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High Wind Warning 24, NWS Cheyenne, WY

September 19, 2017Albany County, Laramie County, Platte County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Sep 19, 2017, 7:26 PM MDT for Albany County, Laramie County, Platte County, Wyoming. It was in force for 5 hr. 10 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
Sep 19, 2017, 7:26 PM MDT (01:26 UTC)
Expired
Sep 20, 2017, 12:00 AM MDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Albany County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 19, 7:30 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 588 S Chugwater, WYBEAR CREEK WYDOT SITE.
Sep 19, 7:35 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6316 E Horse Creek, WYWHITAKER WYDOT SITE.
Sep 19, 8:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5610 Sw Cheyenne, WYWYO HILL WYDOT SITE.
Sep 19, 8:05 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 598 S Chugwater, WYBEAR CREEK WYDOT SITE.
Sep 19, 8:05 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6716 E Horse Creek, WYWHITAKER WYDOT SITE.
Sep 19, 8:20 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5310 Wsw Cheyenne, WYMILE POST 353 WYDOT SITE.
Sep 19, 8:24 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 57Cheyenne, WYCHEYENNE AIRPORT ASOS
Sep 19, 8:30 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 557 Ssw Meriden Rest Area, WYGUN BARREL WYDOT SITE.
Sep 19, 9:05 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5610 Wsw Burns, WYCWOP SITE.
Sep 19, 10:15 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMGCheyenne, WYREPORTS OF TREES AND LIMBS DOWN ALONG AND NORTH OF DELL RANGE BLVD DUE TO STRONG WINDS THIS EVENING.

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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 259 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2017-09-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2017-09-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4141 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
186 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

638 
WWUS75 KCYS 200126
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
726 PM MDT Tue Sep 19 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT CHEYENNE
AREA NORTH TO SOUTH OF WHEATLAND...

.High winds in the wake of a strong cold front will continue this
evening diminishing towards late evening. Wind gusts from the west
and northwest to near 60 mph along sections of Interstate 25 from
the Colorado border north to just south of Wheatland and along
Interstate 80 around the Cheyenne area will pose a significant 
hazard to those driving high profile vehicles or those pulling 
trailers. Winds this strong could result in the loss of control of
the vehicle. 

WYZ106-117-118-200600-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0024.170920T0126Z-170920T0600Z/
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
South Laramie Range Foothills-Central Laramie County-
Including the cities of Bordeaux, Whitaker, Federal, Horse Creek,
and Cheyenne
726 PM MDT Tue Sep 19 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect until midnight MDT tonight. 

* TIMING...Now until midnight tonight. 

* WINDS...50 to 60 mph from the northwest.

* IMPACTS...Sudden wind gusts from the northwest could result in
  the loss of control of high profile vehicles or lighter weight
  trailers. 
  

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
868 
WWUS75 KCYS 200552
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1152 PM MDT Tue Sep 19 2017

WYZ106-117-118-200700-
/O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-170920T0600Z/
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
South Laramie Range Foothills-Central Laramie County-
Including the cities of Bordeaux, Whitaker, Federal, Horse Creek,
and Cheyenne
1152 PM MDT Tue Sep 19 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

Wind speeds are expected to continue to slowly subside through the
overnight hours. However, wind gusts around 40 MPH will remain
possible through 2 AM MDT. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 20, 10:26 AM MDTRed Flag WarningCYS9 hr
Sep 20, 2:28 PM MDTFire Weather WatchCYS16 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.