Alert archive / Wyoming / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 18, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Dec 24, 2016, 3:51 AM MST for 6 counties in Wyoming; 4 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 25, 2016, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 32 hr. 17 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
- Dec 24, 2016, 3:51 AM MST (10:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2016, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2016, 1:00 PM MST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Box Butte County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE, Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Converse County, WY, Goshen County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 7:35 PM MST | SNOW 6 | Hemingford, NE | SNOW DEPTH 5 TO 6 INCHES. |
| Dec 25, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 1 | Saratoga, WY | REPORT RECEIVED VIA FACEBOOK. STRONG WINDS AS WELL. |
| Dec 25, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 13 W Lance Creek, WY | REPORT RECEIVED VIA FACEBOOK. VERY STRONG WINDS. |
| Dec 25, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 3 S Vedauwoo, WY | REPORT RECEIVED VIA FACEBOOK. VERY STRONG WINDS REPORTED AS WELL. |
| Dec 25, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 2 | Laramie, WY | REPORT RECEIVED VIA FACEBOOK |
| Dec 25, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 4 N Laramie, WY | RECEIVED VIA FACEBOOK. STRONG WINDS REPORTED AS WELL. |
| Dec 25, 8:00 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Berea, NE | REPORT RECEIVED VIA FACEBOOK. VERY STRONG WINDS AS WELL. |
| Dec 25, 10:15 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 2 Sw Laramie, WY | REPORT RECEIVED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Dec 25, 10:15 PM MST | SNOW 5 | Torrington, WY | REPORT RECEIVED VIA FACEBOOK. 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH STRONG WINDS. |
| Dec 26, 6:43 AM MST | SNOW 5 | Alliance, NE | REPORTED VIS FACEBOOK. SNOW DRIFTS UP TO 5 FEET. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 11 Nw Lost Springs, WY | |
| Dec 26, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | 7 Nw Alliance, NE | 0.46 SWE. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | Rawlins, WY | 0.26 SWE. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 13 Ssw Manville, WY | 0.26 SWE. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 AM MST | SNOW 7.3 | Sw Elk Mountain, WY | 0.72 SWE. |
| Dec 26, 8:00 AM MST | SNOW 2 | Harrison, NE | |
| Dec 26, 8:50 AM MST | SNOW 6 | Hemingford, NE | REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK. |
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 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 3430 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
892 WWUS45 KCYS 241051 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 351 AM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WILL SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE CHRISTMAS DAY... ...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR ARLINGTON ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS... NEZ002-003-095-WYZ102-250000- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0017.161225T1200Z-161226T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0018.161225T1200Z-161226T1200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... HARRISON...LUSK...REDBIRD 351 AM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL DEVELOP BY SUNRISE ON SUNDAY AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AREAS ALONG A CHADRON TO ALLIANCE LINE CAN EXPECT UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES...HIGHEST ALONG AND NORTH OF A LUSK TO CHADRON LINE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE. 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. && $$ WYZ101-250000- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.161225T1200Z-161226T1200Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK...GLENROCK 351 AM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND BECOME STRONG BY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ112-114-250000- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.161225T0600Z-161226T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 351 AM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GENERALLY WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. MOUNTAIN TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS OR OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE OR ROUTE. 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. && $$ WYZ110-250000- /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.A.0018.161225T1500Z-161226T1200Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 351 AM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE OR ROUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HAMMER
11 follow-up statements
159 WWUS45 KCYS 242037 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 137 PM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...STRONG WINTER STORM WILL SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE CHRISTMAS DAY... WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE ON CHRISTMAS. LOCATIONS ALONG I-80 NEAR ARLINGTON, AND ACROSS NIOBRARA, SIOUX, DAWES AND BOX BUTTE COUNTIES WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PRODUCE VERY SLICK CONDITIONS ALONG THE WY/NE BORDER AND POINTS EAST. TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION IS DISCOURAGED, BUT IF YOU MUST HEAD OUT, PACK AN EMERGENCY SAFETY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD, WATER, BLANKETS, AND WINTER GEAR IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. WYZ110-250815- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0018.161225T1500Z-161226T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0018.161225T1200Z-161226T1200Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 137 PM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE OR ROUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ096-250815- /O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0018.161225T1200Z-161226T1200Z/ SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...AGATE 137 PM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL DEVELOP BY SUNRISE ON SUNDAY AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES...HIGHEST OVER EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-WYZ102-250815- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0018.161225T1200Z-161226T1200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... HARRISON...LUSK...REDBIRD 137 PM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL DEVELOP BY SUNRISE ON SUNDAY AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AREAS ALONG A LINE FROM CHADRON TO ALLIANCE CAN EXPECT UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES... HIGHEST ALONG AND NORTH OF A LUSK TO CHADRON LINE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE. 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. && $$ NEZ019-WYZ103>109-111-113-250815- /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.161225T1200Z-161226T1200Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...GARRETT... SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW...SHIRLEY BASIN...BORDEAUX... WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...RAWLINS...BAGGS...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT 137 PM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE WYOMING/NEBRASKA BORDER AND POINTS TO THE EAST...WITH SNOW ELSEWHERE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL SWITCH TO SNOW BY MID MORNING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND BECOME STRONG BY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ101-250815- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.161225T1200Z-161226T1200Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK...GLENROCK 137 PM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND BECOME STRONG BY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE. 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. && $$ WYZ112-114-250815- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.161225T0600Z-161226T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 137 PM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...GENERALLY WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. MOUNTAIN TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS OR OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE OR ROUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
345 WWUS45 KCYS 250358 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 858 PM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...POTENT WINTER STORM WILL SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE CHRISTMAS DAY... .WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE CHRISTMAS DAY. LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON...AND ACROSS NIOBRARA...SIOUX...DAWES AND BOX BUTTE COUNTIES WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PRODUCE VERY SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS FROM NEAR THE WYOMING-NEBRASKA BORDER EASTWARD. TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION IS DISCOURAGED...HOWEVER IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... PACK AN EMERGENCY SAFETY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS... AND WINTER GEAR IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ102-110-251300- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0018.161225T1200Z-161226T1200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...REDBIRD...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 858 PM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL DEVELOP BY SUNRISE SUNDAY AND CHANGE TO SNOW BY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AREAS ALONG A LINE FROM CHADRON TO ALLIANCE CAN EXPECT UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES... HIGHEST ALONG AND NORTH OF A LUSK TO CHADRON LINE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ019-WYZ101-103>109-111-113-251300- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.161225T1200Z-161226T1200Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...BILL...DOUGLAS... DEER CREEK...GLENROCK...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...BORDEAUX...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON... RAWLINS...BAGGS...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT 858 PM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY DEVELOP FROM THE WYOMING NEBRASKA BORDER EASTWARD...WITH SNOW ELSEWHERE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY MID MORNING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND BECOME STRONG BY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ112-114-251300- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.161225T0600Z-161226T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 858 PM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES...HEAVIEST ON HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. MOUNTAIN TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS OR OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE OR ROUTE. 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. && $$
562 WWUS45 KCYS 251054 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 354 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...POTENT WINTER STORM WILL SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS A LARGE PART OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY... .WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON...AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DOUGLAS TO TORRINGTON TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN WILL PRODUCE VERY SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE WYOMING AND NEBRASKA BORDER EASTWARD. TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PACK AN EMERGENCY SAFETY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS...AND WINTER GEAR IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. REMEMBER TO NOTIFY FRIENDS OR RELATIVES OF YOUR TRAVEL INTENTIONS BEFORE VENTURING OUT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. NEZ019-WYZ101-107-108-260000- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.161225T1200Z-161226T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0018.161225T1200Z-161226T1200Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...BILL...DOUGLAS... DEER CREEK...GLENROCK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 354 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND BECOME STRONG BY AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OVER CONVERSE AND NIOBRARA COUNTIES AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF PLATTE AND GOSHEN COUNTIES. OTHERWISE...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AVOID TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. 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. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ102-110-260000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0018.161225T1200Z-161226T1200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... HARRISON...AGATE...LUSK...REDBIRD...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 354 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND CHANGE TO SNOW BY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AREAS ALONG A LINE FROM CHADRON TO ALLIANCE MAY SEE UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. AVOID TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ103>106-109-111-113-260000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.161225T1200Z-161226T1200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...BORDEAUX...RAWLINS...BAGGS...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT 354 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ112-114-260000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 354 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES...HEAVIEST ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. MOUNTAIN TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS OR OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OR CONSIDER ADJUSTING PLANS. 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. && $$ HAMMER
906 WWUS45 KCYS 251620 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 920 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...POTENT WINTER STORM WILL SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS A LARGE PART OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON...AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DOUGLAS TO TORRINGTON TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING WILL PRODUCE VERY SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE WYOMING AND NEBRASKA BORDER EASTWARD. TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... PACK AN EMERGENCY SAFETY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS... AND WINTER GEAR IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. REMEMBER TO NOTIFY FRIENDS OR RELATIVES OF YOUR TRAVEL INTENTIONS BEFORE VENTURING OUT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. NEZ002-003-019-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-110-260000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISON...AGATE...BILL...DOUGLAS... DEER CREEK...GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 920 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AREAS ALONG A LINE FROM CHADRON TO ALLIANCE MAY SEE UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. AVOID TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ115-260000- /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSLER...LARAMIE 920 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OR CONSIDER ADJUSTING PLANS. 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. && $$ WYZ103>106-109-111-113-260000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...BORDEAUX...RAWLINS...BAGGS...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT 920 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ112-114-260000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 920 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES...HEAVIEST ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. MOUNTAIN TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS OR OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OR CONSIDER ADJUSTING PLANS. 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. && $$
763 WWUS45 KCYS 251808 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1108 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...POTENT WINTER STORM WILL SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT... .WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DOUGLAS TO TORRINGTON TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PACK AN EMERGENCY SAFETY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS...AND WINTER GEAR IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. REMEMBER TO NOTIFY FRIENDS OR RELATIVES OF YOUR TRAVEL INTENTIONS BEFORE VENTURING OUT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. NEZ002-003-019-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-110-260215- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISON...AGATE...BILL...DOUGLAS... DEER CREEK...GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1108 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. AVOID TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ020-054-WYZ116>119-260215- /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 1108 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...HEAVIEST ACROSS THE SUMMIT BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. && $$ WYZ103>106-109-111-113-260215- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...BORDEAUX...RAWLINS...BAGGS...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT 1108 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ112-114-260215- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 1108 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES...HEAVIEST ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. MOUNTAIN TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS OR OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OR CONSIDER ADJUSTING PLANS. 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. && $$ WYZ115-260215- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSLER...LARAMIE 1108 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OR CONSIDER ADJUSTING PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
287 WWUS45 KCYS 252045 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 145 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...POTENT WINTER STORM WILL SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT... .WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DOUGLAS TO TORRINGTON TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PACK AN EMERGENCY SAFETY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS...AND WINTER GEAR IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. REMEMBER TO NOTIFY FRIENDS OR RELATIVES OF YOUR TRAVEL INTENTIONS BEFORE VENTURING OUT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. NEZ002-003-019-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-110-260800- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISON...AGATE...BILL...DOUGLAS... DEER CREEK...GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 145 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. AVOID TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ021-055-260800- /O.EXA.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ MORRILL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... REDINGTON...BROWNSON...SIDNEY 145 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ103>106-109-111-113-260800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...BORDEAUX...RAWLINS...BAGGS...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT 145 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. && $$ WYZ112-114-260800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 145 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES...HEAVIEST ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. MOUNTAIN TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS OR OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OR CONSIDER ADJUSTING PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ115-260800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSLER...LARAMIE 145 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OR CONSIDER ADJUSTING PLANS. 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. && $$ NEZ020-054-WYZ116>119-260800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 145 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...HEAVIEST ACROSS THE SUMMIT BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
997 WWUS45 KCYS 252056 CCA WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 156 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...POTENT WINTER STORM WILL SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT... .WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM DOUGLAS TO TORRINGTON TO SCOTTSBLUFF WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PACK AN EMERGENCY SAFETY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS...AND WINTER GEAR IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. REMEMBER TO NOTIFY FRIENDS OR RELATIVES OF YOUR TRAVEL INTENTIONS BEFORE VENTURING OUT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. NEZ002-003-019-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-110-260900- /O.COR.KCYS.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISON...AGATE...BILL...DOUGLAS... DEER CREEK...GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 156 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. AVOID TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ021-055-260900- /O.COR.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ MORRILL-CHEYENNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... REDINGTON...BROWNSON...SIDNEY 156 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ103>106-109-111-113-260900- /O.COR.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...BORDEAUX...RAWLINS...BAGGS...SARATOGA... ENCAMPMENT 156 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. && $$ WYZ112-114-260900- /O.COR.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 156 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES...HEAVIEST ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. MOUNTAIN TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS OR OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OR CONSIDER ADJUSTING PLANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ115-260900- /O.COR.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSLER...LARAMIE 156 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OR CONSIDER ADJUSTING PLANS. 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. && $$ NEZ020-054-WYZ116>119-260900- /O.COR.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BUFORD... PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 156 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...HEAVIEST ACROSS THE SUMMIT BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
158 WWUS45 KCYS 260259 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 759 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...POTENT WINTER STORM WILL SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES TONIGHT, BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST, CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE ARLINGTON AREA ALONG I-80 WHERE GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. EXTENDED THE WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THESE CONDITIONS. ALSO EXTENDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW FOR THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND FOOTHILLS, AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY DUE TO STRONG WINDS LIKELY TO CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PACK AN EMERGENCY SAFETY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS...AND WINTER GEAR IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. REMEMBER TO NOTIFY FRIENDS OR RELATIVES OF YOUR TRAVEL INTENTIONS BEFORE VENTURING OUT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. WYZ110-261500- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161226T2000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 759 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL END TONIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON RESULTING IN GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TONIGHT AND PERHAPS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AVOID TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ002-003-019-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-261200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISON...AGATE...BILL...DOUGLAS... DEER CREEK...GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON 759 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL END TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR BLOWING SNOW POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. AVOID TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ106-116-117-261500- /O.EXT.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T2000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK 759 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL END TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ WYZ103>105-109-111-113-261200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...RAWLINS...BAGGS...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT 759 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL END TONIGHT, BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ112-114-261200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 759 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES...HEAVIEST ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. MOUNTAIN TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ WYZ115-261200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSLER...LARAMIE 759 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL END TONIGHT, BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NEZ020-021-054-055-WYZ118-119-261200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...REDINGTON...KIMBALL...BROWNSON...SIDNEY...CHEYENNE... PINE BLUFFS 759 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL END TONIGHT, BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TONIGHT. 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. && $$
443 WWUS45 KCYS 260950 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 250 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...POTENT WINTER STORM WILL SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS MORNING... .LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THIS MORNING...BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST... CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE ARLINGTON AREA ALONG I-80 WHERE GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. EXTENDED THE WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THESE CONDITIONS. ALSO EXTENDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW FOR THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND FOOTHILLS...AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY DUE TO STRONG WINDS LIKELY TO CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PACK AN EMERGENCY SAFETY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS...AND WINTER GEAR IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. REMEMBER TO NOTIFY FRIENDS OR RELATIVES OF YOUR TRAVEL INTENTIONS BEFORE VENTURING OUT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. NEZ002-003-019-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-261200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISON...AGATE...BILL...DOUGLAS... DEER CREEK...GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON 250 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL END THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR BLOWING SNOW POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. AVOID TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ110-261800- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161226T2000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 250 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL END THIS MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON RESULTING IN GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TONIGHT AND PERHAPS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AVOID TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ103>105-109-111-113-261200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...RAWLINS...BAGGS...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT 250 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED...BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ112-114-261200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 250 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES...HEAVIEST ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. MOUNTAIN TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ WYZ115-261200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSLER...LARAMIE 250 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED...BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRAVEL. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ106-116-117-261800- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T2000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK 250 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL END THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ NEZ020-021-054-055-WYZ118-119-261200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...REDINGTON...KIMBALL...BROWNSON...SIDNEY...CHEYENNE... PINE BLUFFS 250 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED...BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
613 WWUS45 KCYS 261154 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 454 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE BLOWING SNOW FOR SOME AREAS TODAY... NEZ002-003-019-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-261300- /O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISON...AGATE...BILL...DOUGLAS... DEER CREEK...GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON 454 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE WIDESPREAD SNOW IS MOVING WELL EAST. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME AT 5 AM. $$ WYZ103>105-109-111-113-261300- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...RAWLINS...BAGGS...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT 454 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE WIDESPREAD SNOW IS MOVING WELL EAST. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME AT 5 AM. $$ WYZ112-114-261300- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 454 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE WIDESPREAD SNOW IS MOVING WELL EAST. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME AT 5 AM. $$ WYZ115-261300- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSLER...LARAMIE 454 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE WIDESPREAD SNOW IS MOVING WELL EAST. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME AT 5 AM. $$ NEZ020-021-054-055-WYZ118-119-261300- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T1200Z/ BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD...REDINGTON...KIMBALL...BROWNSON...SIDNEY...CHEYENNE... PINE BLUFFS 454 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE WIDESPREAD SNOW IS MOVING WELL EAST. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME AT 5 AM. $$ WYZ110-262000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161226T2000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 454 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL END THIS MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON RESULTING IN GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...HOLIDAY TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TONIGHT AND PERHAPS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AVOID TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AND NOTIFY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES PRIOR TO VENTURING OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ106-116-117-262000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T2000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK 454 AM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL END THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 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. && $$
143 WWUS45 KCYS 262000 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 100 PM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... WYZ110-262100- /O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161226T2000Z/ NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 100 PM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW HAS DECREASED WITH IMPROVING VISIBILITIES BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS. $$ WYZ106-116-117-262100- /O.EXP.KCYS.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161226T2000Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE... VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK 100 PM MST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW HAS DECREASED WITH IMPROVING VISIBILITIES BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE...AND BETWEEN CHEYENNE AND WHEATLAND. $$
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 Dec 23, 10:00 PM MST, 5 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 10:00 PM MST, 5 hours 51 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1000 PM MST Fri Dec 23 2016
.UPDATE...
Issued at 627 PM MST Fri Dec 23 2016
Light winds and clear skies resulting in quick radiational cooling
across the Nebraska Panhandle early this evening. Temperatures were
within 5 degrees of the forecast lows at Alliance and Chadron.
Lowered minima at least 5 degrees, trending toward the colder MOS.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Sunday night)
Issued at 217 PM MST Fri Dec 23 2016
Pretty quiet weather through Saturday night with general
southwesterly flow aloft and weak gradients. Highs will be around
10-15 degrees above normal on Saturday with 700 mb temps rising to
around 1C by the aftn. Soundings across the Nebraska Panhandle on
Saturday night suggest patchy fog/freezing drizzle may be possible,
so added that to the grids. Models continue to be in good agreement
with the system on Christmas Day, with rapid cyclogenesis occurring
over western Nebraska into south-central South Dakota by the aftn.
There have been no significant changes in the 12Z guidance. Precip
will develop over the western Nebraska Panhandle during the morning.
Soundings at CDR/AIA suggest a brief period (from around 12-15Z)
where sleet may occur before colder air moves in aloft. This could
limit snow ratios some during the morning over the far eastern
zones. Snow amounts of 2-5 inches still look possible from Niobrara
county into the northern Nebraska Panhandle as this area will be
closest to the strengthening TROWAL. Will have to watch out for
significant impacts in the Arlington area by the aftn/evening as
gusts to 55 mph will combine with falling snow to produce areas of
blowing snow. This is very progressive system so snow will come to
an end shortly after midnight.
The other story with this system will be the strong winds developing
by the morning into the evening as cyclogenesis occurs to the
northeast of the CWA. Went with a blend of CONSALL/CONSMOS through
the evening as SuperBlend winds appear too low. Went ahead and
issued a High Wind Watch from the southern Laramie Range eastward to
Cheyenne from late morning through the evening. All models indicate
700 mb winds of 50-65 kts over this time period from eastern Albany
county into Laramie county. MET/MAV guidance at CYS is around 30
kts through the early evening. Our office blowing snow model is
showing some pretty high probabilities over Niobrara county eastward
to Dawes county, so definitely believe blowing snow will be
significant impact even after the snow ends.
.LONG TERM...(Monday through Friday)
Issued at 232 PM MST Fri Dec 23 2016
Medium to Long Range models in good agreement through next
week...showing strong west to northwest flow aloft and very windy
conditions across most of the area. Not too much to discuss in
terms of precipitation due to the drier northwest flow...but some
occasional mountain snows are expected as a front moves into
southeast Wyoming on Wednesday and again late Friday of next week.
Winds will be the main concern as an active jet stream will be
just north of the forecast area. The flow aloft will also be
anticyclonic in nature which favors strong winds across southeast
Wyoming. Models show some pretty impressive gradients...especially
Tuesday night/Wednesday morning with peak 850-700mb gradients
between 70m to 90m. In addition...models indicate plenty of
subsidence across southeast Wyoming with 700mb winds speeds between
60 to 80 knots. Wednesday may be one of the more widespread wind
events this area has seen in a few years. High Wind Watches and
Warnings are expected on Tuesday and Wednesday at the very least.
Models all indicate strong winds subsiding briefly on Thursday
before potentially increasing on Friday ahead of the next cold
front. Thankfully...temperatures will not be too cold due to
downslope winds with Monday likely the coldest day of the week with
highs in the 20's to low 30's.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Saturday evening)
Issued at 1000 PM MST Fri Dec 23 2016
VFR with occasional ceilings AOA FL100-120. Southeast WY...South-
southwest winds 8-15 kt, except gusting to 30 kt at RWL until 15Z.
Western NE...Variable to southeasterly winds 5-10 kt.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 213 AM MST Fri Dec 23 2016
No fire weather concerns with a cool and unsettled weather pattern
in place.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...Winter Storm Watch from late Saturday night through late Sunday
night for WYZ102.
High Wind Watch from Sunday morning through Sunday evening for
WYZ116>118.
NE...Winter Storm Watch from late Saturday night through late Sunday
night for NEZ002-003-095.
&&
UPDATE...MAJ
SHORT TERM...ZF
LONG TERM...TJT
AVIATION...MAJ
FIRE WEATHER...CLHHazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 3:31 AM MST, 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 331 AM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 NEZ019>021-054-055-096-WYZ101-103>119-251045- SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-SOUTH SIOUX- CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-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- 331 AM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA...EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN LARAMIE AND RAWLINS TODAY. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD CREATE A BLOW OFF BLOWOVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEAR ARLINGTON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE AREA CHRISTMAS DAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY HAVE SOME IMPACTS ON HOLIDAY TRAVEL...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 BUT ALSO FOR ELK MOUNTAIN...ARLINGTON AND THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE TO CHEYENNE SUNDAY. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS DAY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON A DAILY BASIS NEXT WEEK. WIND PRONE AREAS ARE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. NEZ002-003-095-WYZ102-251045- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY- 331 AM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON ROAD SURFACES WILL PRODUCE SLICK ROADS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE AREA CHRISTMAS DAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY HAVE IMPACTS ON HOLIDAY TRAVEL. NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH SUNDAY PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND NIOBRARA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL WYOMING FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH CHRISTMAS DAY TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 3:51 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 10 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:51 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Platte | 57 hr |
| Dec 24, 11:29 AM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Laramie, Platte | 4 days |
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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.