Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 7, 2017, 2:11 PM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 7, 2017, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 10 hr. 18 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
- Jan 7, 2017, 2:11 PM MST (21:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2017, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2017, 8:53 AM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 11:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Arlington, WY | 45 MPH SUSTAINED. |
| Jan 7, 11:11 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Arlington, WY | 45 MPH SUSTAINED. |
| Jan 8, 12:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | COOPER COVE WYDOT SENSOR. |
| Jan 8, 12:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 14 Ne Centennial, WY | QUEALY DOME WYDOT SENSOR. SUSTAINED 50 MPH. |
| Jan 8, 12:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 21 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | THIS IS UPR204 LYNCHW. SUSTAINED WIND 49 MPH. |
| Jan 8, 12:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SENSOR. |
| Jan 8, 1:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | STROUSS HILL WYDOT SENSOR. |
| Jan 8, 2:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | I-25 BORDEAUX EXIT. |
| Jan 8, 3:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | EMKAY UPR SENSOR. |
| Jan 8, 4:31 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | STROUSS HILL WYDOT SENSOR. |
| Jan 8, 4:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | EMKAY UPR SENSOR. |
| Jan 8, 4:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 16 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | OTTO ROAD WYDOT SENSOR. |
| Jan 8, 5:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 14 Ne Centennial, WY | QUEALY DOME WYDOT SENSOR. |
| Jan 8, 5:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | THIS IS UPR226 EMKAYW. SUTAINED WIND 46 MPH. |
| Jan 8, 6:11 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 15 Nne Centennial, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE STROUSS HILL. |
| Jan 8, 6:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE COOPER COVE. SUSTAINED WND 45 MPH. |
| Jan 8, 7:00 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 16 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE OTTO ROAD. |
| Jan 8, 8:44 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 11 Sse Garrett, WY | THIS IS RAWS SITE DODGE CREEK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 278 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
- 2080 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
212 WWUS75 KCYS 072111 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 211 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE TONIGHT... ...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... WYZ106-110-081200- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0001.170108T0600Z-170108T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0001.170108T0600Z-170108T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0002.170109T0600Z-170109T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN 211 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A SECOND HIGH WIND EPISODE IS EXPECTED FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 NEAR ARLINGTON AND ELK MOUNTAIN...AND ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN CHUGWATER AND WHEATLAND. 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. && $$ WYZ116-117-081200- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0001.170108T0600Z-170108T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0002.170109T0600Z-170109T2100Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO... WHITAKER...FEDERAL...HORSE CREEK 211 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A SECOND HIGH WIND EPISODE IS EXPECTED FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ HAMMER
3 follow-up statements
779 WWUS75 KCYS 080010 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 510 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE TONIGHT... ...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... WYZ106-110-116-117-081300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.170108T0600Z-170108T1600Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0002.170109T0600Z-170109T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL... HORSE CREEK 510 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A SECOND HIGH WIND EPISODE IS EXPECTED FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD OCCUR WITH THE STRONG WINDS AS WELL...CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS. 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. && $$
171 WWUS75 KCYS 080920 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 220 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...STRONG WINDS IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH MID MORNING TODAY... ...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... WYZ106-110-116-117-090000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T1600Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0002.170109T0600Z-170109T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL... HORSE CREEK 220 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID MORNING TODAY. A SECOND HIGH WIND EPISODE IS EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD OCCUR WITH THE STRONG WINDS AS WELL...CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WYZ115-090000- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.A.0002.170109T0600Z-170109T2100Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSLER...LARAMIE 220 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...A HIGH WIND EPISODE IS EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD OCCUR WITH THE STRONG WINDS AS WELL...CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RUBIN
264 WWUS75 KCYS 081553 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 853 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... WYZ106-110-116-117-090000- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170108T1600Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0002.170109T0600Z-170109T2100Z/ CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY- NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN... BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...VEDAUWOO...WHITAKER...FEDERAL... HORSE CREEK 853 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. * TIMING...ANOTHER HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WYZ115-090000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0002.170109T0600Z-170109T2100Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSLER...LARAMIE 853 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...A HIGH WIND EPISODE IS EXPECTED FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MAINLY TO TRANSPORTATION. STRONG CROSS WINDS COULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT BLOW OVER RISK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2:11 PM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 24 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:21 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 12 hr |
Nearby
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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.