Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Warnings in 2021
High Wind Warning 12, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Feb 5, 2021, 10:57 AM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Laramie County, Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 5, 2021, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for 7 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
- Feb 5, 2021, 10:57 AM MST (17:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 5, 2021, 8:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2021, 2:40 AM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Laramie County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:56 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
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 274 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
- 1852 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
571 WWUS75 KCYS 051757 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 1057 AM MST Fri Feb 5 2021 WYZ110-060200- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210205T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0008.210206T0300Z-210206T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0012.210206T0300Z-210206T1800Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain 1057 AM MST Fri Feb 5 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...North Snowy Range Foothills including Arlington and Elk Mountain. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 11 AM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight and high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. There will be a high risk for vehicle blow overs. In addition, areas of blowing and drifting snow may result in locally reduced visibilities and slick spots on roadways. 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. && $$ WYZ116-117-060200- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0008.210206T0300Z-210206T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0012.210206T0300Z-210206T1800Z/ South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills- Including the cities of Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker, Federal, and Horse Creek 1057 AM MST Fri Feb 5 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... * WHAT...West to northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...South Laramie Range and South Laramie Range Foothills including the Interstate 80 Summit, Buford, and Vedauwoo. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 11 AM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight and high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. There will be a high risk for vehicle blow overs. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
2 follow-up statements
275 WWUS75 KCYS 052033 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 133 PM MST Fri Feb 5 2021 WYZ110-116-117-061200- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0012.210206T0300Z-210206T1800Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills-South Laramie Range- South Laramie Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington, Elk Mountain, Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker, Federal, and Horse Creek 133 PM MST Fri Feb 5 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...North Snowy Range Foothills including Arlington and Elk Mountain. South Laramie Range and South Laramie Range Foothills including the Interstate 80 Summit, Buford, and Vedauwoo. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 11 AM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight and high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. There will be a high risk for vehicle blow overs. In addition, areas of blowing and drifting snow may result in locally reduced visibilities and slick spots on roadways. 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 && $$
593 WWUS75 KCYS 060940 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 240 AM MST Sat Feb 6 2021 WYZ116-117-062200- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210206T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0013.210207T0000Z-210207T2200Z/ South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills- Including the cities of Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker, Federal, and Horse Creek 240 AM MST Sat Feb 6 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM MST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 5 PM this afternoon to 3 PM MST Sunday. The High Wind Warning for earlier this morning has been cancelled. * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...South Laramie Range and South Laramie Range Foothills including the Interstate 80 Summit, Buford, and Vedauwoo. * WHEN...From 5 PM this evening to 3 PM MST Sunday. * Impacts...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight and high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. There will be a high risk for vehicle blow overs. In addition, areas of blowing and drifting snow may result in locally reduced visibilities and slick spots on roadways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage and travel difficulties. && $$ WYZ110-062200- /O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210206T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0013.210207T0000Z-210207T2200Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain 240 AM MST Sat Feb 6 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM MST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 5 PM this afternoon to 3 PM MST Sunday. The High Wind Warning earlier this morning has been cancelled. * WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...North Snowy Range Foothills including Arlington and Elk Mountain. * WHEN...From 5 PM this evening to 3 PM MST Sunday. * Impacts...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight and high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. There will be a high risk for vehicle blow overs. In addition, areas of blowing and drifting snow may result in locally reduced visibilities and slick spots on roadways. 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 and travel difficulties. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 6:15 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie | 5 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.