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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Mar 22, 2016, 1:21 AM MDT for 8 counties in Nebraska; 7 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 22, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 24 hr. 35 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
- Mar 22, 2016, 1:21 AM MDT (07:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE, Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Converse County, WY, Goshen County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Niobrara County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 3:13 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | Cheyenne, WY | 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN PAST HOUR. SNOWING HEAVILY WITH VISIBILITY UNDER A QUARTER MILE. |
| Mar 23, 3:34 AM MDT | SNOW 1.5 | Warren Af Base, WY | STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Mar 23, 5:58 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Cheyenne, WY | SNOW MELTED DOWN TO 0.60 INCHES. SNOW DEPTH RANGES FROM 1 INCH TO 2 FEET. |
| Mar 23, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 3.1 | 1 Ene Laramie, WY | SWE OF 0.39. REPORT FROM COCORAHS. |
| Mar 23, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 3.7 | 18 S Rock River, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS. SWE OF 0.29 |
| Mar 23, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 1 Ssw Cheyenne, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS SWE OF 0.35 |
| Mar 23, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 Ssw Cheyenne, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS |
| Mar 23, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | Ene Cheyenne, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS. |
| Mar 23, 6:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 2 E Cheyenne, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS. |
| Mar 23, 6:05 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Lusk, WY | |
| Mar 23, 6:06 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Cheyenne, WY | 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY OR LESS. WINDS 30 GUSTS TO 46 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 6:31 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Cheyenne, WY | ALL HIGHWAYS IN AND AROUND CHEYENNE ARE CLOSED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. FIRE TRUCKS GETTING STUCK RESPONDING TO FIRES. LEVEL 1 CLOSURE FOR CHEYENNE AND LARAMIE COUNTY IS BEING DECLARED. |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | SNOW 2.1 | 1 Ene Centennial, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 3.7 | 3 Ese Laramie, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS. |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.2 | 4 Wsw Douglas, WY | SWE OF 0.5. REPORT FROM COCORAHS. |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.9 | 4 Sw Elk Mountain, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS. |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 Ese Cheyenne, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Nw Cheyenne, WY | SWE OF 0.60. REPORT FROM COCORAHS |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.3 | 2 W Cheyenne, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS. |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 2 Ene Cheyenne, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 9 Ne Harrison, NE | SWE OF 0.56 IN. |
| Mar 23, 7:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 13 Ssw Manville, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS. SWE OF 1.5 IN. |
| Mar 23, 7:56 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | 5 N Cheyenne, WY | VISIBILITY IS 10 FT WITH SIGNIFICANT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. CURRENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH. |
| Mar 23, 8:00 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Nnw Cheyenne, WY | REPORT FROM COCORAHS |
| Mar 23, 9:44 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Harrisburg, NE | HIGH WEST ENERGY REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN IN HARRISBURG, NEBRASKA. THE WEST AND EAST PARTS OF THE TOWN ARE WITHOUT POWER. |
| Mar 23, 9:44 AM MDT | BLIZZARD | Kimball, NE | MOST OF THE TOWN OF KIMBALL,NEBRASKA IS WITHOUT POWER. POWER LINES HAVE BLOWN DOWN, WILL BE FIXED ONCE IT IS SAFE TO GET OUT AND REPAIR THEM. |
| Mar 23, 9:45 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 11 Sse Encampment, WY | BLACKHALL MOUNTAIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 9820 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Mar 23, 9:45 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 14 Sw Esterbrook, WY | WINDY PEAK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 7900 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Mar 23, 9:45 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 21 Sse Elk Mountain, WY | MEDICINE BOW SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10500 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.4 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Mar 23, 9:45 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 24 W Saratoga, WY | SAGE CREEK BASIN SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 7850 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.5 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Mar 23, 9:45 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 10 Ssw Arlington, WY | SAND LAKE SNOTEL IN THE SNOWY RANGE. ELEVATION 10050 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Mar 23, 9:45 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 20 Wnw Encampment, WY | DIVIDE PEAK SNOTEL IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. ELEVATION 8880 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.6 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Mar 23, 9:45 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 12 Se Laramie, WY | CROW CREEK SNOTEL IN THE LARAMIE RANGE. ELEVATION 8330 FEET. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.8 INCHES AND THE SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO USED WAS 15 TO 1. ACCUMULATION WAS OVER PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Mar 23, 10:40 AM MDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 5 Se Harrisburg, NE | OBSERVED ALONG HIGHWAY 71 |
| Mar 23, 1:00 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 8 Sw Wheatland, WY | HE ESTIMATED 7 INCHES FELL FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM. MUCH MELTED AS IT FELL. SNOW DEPTH AT 1 PM WAS 3 INCHES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 251 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
- 3875 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
666 WWUS45 KCYS 220721 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 121 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN IMPACTING THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING WITH HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW MAY SPREAD SOUTHEAST INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. WYZ103>105-112-114-230000- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0006.160323T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0008.160323T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 121 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...6 PM TODAY THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...18 TO 24 INCHES LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTH FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ101-230000- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0006.160323T0600Z-160324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0008.160323T0600Z-160324T0000Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK...GLENROCK 121 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS CONVERSE COUNTY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ109-110-115-230000- /O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0008.160323T0600Z-160324T0000Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... BOSLER...LARAMIE 121 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES LIKELY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ111-113-230000- /O.NEW.KCYS.WW.Y.0016.160323T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT 121 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ118-119-230000- /O.EXA.KCYS.WS.A.0006.160323T0600Z-160324T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...KIMBALL...BROWNSON... SIDNEY...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 121 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ116-117-230000- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.A.0006.160323T0600Z-160324T0000Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO... WHITAKER...FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK 121 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES FOR THE SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ102-106-107-230000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.A.0006.160323T0600Z-160324T0000Z/ NIOBRARA COUNTY-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUSK...REDBIRD...BORDEAUX...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY 121 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
022 WWUS45 KCYS 221826 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1226 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO IMPACT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO WEDNESDAY... .A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST WYOMING TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN IMPACTING THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING WITH HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ102-106-107-116>119-231200- /O.UPG.KCYS.WS.A.0006.160323T0600Z-160324T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0008.160323T0600Z-160324T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-NIOBRARA COUNTY- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG... ANGORA...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...KIMBALL...BROWNSON... SIDNEY...LUSK...REDBIRD...BORDEAUX...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL... HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 1226 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ WYZ108-231200- /O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0008.160323T0600Z-160324T0000Z/ GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TORRINGTON 1226 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ109-110-231200- /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0008.160323T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAWLINS...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 1226 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WYZ103>105-112-114-231200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.160323T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY 1226 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...6 PM TODAY THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 15 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON NORTH FACING SLOPES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ101-115-231200- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.160323T0600Z-160324T0000Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK... GLENROCK...BOSLER...LARAMIE 1226 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-231200- /O.EXB.KCYS.WW.Y.0016.160323T0600Z-160324T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... HARRISON...AGATE 1226 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW..WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WYZ111-113-231200- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0016.160323T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT 1226 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ RUBIN
455 WWUS45 KCYS 231001 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 401 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY... NEZ020-054-055-WYZ106-116>119-240000- /O.NEW.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.160323T1200Z-160324T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160323T1200Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BROWNSON... SIDNEY...BORDEAUX...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER... FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 401 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...6 AM MDT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BY LATE MORNING. FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. HEAVY AND WET SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WYZ103>105-109-110-112-114-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...RAWLINS...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...CENTENNIAL... ALBANY 401 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EARLY...DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ101-115-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK... GLENROCK...BOSLER...LARAMIE 401 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EARLY...DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ019-021-WYZ102-107-108-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-NIOBRARA COUNTY-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...ANGORA... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...LUSK...REDBIRD...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 401 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. HEAVY AND WET SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ111-113-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT 401 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE PINE RIDGE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NEZ002-003-095-096-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... HARRISON...AGATE 401 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ HAMMER
448 WWUS45 KCYS 231436 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 836 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY... NEZ002-003-095-096-240000- /O.UPG.KCYS.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...ALLIANCE... HARRISON...AGATE 836 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ020-054-055-WYZ106-116>119-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BROWNSON... SIDNEY...BORDEAUX...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER... FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 836 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. HEAVY AND WET SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WYZ103>105-109-110-112-114-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW... SHIRLEY BASIN...RAWLINS...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...CENTENNIAL... ALBANY 836 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WIND DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WYZ101-115-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK... GLENROCK...BOSLER...LARAMIE 836 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EARLY...DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NEZ019-021-WYZ102-107-108-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-NIOBRARA COUNTY-EAST PLATTE COUNTY- GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...ANGORA... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...LUSK...REDBIRD...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON 836 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. HEAVY AND WET SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. 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. && $$ WYZ111-113-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT 836 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ RUBIN
612 WWUS45 KCYS 232055 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 255 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM SLOWLY WINDING DOWN BY THIS EVENING... NEZ002-095-WYZ101>105-109-110-112-114-115-232200- /O.CAN.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ DAWES-NORTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...HARRISON... BILL...DOUGLAS...DEER CREEK...GLENROCK...LUSK...REDBIRD... GARRETT...SEMINOE DAM...MEDICINE BOW...SHIRLEY BASIN...RAWLINS... ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...BOSLER...LARAMIE 255 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ WYZ111-113-232200- /O.CAN.KCYS.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAGGS...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT 255 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ NEZ020-054-055-WYZ106-116>119-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BROWNSON... SIDNEY...BORDEAUX...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER... FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 255 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. HEAVY AND WET SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NEZ019-021-WYZ107-108-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...ANGORA... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON 255 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS LIKELY. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL WITH ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. HEAVY AND WET SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. CONDITIONS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING TO PETS AND NEWBORN CATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ003-096-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ BOX BUTTE-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...AGATE 255 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM TODAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ RUBIN
064 WWUS45 KCYS 240001 WSWCYS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 601 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... NEZ020-054-055-WYZ106-116>119-240115- /O.EXP.KCYS.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ BANNER-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...KIMBALL...BROWNSON... SIDNEY...BORDEAUX...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER... FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK...CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS 601 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... GUSTY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET. THIS MAY YIELD TO SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE EVENING WEARS ON. HOWEVER...TRAVELERS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR BLACK ICE. $$ NEZ019-021-WYZ107-108-240115- /O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF-MORRILL-EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...ANGORA... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...REDINGTON...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON 601 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... GUSTY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET. THIS MAY YIELD TO SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE EVENING WEARS ON. HOWEVER...TRAVELERS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR BLACK ICE. $$ NEZ003-096-240115- /O.EXP.KCYS.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160324T0000Z/ BOX BUTTE-SOUTH SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLIANCE...AGATE 601 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... GUSTY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET. THIS MAY YIELD TO SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE EVENING WEARS ON. HOWEVER...TRAVELERS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR BLACK ICE. $$
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 Mar 21, 11:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 11:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1145 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 722 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016
UPDATED FORECAST TO ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE ON TIME
THIS EVENING AS HUMIDITIES ARE STARTING TO INCREASE AND WINDS ARE
DISSIPATING. ATTENTION THEN SHIFTS TOWARDS THE IMPENDING STORM
SYSTEM ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...WHICH IS FORECAST TO MOVE
EASTWARD INTO WYOMING BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND IMPACTS WILL BE TRICKY WITH THIS
STORM. ALTHOUGH THE STORM APPEARS POTENT...IT WILL ALSO MOVE
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA RELATIVELY QUICK LATE TUESDAY AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY. MATTER OF FACT...IT MAY BE LOCATED AS FAR EAST AS
EASTERN NEBRASKA LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING BASED ON SOME MODEL
GUIDANCE. THIS IS ALSO WHERE MODEL DIFFER...AS THE ECMWF AND GEM
SHOW THE CENTER OF THE STORM FURTHER SOUTH AND WEST AT THE SAME
TIME. THIS WILL BE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE QUICKER THE STORM
MOVES...THE LESS LIKELY DEEP MOISTURE ADVECTION WILL BE PRESENT
OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...RESULTING IN LESS PRECIPITATION.
BASED ON AVAILABLE DYNAMICS AND GUIDANCE...DECIDED TO EXTEND THE
WINTER STORM WATCH FURTHER SOUTH TO INCLUDE NORTHERN CARBON AND
ALBANY COUNTIES...AND MOST OF PLATTE COUNTY. BELIEVE THESE AREAS
HAVE THE BEST SHOT AT SEEING 6+ INCHES OF SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG
GUSTY WINDS SINCE ALL MODELS SHOW SIMILAR PROGRESSION OF THE STORM
ACROSS WYOMING. IT IS WHEN THE STORM REDEVELOPS ACROSS THE HIGH
PLAINS IS WHEN DISCREPANCIES BEGIN TO APPEAR. SO WILL KEEP THE
REST OF THE AREA OUT OF ANY HEADLINE FOR NOW. BUT DO THINK THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE WILL SEE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY CONDITIONS SINCE SNOWFALL WILL NOT BE TOO HEAVY...AND
WINDS WILL LIKELY NOT BE AS STRONG COMPARED TO THE HIGH PLAINS.
UPDATES WILL BE SENT SHORTLY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 320 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016
TONIGHT...ONE MORE MILD NIGHT ON TAP BEFORE THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES.
FLOW ALOFT TURNS SOUTHWEST WITH LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE
INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF A DOUGLAS TO LARAMIE
LINE...PRODUCING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THERE...DRY ELSEWHERE.
TUESDAY...PROGRESSIVE SHORTWAVE MOVES TO WESTERN WYOMING WITH
SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING OVER FAR NORTHEAST COLORADO IN THE AFTERNOON.
ENOUGH MOISTURE AND DYNAMIC LIFT...AND BAROCLINIC BAND LIFT...TO
PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS AFTERNOON SHOWERS WEST OF A LUSK TO
LARAMIE LINE WITH WEAK INSTABILITY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE.
TUESDAY NIGHT...MODELS SIMILAR IN TRACKING THE CLOSED TROUGH ALOFT
TO FAR EAST CENTRAL COLORADO BY DAWN WITH SURFACE LOW STRENGTHENING
OVER NORTHERN KANSAS. WIDESPREAD SNOW EXPECTED TO FIRST DEVELOP OVER
OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES NORTH OF A RAWLINS TO SCOTTSBLUFF LINE IN THE
EVENING AND TRANSITION SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS DEEP QG ASCENT
DEVELOPS AS SEEN IN THE 500-300 MB AND 700-500 MB LAYERS. FALLING
SNOW COMBINED WITH BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.
BASED ON QUICK MOVEMENT OF THE STORM SYSTEM...BELIEVE MOST LOWER
ELEVATION SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES WITH A FEW
HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH MOUNTAINS RECEIVING 7 TO 14 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY...UPPER TROUGH QUICKLY MOVES TO EASTERN NEBRASKA WITH
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER OUR COUNTIES. THUS...EXPECT DECREASING
SNOW CHANCES DURING THE DAY. QUITE WINDY HOWEVER...BASED ON SURFACE
AND LOW LEVEL PROGS...MAKING THE DAY FEEL MUCH COLDER THAN THE
ACTUAL EXPECTED HIGH TEMPERATURES.
.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 320 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016
RATHER COOL AND UNSETTLED WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE CWA THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY UNDER A GENERALLY BROAD UPPER CYCLONIC FLOW
PATTERN OVER MUCH OF NORTH AMERICA. DRY WEATHER OVER MOST OF THE
CWA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY THEN THE NEXT UPPER SHORTWAVE TO AFFECT
THE AREA WILL DROP SE OUT OF WESTERN CANADA ALONG AND WEST OF THE
ROCKY MTN CHAIN THROUGH SATURDAY. NEXT COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CWA LATE FRIDAY BRINGING SOME
RAIN AND SNOW BEHIND IT IN A PERIOD OF UPSLOPE FLOW INTO SATURDAY.
SNOW LOOKS TO END LATE SATURDAY AS BETTER FORCING AND MOISTURE
SHIFTS SOUTH INTO COLORADO. SUNDAY AND MONDAY SHOULD SEE WARMER
AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS UNDER UPPER RIDGING.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1139 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016
VFR CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE FROM
WEST TO EAST ON TUESDAY. MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED FOR KRWL/KLAR...AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE INCLUDING KAIA
AND KCDR. POOR FLYING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
REST OF THE AREA AFTER 06Z WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY AGAIN
ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTHEAST WY TERMINALS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 320 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016
ONE MORE RELATIVELY DRY DAY ON TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY
EAST OF INTERSTATE 25...WHERE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25
PERCENT. NO CONCERNS WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND BASED ON PROJECTED
HUMIDITIES AND WINDS.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR WYZ103>105-112-114-116-117.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR WYZ101-102-106-107.
NE...NONE.
&&
UPDATE...TJT
SHORT TERM...RUBIN
LONG TERM...RE
AVIATION...CLH
FIRE WEATHER...RUBINHazardous weather outlook, Mar 21, 5:42 PM MDT, 7 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 542 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>103-106>108-116>119- 222345- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS- NIOBRARA COUNTY-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE- CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 542 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING...EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AN INTENSE LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL LIKELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE AREA ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE MOUNTAINS AS EARLY AS TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY SPREADING INTO LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME AREAS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS. THESE MAY BE EXPANDED IN THE FUTURE...SO STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR MORE INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. WYZ104-105-109>115-222345- FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-SIERRA MADRE RANGE- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY- 542 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AN INTENSE LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL LIKELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE AREA ON TUESDAY AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE MOUNTAINS AS EARLY AS TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY SPREADING INTO THE HIGH VALLEYS TUESDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR TO BE EAST OF THE AREA ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS. THESE MAY BE EXPANDED IN THE FUTURE...SO STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER SOURCE FOR MORE INFORMATION. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 1:21 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Box Butte, Dawes, Sioux | 38 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.