Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 23, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jun 13, 2017, 2:54 AM MDT for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Jun 13, 2017, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 5 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
- Jun 13, 2017, 2:54 AM MDT (08:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 13, 2017, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2017, 6:34 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 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 08:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 10:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | FOOTE CREEK. |
| Jun 13, 10:16 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Arlington, WY | |
| Jun 13, 10:16 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Arlington, WY | |
| Jun 13, 10:20 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 Nw Arlington, WY | WAGONHOUND. |
| Jun 13, 12:15 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | HALLECK RIDGE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40-42 MPH FROM 1115-1215. |
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, 8.9 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
- 804 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2386 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
595 WWUS75 KCYS 130854 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 254 AM MDT Tue Jun 13 2017 ...Strong Winds Expected Across Northern Carbon County and Northwest Albany County Today... .A very strong low pressure system will be moving northeast across the northern Rockies and plains today. A large surface pressure gradient from southwest to northeast over south central Wyoming will be supportive of strong gradient winds. In addition, winds aloft will be quite strong through the day, with some higher wind gusts reaching the surface over northern Carbon County and northwest Albany County. WYZ104-105-109-110-132100- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0017.170613T1600Z-170614T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0023.170613T1600Z-170614T0200Z/ Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Shirley Basin- Central Carbon County-North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Seminoe Dam, Medicine Bow, Shirley Basin, Rawlins, Arlington, and Elk Mountain 254 AM MDT Tue Jun 13 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT this evening. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * TIMING...Winds will increase through the morning, with strong winds likely through early this evening. * WINDS...Sustained southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 50 to 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Travel conditions will be hazardous for light weight and high profile vehicles. Strong cross winds will create a risk for vehicle blow overs, especially along Interstate 80 from Rawlins to Laramie. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
467 WWUS75 KCYS 131947 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 147 PM MDT Tue Jun 13 2017 ...Occasional Strong Winds Will Continue Across North and Central Carbon County Through Sunset... .A strong upper level low pressure system will track northeast across the northern Rockies and plains today. A large surface pressure gradient from southwest to northeast over south central Wyoming will favor occasional strong and gusty winds. The winds will diminish after sunset. WYZ104-105-109-110-140200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-170614T0200Z/ Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Shirley Basin- Central Carbon County-North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Seminoe Dam, Medicine Bow, Shirley Basin, Rawlins, Arlington, and Elk Mountain 147 PM MDT Tue Jun 13 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Occasional strong and gusty winds will persist through early this evening before diminishing. * WINDS...Sustained west to southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Travel conditions will be hazardous for light weight and high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
453 WWUS75 KCYS 140034 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 634 PM MDT Tue Jun 13 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CANCELLED FOR CARBON COUNTY... WYZ104-105-109-110-140145- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-170614T0200Z/ Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Shirley Basin- Central Carbon County-North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Seminoe Dam, Medicine Bow, Shirley Basin, Rawlins, Arlington, and Elk Mountain 634 PM MDT Tue Jun 13 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has cancelled the High Wind Warning. It will remain breezy to windy through midnight across portions of Carbon county, especially in the wind prone area of Arlington. However widespread high winds are not expected. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CYS | Albany, Converse, Platte | 51 min |
| Jun 13, 1:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Goshen | 47 min |
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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.