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High Wind Warning 47, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Nov 23, 2021, 8:03 PM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It was in force for 6 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
- Nov 23, 2021, 8:03 PM MST (03:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2021, 2:00 AM MST
- In force
- 6 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 03:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 8:04 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 Ese Arlington, WY | COOPER COVE WYDOT SITE. SUSTAINED WINDS 34 MPH. WINDS BEGAN GUSTING TO 58 MPH AT 746 PM. |
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, 3.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3600 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
222 WWUS75 KCYS 240303 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 803 PM MST Tue Nov 23 2021 WYZ110-240900- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0047.211124T0303Z-211124T0900Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain 803 PM MST Tue Nov 23 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...North Snowy Range Foothills. * WHEN...Until 2 AM MST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
878 WWUS75 KCYS 240907 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 207 AM MST Wed Nov 24 2021 WYZ110-250000- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0047.000000T0000Z-211124T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0040.211125T1200Z-211126T1200Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain 207 AM MST Wed Nov 24 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...North Snowy Range Foothills. * WHEN...From early Thursday morning through early Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$ WYZ106-250000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0040.211125T1200Z-211126T1200Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- Including the city of Bordeaux 207 AM MST Wed Nov 24 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County. * WHEN...From early Thursday morning through early Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$ WYZ116-250000- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0040.211126T0000Z-211126T1200Z/ South Laramie Range- Including the cities of Buford, Pumpkin Vine, and Vedauwoo 207 AM MST Wed Nov 24 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...South Laramie Range. * WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through early Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 1:56 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | CYS | 12 hr | |
| Nov 24, 2:07 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 35 hr |
| Nov 24, 2:14 PM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 55 hr |
| Nov 24, 2:22 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | CYS | 26 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.