THE DAY. SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... PACK EXTRA FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ101>119-180000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-161118T0300Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK... GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM... MEDICINE BOW...SHIRLEY BASIN...BORDEAUX...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...RAWLINS...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...BOSLER...LARAMIE... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL... HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 1022 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL AS ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. THOSE PLANNING ON OUTDOOR RECREATION TODAY...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NEZ003-019>021-096-180000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0029.161117T1900Z-161118T0700Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...AGATE 1022 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER NOON WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN UPSLOPE FAVORED LOCALES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES COOL THROUGH THE DAY. REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
871 WWUS45 KCYS 172137 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 237 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON TODAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER CENTRAL COLORADO THURSDAY AFTERNOON MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING BRINGING THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO AVERAGE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGHER VALUES IN UPSLOPE FAVORED LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND PINE RIDGE. IN ADDITION...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL PRODUCE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW AND VISIBILITY REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THOSE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...ROAD CONDITIONS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR INTERSTATE 80 OVER THE SUMMIT... INTERSTATE 25 FROM DOUGLAS TO THE COLORADO STATE LINE...AND STATE HIGHWAYS IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. NEZ002-095-180700- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-161118T0700Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...HARRISON 237 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL POSSIBLE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN UPSLOPE FAVORED LOCALES ALONG THE PINE RIDGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES COOL THROUGH THE DAY. SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... PACK EXTRA FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ003-019>021-096-180700- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-161118T0700Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...AGATE 237 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN UPSLOPE FAVORED LOCALES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ101>119-180300- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-161118T0300Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE- LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK... GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM... MEDICINE BOW...SHIRLEY BASIN...BORDEAUX...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...RAWLINS...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...BOSLER...LARAMIE... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL... HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 237 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING THEN TAPER OFF. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITIES UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...MOSTLY TO TRAVEL AS ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. THOSE PLANNING ON OUTDOOR RECREATION TODAY...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
944 WWUS45 KCYS 180252 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 752 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING TO EXPIRE ON TIME AT 8 PM THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND WINTER STORM WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... WYZ101>119-180400- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-161118T0300Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK... GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM... MEDICINE BOW...SHIRLEY BASIN...BORDEAUX...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...RAWLINS...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS... SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...BOSLER...LARAMIE... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL... HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 752 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... LATEST AREA OBSERVATIONS ARE SHOWING SNOW REALLY TAPERING OFF ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST INTO NEBRASKA...SO ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. $$ NEZ002-095-180700- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-161118T0700Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...HARRISON 752 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL POSSIBLE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN UPSLOPE FAVORED LOCALES ALONG THE PINE RIDGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES COOL THROUGH THE DAY. SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... PACK EXTRA FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ003-019>021-096-180700- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-161118T0700Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...AGATE 752 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN UPSLOPE FAVORED LOCALES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
550 WWUS45 KCYS 180519 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1019 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES CANCELLED FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... NEZ002-095-180630- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-161118T0700Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...HARRISON 1019 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AS THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED EARLY. $$ NEZ003-019>021-096-180630- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-161118T0700Z/ BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG...ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...AGATE 1019 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AS THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED EARLY. $$
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 Nov 16, 10:35 AM MST, 3 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 10:35 AM MST, 3 hours 58 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1035 AM MST Wed Nov 16 2016
.SHORT TERM...(Today through Thursday night)
Issued at 526 AM MST Wed Nov 16 2016
Concerns for today remain the potential for strong winds and
critical fire weather conditions. Still thinking that the llvl
pressure gradient will not be favorable for gusts higher than
50-55 mph in the wind prone areas this morning...so held off on
issuing any wind highlights. Overnight humidity recoveries across
much of southeast Wyoming were very poor...with some spots over
and near the Laramie Range not getting out of the teens. In fact,
a few locations within FWZ 309 reached critical thresholds at
times overnight. With dry humidities expected to become more
widespread while wind gusts increase to 45 to 55 mph through the
morning, issued a Red Flag Warning for this zone. Concerned that
extreme southwest portions of FWZ 310 will hit for a couple hours
later this morning as well, but humidities and winds may not sync
for long enough to warrant inclusion in the Warning.
The cold front looks to drop south across the forecast area a bit
quicker than previous model runs suggested. The front may be through
the plains by late this afternoon, slowly creeping through the high
country through Wednesday night. Still thinking patchy fog,
stratus, and maybe even some drizzle will plague the southern
Laramie Range and eastern plains early THursday morning. The
front may stall across Carbon and Albany counties though until
midday Thursday as the sfc cyclone deepens across eastern Colorado
and develops an inverted trough across the high country.
Therefore, snow may not really develop across the mountains until
midmorning THursday when the strong upper trough moves across
Colorado and finally drags the sfc/midlevel front and moisture
across our CWA. Once that happens though, frontogenesis will
strengthen rapidly while llvl upslope flow and overall QG forcing
strengthens across the CWA. Models have increased the amount of
QPF across our zones, especially along the frontogenesis band
stretching northeast to southwest across the forecast area.
Bumped up snow totals accordingly, with widespread 2-4" still a
high likelihood. Have higher confidence that upslope favored
locales could see 6+" of snow, especially along the Pine Ridge.
With winds still expected to gust 25-35 mph or higher across the
plains, went ahead with a Winter Storm Watch from the southern
Laramie Range, up through the plains of southeast Wyoming, into
the northern Nebraska Panhandle for the combination of snow and
winds. This is valid Thursday morning through the evening.
Further west, either winds are not expected to be as strong, or
snow totals not as significant, so will let the next shift opt for
winter weather advisories if warranted. Warm antecedent conditions
could melt the initial batch of snow, but do think dynamic lift
and CAA should overcome the warm ground to allow for accumulation,
and even some drifting of snow across the Watch area. Snow will
steadily diminish Thursday night, with very cold temperatures
taking over.
.LONG TERM...(Friday through Tuesday)
Issued at 526 AM MST Wed Nov 16 2016
It will be a cold and blustery day across the region on Friday. With
snow on the ground, went slightly cooler than guidance, more in line
with CONSRaw. Due to the progressive nature of the system, snow
will have ended by sunrise on Friday. With breezy northwest winds
across the plains, wind chill values through the day will be in the
teens to low 20s. Heights rise by Saturday with a shortwave ridge
moving overhead. Temps will begin to moderate by Saturday, with
better warming by Sunday/Monday. Not expecting any windy periods
over the weekend with the ridge axis mostly overhead. Both the
GFS/ECMWF show a fropa around Tuesday morning along with more cloud
cover as a weak upper trough moves over the region.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Thursday morning)
Issued at 1135 AM MST Wed Nov 16 2016
VFR expected overall through about 10Z. After that Conditions
should deteriorate to fairly widespread IFR as the morning
progresses Thursday with snow spreading over the area behind a cold
front that will move south across the area late tonight and
Thursday morning.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 526 AM MST Wed Nov 16 2016
One more day of very warm, dry, and windy conditions will occur
over portions of southeast Wyoming today. Humidities across FWZ
309 will drop into the low teens, while winds look to gust 45 to
55 mph this morning through the afternoon. Issued a Red Flag
Warning for this area to account for these expected critical
conditions. Concerned that extreme southwest portions of FWZ 310
will hit for a couple hours later this morning as well, but
humidities and winds may not sync for long enough to warrant
inclusion in the Warning. A cold front will drop south across the
district this afternoon and evening, with cooler temperatures and
chances for snow expected across the region for the end of the
week.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...Red Flag Warning until 5 PM MST this afternoon for WYZ309.
Winter Storm Watch from Thursday morning through Thursday
evening for WYZ101-102-106>108-116>119.
NE...Winter Storm Watch from Thursday morning through late Thursday
night for NEZ002-003-019-095-096.
&&
SHORT TERM...RJM
LONG TERM...ZF
AVIATION...RE
FIRE WEATHER...RJMHazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 4:49 AM MST, 9 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 449 AM MST WED NOV 16 2016 WYZ101>119-171200- 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- 449 AM MST WED NOV 16 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN AREAS NEAR THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO SOUTHEAST WYOMING THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-171200- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 449 AM MST WED NOV 16 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY NIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MAINLY THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 4:14 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Box Butte, Dawes, Scotts Bluff, Sioux | 10 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:33 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Banner, Box Butte, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sioux | 32 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.