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High Wind Warning 40, NWS Cheyenne, WY

December 5, 20174 counties in Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Dec 5, 2017, 4:17 AM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It was in force for 10 hr. 26 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
Dec 5, 2017, 4:17 AM MST (11:17 UTC)
Expired
Dec 5, 2017, 1:52 PM MST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

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

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:19 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
Dec 5, 4:25 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 467 Nw Elk Mountain, WYHALLECK RIDGE WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED 40+ MPH FOR PAST TWO HOURS.
Dec 5, 4:26 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Arlington, WYSUSTAINED 42 MPH.
Dec 5, 4:51 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Arlington, WYSUSTAINED 49 MPH.
Dec 5, 5:05 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 483 Nw Arlington, WY
Dec 5, 5:05 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5316 Wsw Cheyenne, WY
Dec 5, 5:08 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Arlington, WY
Dec 5, 5:10 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5323 W Cheyenne, WY
Dec 5, 5:45 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5716 Wsw Cheyenne, WY
Dec 5, 5:45 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Arlington, WY
Dec 5, 5:45 AM MSTSLEET 5716 Wsw Cheyenne, WY
Dec 5, 6:46 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 54Arlington, WY
Dec 5, 7:36 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 57Arlington, WY
Dec 5, 7:40 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 525 Nw Arlington, WY
Dec 5, 7:40 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 527 Nw Elk Mountain, WY
Dec 5, 7:40 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Bordeaux, WY
Dec 5, 9:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 52Bordeaux, WY
Dec 5, 9:55 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 40Bordeaux, WYBORDEAUX WYDOT SENSOR. AVERAGE SUSTAINED WIND FOR PAST HOUR ENDING AT 955 AM MST. PEAK GUST 57 MPH.
Dec 5, 9:56 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Buford, WY
Dec 5, 9:56 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5216 Wsw Cheyenne, WY
Dec 5, 9:56 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 54Arlington, WY
Dec 5, 10:15 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5016 Wsw Cheyenne, WY
Dec 5, 10:44 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5911 Sse Garrett, WY
Dec 5, 11:10 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 52Bordeaux, WY
Dec 5, 11:10 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5616 E Horse Creek, WY
Dec 5, 11:11 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Arlington, WY
Dec 5, 11:20 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 40Bordeaux, WYBORDEAUX WYDOT SENSOR. AVERAGE SUSTAINED WIND FOR PAST HOUR ENDING AT 1120 AM MST. PEAK GUST 54 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 278 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, Riverton, WY at 00:00Z on 2017-12-05Temperature 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, Riverton, WY at 00:00Z on 2017-12-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1458 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

548 
WWUS75 KCYS 051117
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
417 AM MST Tue Dec 5 2017

WYZ110-051700-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0040.171205T1117Z-171205T1700Z/
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain
417 AM MST Tue Dec 5 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect until 10 AM MST this morning. 

* TIMING...Until 10 AM.

* WINDS...Westerly 25 to 40 mph with local gusts around 60 mph.

* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Dangerous travel for light
  weight and high profile vehicles. Enhanced blow over and blow
  off risk to 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
348 
WWUS75 KCYS 051457
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
757 AM MST Tue Dec 5 2017

...High Wind Warning for Arlington and Bordeaux until 2 pm MST...

.Strong winds gusting up to 60 mph will occur through early
afternoon due to strong winds aloft and sufficient gradients in
the lower levels of the atmosphere.

WYZ106-052100-
/O.EXB.KCYS.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-171205T2100Z/
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
Including the city of Bordeaux
757 AM MST Tue Dec 5 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect until 2 PM MST this afternoon. 

* TIMING...Until 2 pm MST this afternoon.

* WINDS...West 25 to 40 mph with local gusts around 60 mph.

* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Dangerous travel for light 
  weight and high profile vehicles. Enhanced blow over and blow 
  off risk to 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.

&&

$$

WYZ110-052100-
/O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-171205T2100Z/
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain
757 AM MST Tue Dec 5 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...Until 2 pm MST this afternoon.

* WINDS...West 25 to 40 mph with local gusts around 60 mph.

* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Dangerous travel for light 
  weight and high profile vehicles. Enhanced blow over and blow 
  off risk to 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.

&&

$$

Rubin
935 
WWUS75 KCYS 052052
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
152 PM MST Tue Dec 5 2017

WYZ106-110-052200-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-171205T2100Z/
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Bordeaux, Arlington, and Elk Mountain
152 PM MST Tue Dec 5 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has cancelled the High
Wind Warning. 

It will remain windy with west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55
mph for the rest of the afternoon over the central Laramie Range
and southwest Platte County including Bordeaux, as well as the 
north Snowy Range Foothills, including Arlington and Elk Mountain.

$$

Rubin

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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.