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Winter Storm Watch 16, NWS Cheyenne, WY

November 3, 2017Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm watch at Nov 3, 2017, 3:23 PM MDT for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Nov 4, 2017, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 3, 2017, 3:23 PM MDT (21:23 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 4, 2017, 6:00 PM MDT
Expired
Nov 4, 2017, 2:30 AM MDT
In force
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 21:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Nov 3, 2:22 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 3, 2:22 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 3, 11:07 AM MDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1107 AM MDT Fri Nov 3 2017

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-118-119-
041030-
Dawes-Box Butte-Scotts Bluff-Banner-Morrill-Kimball-Cheyenne-
North Sioux-South Sioux-Converse County Lower Elevations-
Niobrara County-East Platte County-Goshen County-
Central Laramie County-East Laramie County-
1107 AM MDT Fri Nov 3 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of western
Nebraska...east central Wyoming and southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

WYZ103-112-114-116-041030-
North Laramie Range-Sierra Madre Range-Snowy Range-
South Laramie Range-
1107 AM MDT Fri Nov 3 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central
Wyoming and southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

Snow is expected to fall mainly from Sunday into Tuesday.
Significant accumulations are possible by late Tuesday.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

WYZ104>106-109>111-113-115-117-041030-
Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Shirley Basin-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
Central Carbon County-North Snowy Range Foothills-
Southwest Carbon County-Upper North Platte River Basin-
Laramie Valley-South Laramie Range Foothills-
1107 AM MDT Fri Nov 3 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central
Wyoming and southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

Locally strong winds are expected through this afternoon
especially in wind prone areas. Some gusts over 50 mph are likely.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

Periods of strong winds are likely Saturday and Sunday with gusts
over 50 mph possible, mainly in the afternoons both days.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 3, 11:01 AM MDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Nov 3, 2:07 PM MDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 2, 10:09 PM MDTDense Fog AdvisoryCYSAlbany, Laramie11 hr
Nov 3, 4:43 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon21 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in Wyoming, 2017Every winter storm watch 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.