Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 19, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Mar 13, 2017, 9:00 PM MDT for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It was in force for 12 hr. 3 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 13, 2017, 9:00 PM MDT (03:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2017, 8:44 AM MDT
- In force
- 12 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 03:01 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 13, 9:21 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Arlington, WY | 39 MPH SUSTAINED |
| Mar 13, 9:25 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | 41 MPH SUSTAINED |
| Mar 14, 2:30 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 8 Wnw I-80 Exit 297, WY |
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, 3.0 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
- 2707 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
003 WWUS75 KCYS 140300 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 900 PM MDT Mon Mar 13 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNINGS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MDT FOR THE ELK MOUNTAIN...ARLINGTON AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .Winds are forecast to gradually increase along sections of Interstate 80 between Laramie and Rawlins Wyoming late tonight...mainly in the Arlington and Elk Mountain areas. Strong winds periodically gusting to around 60 mph from the west will pose a risk of dangerous blow-overs for high profile recreational vehicles or to commercial trucks pulling lighter trailer loads. WYZ110-141100- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0019.170314T0300Z-170314T1700Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain 900 PM MDT Mon Mar 13 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MDT TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 11 AM MDT Tuesday. * TIMING...Strongest winds gusting more frequently to near 60 mph are expected midnight tonight through 10 AM Tuesday. * WINDS...40 mph gusting to 60 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Potential for loss of control or even blow-overs of high profile and lighter weight vehicles...such as recreation vehicles or commercial trucks pulling light trailer loads. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
611 WWUS75 KCYS 140748 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 148 AM MDT Tue Mar 14 2017 ...Strong Winds Between Rawlins and Laramie this Morning to Impact Lightweight and High Profile Travel Along Interstate 80... WYZ110-141700- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-170314T1700Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain 148 AM MDT Tue Mar 14 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...through 11 AM this morning. * WINDS...40 mph gusting to 60 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Potential for loss of control or even blow-overs of high profile and lighter weight vehicles...such as recreation vehicles or commercial trucks pulling light trailer loads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
042 WWUS75 KCYS 141444 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 844 AM MDT Tue Mar 14 2017 WYZ110-141545- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-170314T1700Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain 844 AM MDT Tue Mar 14 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has cancelled the High Wind Warning. West winds of 25 to 35 MPH with gusts around 45 MPH will remain possible through this afternoon. $$
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Wyoming, 2017Every high wind warning in 2017
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.