Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at Feb 3, 2016, 12:19 AM MST for Park County, Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 3, 2016, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2016, 12:19 AM MST (07:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2016, 5:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2016, 2:00 PM MST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
County Park County, WY
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:24 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 1246 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
821 WWUS75 KRIW 030719 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1219 AM MST WED FEB 3 2016 ...STRONG WINDS IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY... .FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL COME TOGETHER FOR INCREASING WINDS ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS BEGINNING TONIGHT...PEAKING LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. INITIALLY...IT LOOKS LIKE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW OUT OF THE NORMALLY WINDY CANYONS TODAY...BECOMING HIGH WINDS THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR VERY STRONG MOUNTAIN WAVE WINDS EXIST LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WYZ003-032300- /O.UPG.KRIW.HW.A.0002.160204T0000Z-160204T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0005.160204T0000Z-160204T2100Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 1219 AM MST WED FEB 3 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY...BECOMING HIGH WINDS IN SPOTS BY SUNSET. MORE WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NORTH OF CODY. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN CODY AND CLARK SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC CROSS WINDS...PEAKING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
3 follow-up statements
399 WWUS75 KRIW 031926 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1226 PM MST WED FEB 3 2016 ...STRONG WINDS IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY... .FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL COME TOGETHER FOR HIGH WINDS ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS BEGINNING TONIGHT... PEAKING LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. INITIALLY...HIGH WINDS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE NORMALLY WINDY CANYONS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND THREAT EXTENDS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WYZ003-041000- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0005.160204T0000Z-160204T2100Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 1226 PM MST WED FEB 3 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...BECOMING HIGH WINDS BY SUNSET. MORE WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NORTH OF CODY. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN CODY AND CLARK SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC CROSS WINDS...PEAKING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
144 WWUS75 KRIW 040900 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 200 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 ...STRONG WINDS IN THE CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY... .FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS CONTINUE FOR HIGH WINDS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CODY FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS MORNING. WYZ003-042100- /O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160204T2100Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 200 AM MST THU FEB 4 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...BECOMING HIGH WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING. MORE WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NORTH OF CODY. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN CODY AND CLARK SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC CROSS WINDS...PEAKING THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
908 WWUS75 KRIW 042036 NPWRIW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 136 PM MST THU FEB 4 2016 WYZ003-042145- /O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160204T2100Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE 136 PM MST THU FEB 4 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE THREAT OF FURTHER HIGH WINDS HAS DIMINISHED...AND THEREFORE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ALLOW THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE AREA TO EXPIRE AT 2 PM. WINDS FREQUENTLY GUSTED 60 TO 65 MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 120 BETWEEN CODY AND CLARK THIS MORNING. MORE HIGH WINDS MAY RETURN FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ SKRBAC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 12:35 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | RIW | Fremont, Natrona, Sweetwater | 34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.