Alert archive / Wyoming / High Wind Watches in 2021
High Wind Watch 14, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Mar 8, 2021, 1:31 AM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Mar 8, 2021, 2:00 PM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2021, 1:31 AM MST (08:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2021, 2:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2021, 12:04 PM MST
- In force
- 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 08:30 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 00:00Z, 8.5 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
- 3465 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
332 WWUS75 KCYS 080831 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 131 AM MST Mon Mar 8 2021 WYZ110-081645- /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.A.0014.210308T2100Z-210309T1500Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain 131 AM MST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Interstate 80 Corridor between Arlington and Elk Mountain. * WHEN...2 PM MST Monday to 8 AM MST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be dangerous, especially for light and high profile vehicles, including tractors and camper trailers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Watch means high winds are possible within the given time period. Maintain caution when traveling, especially if traveling with or in a light or high profile vehicle. && $$ LK
1 follow-up statement
110 WWUS75 KCYS 081904 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 1204 PM MST Mon Mar 8 2021 WYZ110-091200- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0014.210308T2100Z-210309T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0021.210309T0100Z-210309T1600Z/ North Snowy Range Foothills- Including the cities of Arlington and Elk Mountain 1204 PM MST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Interstate 80 near Arlington and Elk Mountain. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM MST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for light and high profile vehicles, including tractors and camper trailers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ MB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 3:19 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Converse, Niobrara | 22 hr |
| Mar 8, 12:04 PM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon | 23 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.