Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Feb 15, 2017, 9:37 AM MST for Albany County, Laramie County, Platte County, Wyoming. It was in force for 8 hr. 8 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
- Feb 15, 2017, 9:37 AM MST (16:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2017, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 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 16:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 10:05 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 51 | Bordeaux, WY | 42 MPH SUSTAINED |
| Feb 15, 10:05 AM MST | SLEET 51 | Bordeaux, WY | 42 MPH SUSTAINED |
| Feb 15, 11:05 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | Bordeaux, WY | BORDEAUX WYDOT SITE. AVERAGE SUSTAINED WIND FOR PAST HOUR ENDING AT 1105 AM MST. PEAK SUSTAINED WIND 44 MPH AND PEAK GUST 55 MPH. |
| Feb 15, 11:35 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Bordeaux, WY | 43 MPH SUSTAINED |
| Feb 15, 12:05 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Bordeaux, WY | 41 MPH SUSTAINED |
| Feb 15, 12:10 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | Bordeaux, WY | BORDEAUX WYDOT SITE. AVERAGE SUSTAINED WIND FOR PAST HOUR ENDING AT 1210 PM MST. PEAK SUSTAINED WIND 47 MPH AND PEAK GUST 57 MPH. |
| Feb 15, 1:35 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | Bordeaux, WY | BORDEAUX WYDOT SITE. AVERAGE SUSTAINED WINDS FOR PAST HOUR ENDING AT 135 PM MST. PEAK SUSTAINED WIND DURING THIS TIME WAS 45 MPH AND THE PEAK GUST WAS 57 MPH. |
| Feb 15, 3:20 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Bordeaux, WY | BORDEAUX WYDOT SITE. AVERAGE SUSTAINED WIND FOR PAST HOUR ENDING AT 320 PM MST. PEAK SUSTAINED WIND DURING THIS TIME WAS 43 MPH AND THE PEAK GUST WAS 53 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 12:00Z, 4.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2070 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
344 WWUS75 KCYS 151637 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 937 AM MST Wed Feb 15 2017 ...Strong Winds Along Interstate 25 Between Chugwater and Wheatland Today... WYZ106-160100- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0009.170215T1637Z-170216T0100Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- Including the city of Bordeaux 937 AM MST Wed Feb 15 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 6 PM MST this evening. * TIMING...Winds will remain strong through early this evening. * WINDS...West 40 to 50 MPH with occasional gusts up to 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Travel will be hazardous for light weight and high profile vehicles, especially on north to south oriented roads. Strong cross winds will pose a threat for vehicle blow overs, mainly near Bordeaux along Interstate 25 between Chugwater and Wheatland. 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. && $$ HAMMER
1 follow-up statement
982 WWUS75 KCYS 160037 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 537 PM MST Wed Feb 15 2017 WYZ106-160145- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170216T0100Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- Including the city of Bordeaux 537 PM MST Wed Feb 15 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... Although it will remain windy along Interstate 25 between Wheatland and Chugwater...wind gusts around 60 MPH are no longer expected. Sustained winds between 30 to 40 mph with occasional gusts to 50 MPH are possible. After a brief lull late tonight...winds may increase once again early Thursday morning. $$
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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.