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High Wind Warning 28, NWS Cheyenne, WY

May 23, 2021Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at May 23, 2021, 2:04 AM MDT for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at May 23, 2021, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 5 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
May 23, 2021, 2:04 AM MDT (08:04 UTC)
In effect from
May 23, 2021, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
May 23, 2021, 7:50 PM MDT
In force
11 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 08:05 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 23, 11:57 AM MDTHAIL 0.25Laramie, WY
May 23, 12:15 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 661 Wnw Seminoe Dam, WYNON-THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST TO 66 MPH.
May 23, 4:22 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 621 Nnw Arlington, WYWYDOT SENSOR AT ARLINGTON.
May 23, 5:52 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 603 Nw Elk Mountain, WY
May 23, 6:02 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 671 Nnw Arlington, WYWYDOT SENSOR AT ARLINGTON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 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 00:00Z, 8.1 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-23Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1006 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
342 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

108 
WWUS75 KCYS 230804
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
204 AM MDT Sun May 23 2021

WYZ104-105-109-110-231415-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0028.210523T1500Z-210524T0300Z/
Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Shirley Basin-
Central Carbon County-North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Seminoe Dam, Medicine Bow, Shirley Basin,
Rawlins, Arlington, and Elk Mountain
204 AM MDT Sun May 23 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains, Shirley Basin, Central
  Carbon County and North Snowy Range Foothills. This includes
  Interstate 80 between Rawlins and Arlington.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
  Travel will be difficult, especially for light, high profile 
  vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

&&

$$

WYZ116-117-231400-
/O.CON.KCYS.FG.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210523T1400Z/
South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker,
Federal, and Horse Creek
204 AM MDT Sun May 23 2021

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Visibility less than one mile in dense fog.

* WHERE...South Laramie Range and South Laramie Range Foothills. 
  Including Interstate 80 between Laramie and Cheyenne.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM MDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.

&&

$$

WM
2 follow-up statements
940 
WWUS75 KCYS 231330
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
730 AM MDT Sun May 23 2021

WYZ116-117-231430-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FG.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210523T1400Z/
South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Buford, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Whitaker,
Federal, and Horse Creek
730 AM MDT Sun May 23 2021

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Fog has lifted along Interstate 80 between Cheyenne and Laramie
with the exception of around Mile Marker 353, but that fog is
expected to lift in the next hour.

$$

WYZ104-105-109-110-240000-
/O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0028.210523T1500Z-210524T0300Z/
Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Shirley Basin-
Central Carbon County-North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Seminoe Dam, Medicine Bow, Shirley Basin,
Rawlins, Arlington, and Elk Mountain
730 AM MDT Sun May 23 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains, Shirley Basin, 
  Central Carbon County and North Snowy Range Foothills. This 
  includes Interstate 80 between Rawlins and Arlington.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines.
  Travel will be difficult, especially for light, high profile 
  vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Maintain caution if traveling in a light, high profile vehicle,
including camper trailers and tractors.

&&

$$
653 
WWUS75 KCYS 240150
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
750 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021

WYZ104-105-109-110-240300-
/O.CAN.KCYS.HW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210524T0300Z/
Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Shirley Basin-
Central Carbon County-North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Seminoe Dam, Medicine Bow, Shirley Basin,
Rawlins, Arlington, and Elk Mountain
750 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has cancelled the High
Wind Warning. 

Occasional strong winds this afternoon have diminished below 40
MPH this evening across Carbon and northern Albany counties.
Therefore, will cancel the High Wind Warning for the next hour.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 12:54 AM MDTDense Fog AdvisoryCYSAlbany, Laramie7 hr
May 23, 1:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie42 min
May 23, 1:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSPlatte47 min
May 23, 1:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Platte29 min
May 23, 1:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Niobrara, Platte19 min
May 23, 2:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Laramie42 min
May 23, 2:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen24 min
May 23, 3:22 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCYSLaramie3 hr

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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.