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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Feb 25, 2017, 9:19 PM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It was in force for 5 hr. 9 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
- Feb 25, 2017, 9:19 PM MST (04:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2017, 1:49 AM MST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 9:20 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE WAGONHOUND. |
| Feb 25, 9:25 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE FOOTE CREEK. SUSTAINED WIND 49 MPH. |
| Feb 25, 9:45 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE FOOTE CREEK. SUSTAINED WIND 50 MPH. |
| Feb 25, 9:56 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED 42 MPH. |
| Feb 25, 10:35 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 45 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH SINCE 835 PM. |
| Feb 25, 10:36 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED 50 MPH. |
| Feb 25, 10:46 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED 49 MPH. |
| Feb 25, 11:25 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED 46 MPH. |
| Feb 26, 12:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED 43 MPH. |
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 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 2406 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
377 WWUS75 KCYS 260419 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 919 PM MST Sat Feb 25 2017 ...Very Strong Winds in the Arlington and Elk Mountain Areas Tonight... WYZ110-261000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0013.170226T0419Z-170226T1000Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain 919 PM MST Sat Feb 25 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 3 AM MST Sunday. ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 1 AM MST Sunday. * TIMING...Through early Sunday morning. * WINDS...West to southwest 35 to 50 mph with gusts to 65 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Light weight and high profile vehicles traveling on Interstate 80 have a heightened risk of blowover. Blowing snow will create dangerous travel conditions due to drifitng of snow on the roads and reduced visibility less than one half mile. 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. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
891 WWUS75 KCYS 260504 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 1004 PM MST Sat Feb 25 2017 ...Very Strong Winds in the Arlington and Elk Mountain Areas Tonight... WYZ110-261000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170226T1000Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain 1004 PM MST Sat Feb 25 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 3 AM MST Sunday. * TIMING...Through early Sunday morning. * WINDS...West to southwest 35 to 50 mph with gusts to 65 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Light weight and high profile vehicles traveling on Interstate 80 have a heightened risk of blowover. Blowing snow will create dangerous travel conditions due to drifitng of snow on the roads and reduced visibility less than one half mile. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
332 WWUS75 KCYS 260849 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 149 AM MST Sun Feb 26 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS... WYZ110-261000- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170226T1000Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain 149 AM MST Sun Feb 26 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has cancelled the High Wind Warning for the North Snowy Range Foothills. Sustained west winds have decreased to 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph. The threat for high winds has ended and the high wind warning has been cancelled. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 1:13 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 14 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:13 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 38 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:13 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 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.