Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2020
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 10, 2020, 2:42 PM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 10, 2020, 6:24 PM MST. It was in force for 22 hr. 14 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
- Jan 10, 2020, 2:42 PM MST (21:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 10, 2020, 6:24 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2020, 4:00 PM MST
- In force
- 22 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 21:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 6:36 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | WYDOT SENSOR AT ARLINGTON ALONG INTERSTATE 80. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH. |
| Jan 10, 6:52 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | WYDOT SENSOR AT ARLINGTON ALONG INTERSTATE 80. |
| Jan 10, 8:06 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 Nnw Arlington, WY | WYDOT SENSOR AT ARLINGTON. |
| Jan 10, 8:12 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 46 | 7 Nw Elk Mountain, WY | WYDOT SENSOR AT HALLECK RIDGE. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 40 TO 47 MPH FOR OVER ONE HOUR. GUSTS UP TO 54 MPH. |
| Jan 10, 8:16 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Nw Arlington, WY | WYDOT SENSOR AT FOOTE CREEK. CURRENT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 48 MPH. |
| Jan 11, 12:46 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Sse Bordeaux, WY | MESONET STATION KBRX 1.4 S BORDEAUX (WYDOT). |
| Jan 11, 1:12 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 E Arlington, WY | MESONET STATION WY23 1.6 E ARLINGTON (WYDOT). |
| Jan 11, 5:03 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 11 Sse Harris Park, WY | WHEATLAND CWOP SITE EW8763. SUSTAINED WINDS 36 MPH. |
| Jan 11, 5:24 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | COOPER COVE WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED WINDS 39 MPH. |
| Jan 11, 5:36 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | MESONET STATION WY24 6.9 E ARLINGTON (WYDOT). |
| Jan 11, 6:46 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 16 Nw Wheatland, WY | MESONET STATION EW8763 WHEATLAND. |
| Jan 11, 11:06 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 Sse Bordeaux, WY | MESONET STATION KBRX 1.4 S BORDEAUX (WYDOT). |
| Jan 11, 11:16 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 2 Sse Bordeaux, WY | WYDOT MESONET STATION KBRX - BORDEAUX ALONG I-25. |
| Jan 11, 11:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 10 Ese Crystal Lake Cam, WY | EMKAY UPR SITE. SUSTAINED WINDS 50 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 12:00Z, 9.7 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1255 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
970 WWUS75 KCYS 102142 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 242 PM MST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...HIGH WINDS RETURNING TO WIND PRONE AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... WYZ106-110-116-117-112300- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0005.200111T0900Z-200111T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0004.200111T0600Z-200111T2300Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- North Snowy Range Foothills-South Laramie Range- South Laramie Range Foothills- Including the cities of Bordeaux, Arlington, Elk Mountain, Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker, Federal, and Horse Creek 242 PM MST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM MST SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County, North Snowy Range Foothills, South Laramie Range and South Laramie Range Foothills. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 4 PM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult for light and high profile vehicles. High risk of truck blowovers on interstates. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For the latest road closures and conditions in Wyoming, go to wyoroad.info or dial 5 1 1. && $$ Worley
3 follow-up statements
847 WWUS75 KCYS 110124 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 624 PM MST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...HIGH WINDS RETURNING TO WIND PRONE AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... WYZ106-110-116-117-110930- /O.EXT.KCYS.HW.W.0004.200111T0124Z-200111T2300Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- North Snowy Range Foothills-South Laramie Range- South Laramie Range Foothills- Including the cities of Bordeaux, Arlington, Elk Mountain, Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker, Federal, and Horse Creek 624 PM MST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County, North Snowy Range Foothills, South Laramie Range and South Laramie Range Foothills. * WHEN...Until 4 PM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult for light and high profile vehicles. High risk of truck blowovers on interstates. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For the latest road closures and conditions in Wyoming, go to wyoroad.info or dial 5 1 1. && $$ Braun
215 WWUS75 KCYS 110852 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 152 AM MST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...HIGH WINDS IN WIND PRONE AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... WYZ106-110-116-117-112300- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200111T2300Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- North Snowy Range Foothills-South Laramie Range- South Laramie Range Foothills- Including the cities of Bordeaux, Arlington, Elk Mountain, Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker, Federal, and Horse Creek 152 AM MST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County, North Snowy Range Foothills, South Laramie Range and South Laramie Range Foothills. * WHEN...Until 4 PM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult for light and high profile vehicles. High risk of truck blowovers on interstates. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For the latest road closures and conditions in Wyoming, go to wyoroad.info or dial 5 1 1. && $$
599 WWUS75 KCYS 112302 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 402 PM MST Sat Jan 11 2020 WYZ106-110-116-117-120015- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200111T2300Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- North Snowy Range Foothills-South Laramie Range- South Laramie Range Foothills- Including the cities of Bordeaux, Arlington, Elk Mountain, Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker, Federal, and Horse Creek 402 PM MST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Winds and wind gusts have decreased substantially in the last few hours. Winds are expected to continue decreasing over the course of the afternoon and evening. A stray gust 50 to 55 mph is still possible near the I-80 Summit, but otherwise, winds out of the west and southwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph are expected for the duration of the day. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 1:06 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Carbon | 13 hr |
| Jan 10, 1:11 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 14 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:27 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | CYS | Laramie | 4 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:31 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | Carbon | 3 days |
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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.