Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2018
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 25, 2018, 5:17 PM MST for Albany County, Laramie County, Platte County, Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 26, 2018, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2018, 5:17 PM MST (00:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2018, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2018, 7:49 AM 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 00:15 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 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
- 4562 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
292 WWUS75 KCYS 260017 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 517 PM MST Thu Jan 25 2018 ...High winds expected on Interstate 25 near Bordeaux late tonight through Friday morning... ...Strong winds have diminished below dangerous levels for areas west of Laramie this evening... WYZ104-110-260130- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-180126T0100Z/ Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Seminoe Dam, Arlington, and Elk Mountain 517 PM MST Thu Jan 25 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has cancelled the High Wind Warning. Winds have diminished below dangerous levels, but are still gusting up to near 40 mph at times. $$ WYZ106-260830- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0007.180126T0700Z-180126T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0009.180126T0700Z-180126T1800Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- Including the city of Bordeaux 517 PM MST Thu Jan 25 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 11 AM MST Friday. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect and has been upgraded and replaced by the High Wind Warning. * TIMING...Midnight Tonight Through 11 AM Friday * WINDS...West at 35 to 45 mph sustained with gusts to 60 mph expected. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Hazardous travel for light weight and high profile vehicles, especially on west to east oriented sections of roadway. Light load semis and those towing camper trailers may encounter increased blowoff or blowover risks on Interstate 25 near Bordeaux. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
2 follow-up statements
660 WWUS75 KCYS 260821 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 121 AM MST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...High winds expected on Interstate 25 near Bordeaux through late morning today... ...Strong winds expected to return to the Arlington area tonight into Saturday morning... WYZ106-261800- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180126T1800Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- Including the city of Bordeaux 121 AM MST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...Through 11 AM Friday * WINDS...West at 35 to 45 mph sustained with gusts to 60 mph expected. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Hazardous travel for light weight and high profile vehicles, especially on west to east oriented sections of roadway. Light load semis and those towing camper trailers may encounter increased blowoff or blowover risks on Interstate 25 near Bordeaux. 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. && $$ WYZ110-270000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0008.180127T0300Z-180127T1800Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain 121 AM MST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Watch, which is in effect from this evening through Saturday morning. * TIMING...8PM this evening through 11AM Saturday * WINDS...West to southwest at 35 to 40 mph sustained with gusts to 60 mph possible * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Hazardous travel for light weight and high profile vehicles, especially on west to east oriented sections of roadway. Light load semis and those towing camper trailers may encounter increased blowoff or blowover risks on Interstate 80 near Arlington. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph...or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. && $$
886 WWUS75 KCYS 261449 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 749 AM MST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...Strong winds expected to return to the Arlington area tonight into Saturday morning... WYZ106-261600- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180126T1800Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- Including the city of Bordeaux 749 AM MST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has cancelled the High Wind Warning. Winds have diminished over the area this morning and high winds are no longer expected. $$ WYZ110-262300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.A.0008.180127T0300Z-180127T1800Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain 749 AM MST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * TIMING...8PM this evening through 11AM Saturday * WINDS...West to southwest at 35 to 40 mph sustained with gusts to 60 mph possible * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Hazardous travel for light weight and high profile vehicles, especially on west to east oriented sections of roadway. Light load semis and those towing camper trailers may encounter increased blowoff or blowover risks on Interstate 80 near Arlington. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph...or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 1:21 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 19 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.