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High Wind Warning 22, NWS Cheyenne, WY

March 20, 2021Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Mar 20, 2021, 10:58 AM MDT for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It was in force for 12 hr. 1 report 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
Mar 20, 2021, 10:58 AM MDT (16:58 UTC)
Expired
Mar 20, 2021, 10:31 PM MDT
In force
12 hr
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 17:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 20, 11:06 AM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 437 Nw Elk Mountain, WYWYDOT SENSOR AT HALLECK RIDGE. SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 40 MPH FOR OVER AN HOUR. PEAK GUST OF 52 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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 230 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2021-03-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2021-03-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2103 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
148 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

974 
WWUS75 KCYS 201658
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1058 AM MDT Sat Mar 20 2021


WYZ110-210300-
/O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0015.000000T0000Z-210321T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0022.210320T1700Z-210321T0600Z/
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain
1058 AM MDT Sat Mar 20 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect until midnight MDT tonight. The High
Wind Watch is no longer in effect. 

* WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts of 55 to 60 mph 
  expected. 

* WHERE...Arlington and Elk Mountain along Interstate 80 between 
  Laramie and Rawlins. 

* WHEN...Until midnight tonight. 

* 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 or travel difficulty
for high profile and light weight vehicles.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
049 
WWUS75 KCYS 201953
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
153 PM MDT Sat Mar 20 2021

WYZ110-210600-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210321T0600Z/
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain
153 PM MDT Sat Mar 20 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts of 55 to 60 mph 
  expected. 

* WHERE...Arlington and Elk Mountain along Interstate 80 between 
  Laramie and Rawlins. 

* WHEN...Until midnight tonight.

* 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 or travel
difficulty for high profile and light weight vehicles.

&&

$$
751 
WWUS75 KCYS 210431
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1031 PM MDT Sat Mar 20 2021

WYZ110-210545-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210321T0600Z/
North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain
1031 PM MDT Sat Mar 20 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Winds have remained below critical levels this evening and are no
longer expected to reach warning levels. Therefore...the High Wind
Warning has been cancelled early. Expect wind gusts around the
Arlington area to gust near 45 mph through the overnight hours.

$$

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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.