Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 17, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Mar 8, 2017, 7:24 PM MST for 5 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 9, 2017, 3:00 AM MST. It was in force for 14 hr. 51 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 8, 2017, 7:24 PM MST (02:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 9, 2017, 3:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2017, 4:48 PM MST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Goshen County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:21 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 9, 4:06 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 2 Ne Granite Springs Re, WY | WILDCAT TRAIL WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED WINDS 39 MPH. |
| Mar 9, 7:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 8 S Chugwater, WY | BEAR CREEK WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 8:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 16 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | OTTO ROAD WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 8:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 S Rock River, WY | RKRIVR UPR SITE. |
| Mar 9, 8:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 21 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | LYNCHW UPR SITE. |
| Mar 9, 8:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 8 S Chugwater, WY | BEAR CREEK WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 8:46 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | F.E. WARREN AFB |
| Mar 9, 8:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 10 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | MP 353.0 WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 8:54 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Cheyenne, WY | CHEYENNE AIRPORT. |
| Mar 9, 8:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | WYO HILL WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 8:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | SPEER3 UPR SITE. |
| Mar 9, 8:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | WHITAKER WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 8:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | EMKAYW UPR SITE. |
| Mar 9, 8:56 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 13 S Glendo, WY | COLEMAN WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 9:02 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 5 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | F.E. WARREN AFB |
| Mar 9, 9:05 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | BORDEAUX WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 9:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 14 Ne Centennial, WY | QUEALY DOME WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 9:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 18 Wnw Cheyenne, WY | |
| Mar 9, 9:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 8 S Chugwater, WY | BEAR CREEK WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 9:20 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 10 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | MP 353.0 WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 9:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | SPEER3 UPR SITE. |
| Mar 9, 9:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | WYO HILL WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 9:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 21 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | LYNCHW UPR SITE. |
| Mar 9, 9:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | WHITAKER WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 9:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 16 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | OTTO ROAD WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 9:55 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 83 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | EMKAYW UPR SITE. |
| Mar 9, 10:11 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 8 S Sibley Peak, WY | COLEMAN WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 58 MPH AT 901AM. |
| Mar 9, 10:14 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Torrington, WY | TORRINGTON AIRPORT. |
| Mar 9, 10:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 21 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | LYNCHW UPR SITE. |
| Mar 9, 10:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | WHITAKER WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 10:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 10 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | MP 353.0 WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 10:29 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Cheyenne, WY | CHEYENNE AIRPORT. |
| Mar 9, 10:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 S Rock River, WY | RKRIVR UPR SITE. |
| Mar 9, 10:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | SPEER3 UPR SITE. |
| Mar 9, 10:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 16 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | OTTO ROAD WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 10:36 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 5 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | F.E. WARREN AFB |
| Mar 9, 10:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | EMKAYW UPR SITE. |
| Mar 9, 10:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | BORDEAUX WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 10:50 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | WYO HILL WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 10 Sw Cheyenne, WY | WYO HILL WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 14 Wsw Cheyenne, WY | EMKAYW UPR SITE. |
| Mar 9, 11:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 9 S Wheatland, WY | BORDEAUX WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 11:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Pine Bluffs, WY | PINE BLUFFS AIRPORT. |
| Mar 9, 11:21 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 W Buford, WY | LONE TREE WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 11:21 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Ese Buford, WY | BUFORD EAST WYDOT SITE. |
| Mar 9, 11:30 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 W Buford, WY | BUFORW UPR SITE. |
| Mar 9, 12:46 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Arlington, WY | |
| Mar 9, 12:50 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Laramie, WY | |
| Mar 9, 12:51 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Arlington, WY | SUSTAINED WIND 43 MPH. |
| Mar 9, 12:55 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE WAGONHOUND. |
| Mar 9, 2:20 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 16 E Horse Creek, WY | THIS IS WYDOT SITE WHITAKER. SUSTAINED WIND 46 MPH. |
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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 276 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
- 3406 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
915 WWUS75 KCYS 090224 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 724 PM MST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING ON THURSDAY... WYZ106-110-116-117-091200- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0012.170309T1200Z-170310T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0017.170309T1200Z-170310T0000Z/ 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, and Horse Creek 724 PM MST Wed Mar 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 5 AM to 5 PM MST Thursday. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * TIMING...Winds will increase once again by Thursday morning and will remain strong through the afternoon. * WINDS...West to southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be dangerous for light weight and high profile vehicles, mainly along north to south oriented 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
341 WWUS75 KCYS 090753 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 1253 AM MST Thu Mar 9 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING ON THURSDAY... WYZ107-115-118-100000- /O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0017.170309T1400Z-170310T0000Z/ East Platte County-Laramie Valley-Central Laramie County- Including the cities of Wheatland, Guernsey, Bosler, Laramie, and Cheyenne 1253 AM MST Thu Mar 9 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 7 AM this morning to 5 PM MST this afternoon. * TIMING...Winds will increase once again this morning and will remain strong through the afternoon. * WINDS...West to southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be dangerous for light weight and high profile vehicles, mainly along north to south oriented roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ WYZ106-110-116-117-100000- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0017.170309T1000Z-170310T0000Z/ 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, and Horse Creek 1253 AM MST Thu Mar 9 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...Winds will increase once again early this morning and will remain strong through the afternoon. * WINDS...West to southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be dangerous for light weight and high profile vehicles, mainly along north to south oriented 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. && $$
034 WWUS75 KCYS 091809 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 1109 AM MST Thu Mar 9 2017 WYZ108-119-100000- /O.EXA.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170310T0000Z/ Goshen County-East Laramie County- Including the cities of Torrington and Pine Bluffs 1109 AM MST Thu Mar 9 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 5 PM MST this afternoon. * TIMING...West Winds will continue to remain strong through early this afternoon. Winds will gradually subside later this afternoon and into this evening. * WINDS...West to southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be dangerous for light weight and high profile vehicles, mainly along north to south oriented roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ WYZ106-110-116-117-100000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170310T0000Z/ 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, and Horse Creek 1109 AM MST Thu Mar 9 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...Winds will remain strong through the afternoon. * WINDS...West to southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be dangerous for light weight and high profile vehicles, mainly along north to south oriented 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. && $$ WYZ107-115-118-100000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170310T0000Z/ East Platte County-Laramie Valley-Central Laramie County- Including the cities of Wheatland, Guernsey, Bosler, Laramie, and Cheyenne 1109 AM MST Thu Mar 9 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...West Winds will continue to remain strong through early this afternoon. Winds will gradually subside later this afternoon and into this evening. * WINDS...West to southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be dangerous for light weight and high profile vehicles, mainly along north to south oriented roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
819 WWUS75 KCYS 092113 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 213 PM MST Thu Mar 9 2017 WYZ106>108-092215- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170310T0000Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- East Platte County-Goshen County- Including the cities of Bordeaux, Wheatland, Guernsey, and Torrington 213 PM MST Thu Mar 9 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has cancelled the High Wind Warning. A cold front has pushed through the area and will continue to move southward across the high plains. This cold front has ended the High Wind threat for today. Gusts up to 35 mph are expected until sunset. $$ WYZ110-116-117-100000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170310T0000Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills-South Laramie Range- South Laramie Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington, Elk Mountain, Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker, Federal, and Horse Creek 213 PM MST Thu Mar 9 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...Until this evening. * WINDS...West to southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be dangerous for light weight and high profile vehicles, mainly along north to south oriented roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ WYZ115-118-119-100000- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170310T0000Z/ Laramie Valley-Central Laramie County-East Laramie County- Including the cities of Bosler, Laramie, Cheyenne, and Pine Bluffs 213 PM MST Thu Mar 9 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...Winds will gradually subside later this afternoon and into this evening as a cold front moves southward across the area. * WINDS...West to southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be dangerous for light weight and high profile vehicles, mainly along north to south oriented 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. && $$
287 WWUS75 KCYS 092348 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 448 PM MST Thu Mar 9 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING... WYZ110-115>119-100100- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170310T0000Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills-Laramie Valley-South Laramie Range- South Laramie Range Foothills-Central Laramie County- East Laramie County- Including the cities of Arlington, Elk Mountain, Bosler, Laramie, Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker, Federal, Horse Creek, Cheyenne, and Pine Bluffs 448 PM MST Thu Mar 9 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has cancelled the High Wind Warning. Winds have decreased along Interstate 80 from Arlington to Pine Bluffs. Gusts should mostly remain below 40 mph through the remainder of the evening. $$
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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.