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Snow Squall Warning 10, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this snow squall warning at Feb 8, 2020, 4:30 PM MST for 4 counties in Wyoming. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2020, 4:30 PM MST (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2020, 5:15 PM MST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
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 23:30 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 snow squall warning 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 snow squall warning went out at Feb 8, 4:12 PM MST, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 4:12 PM MST, 18 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 1055 AM MST Sat Feb 8 2020 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-118-119- 091800- 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- 1055 AM MST Sat Feb 8 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of western Nebraska...east central Wyoming and southeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT Another cold front will push across the area this evening. Along with colder temperatures, a band of moderate to heavy snowfall is forecast to push southeast across the plains. A snow squall is also possible with snow accumulations up to one inch this evening and tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .Spotter information statement... Spotter activation will not be required. WYZ103>106-111>115-117-091800- North Laramie Range-Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains- Shirley Basin-Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- Southwest Carbon County-Sierra Madre Range- Upper North Platte River Basin-Snowy Range-Laramie Valley- South Laramie Range Foothills- 1055 AM MST Sat Feb 8 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Wyoming and southeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT Sustained westerly winds 25 to 35 mph with brief gusts of 45 to 55 mph will continue into the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow will result in lower visibilities at times. A cold front will move across the area by this evening bringing another round of light to moderate snow to the region. Snow accumulations up to 2 inches are expected, with higher amounts over the mountains. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .Spotter information statement... Spotters are encouraged to report snowfall amounts or significant winter conditions to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne. WYZ109-110-116-091800- Central Carbon County-North Snowy Range Foothills- South Laramie Range- 1055 AM MST Sat Feb 8 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Wyoming and southeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT Strong westerly winds of 40 to 50 mph are expected, resulting in patchy blowing snow reducing visibility at times. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .Spotter information statement... Spotters are encouraged to report snowfall amounts or significant winter conditions to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 8, 11:54 AM MST, 4 hours 36 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 6:05 PM MST | Blizzard Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie | 14 hr |
| Feb 7, 6:09 PM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Laramie, Platte | 23 hr |
| Feb 8, 8:14 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 3 hr |
Nearby
Snow Squall Warnings in Wyoming, 2020Every snow squall warning in 2020
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.