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Snow Squall Warning 5, NWS Cheyenne, WY

January 14, 2021Cheyenne County, Kimball County, Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this snow squall warning at Jan 14, 2021, 1:28 PM MST for Cheyenne County, Kimball County, Nebraska. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 14, 2021, 1:28 PM MST (20:28 UTC)
Expired
Jan 14, 2021, 2:00 PM MST
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Cheyenne County, NE, Kimball County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 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

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 154 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2021-01-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2021-01-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2072 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
124 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

157 
WWUS55 KCYS 142028
SQWCYS

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
128 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021

NEC033-105-142100-
/O.NEW.KCYS.SQ.W.0005.210114T2028Z-210114T2100Z/
Cheyenne NE-Kimball NE-
128 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Snow Squall Warning for...
  West central Cheyenne County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...
  East central Kimball County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...

* Until 200 PM MST.

* At 128 PM MST, a dangerous snow squall was located near Dix, or 10
  miles southeast of Kimball, moving southeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Extremely poor visibility in snow and blowing snow. Wind 
           gusts up to 30 mph.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect hazardous road conditions.

* 

This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 16 and
43.
 
Locations impacted include...
Kimball, Potter, Dix and Kimball Airport. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Reduce your speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 4126 10376 4128 10341 4126 10327 4116 10321
      4117 10377
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 337DEG 40KT 4117 10348 

$$

Mokry
2 follow-up statements
839 
WWUS55 KCYS 142047
SQWCYS

Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
147 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021

NEC033-142057-
/O.CAN.KCYS.SQ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210114T2100Z/
Cheyenne NE-
147 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021

...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL CHEYENNE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The snow squall which prompted the warning has moved out of the 
warned area. Therefore, the snow squall warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4126 10376 4128 10341 4127 10339 4118 10341
      4117 10377
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 337DEG 40KT 4097 10337 

$$

NEC105-142100-
/O.CON.KCYS.SQ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210114T2100Z/
Kimball NE-
147 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021

...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM MST FOR EAST
CENTRAL KIMBALL COUNTY...

At 147 PM MST, a dangerous snow squall was located 10 miles northeast
of Westplains, or 23 miles southeast of Kimball, moving southeast at
45 mph.

HAZARD...Extremely poor visibility snow and blowing snow. Wind gusts 
         up to 30 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect hazardous road conditions.

This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 16 and
34.
 
Locations impacted include...
Kimball, Dix and Kimball Airport. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Reduce your speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 4126 10376 4128 10341 4127 10339 4118 10341
      4117 10377
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 337DEG 40KT 4097 10337 

$$

Mokry
378 
WWUS55 KCYS 142057
SQWCYS

Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
156 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021

NEC105-142106-
/O.EXP.KCYS.SQ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210114T2100Z/
Kimball NE-
156 PM MST Thu Jan 14 2021

...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL KIMBALL COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 200 PM MST...

The snow squall which prompted the warning has weakened and exited
the area. Therefore, the snow squall warning will be allowed to
expire. Areas of blowing snow and snow-covered roads will continue to
make travel difficult.

LAT...LON 4126 10376 4128 10341 4127 10339 4118 10341
      4117 10377
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 337DEG 40KT 4092 10334 

$$

Mokry

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 14, 1:03 PM MSTSnow Squall WarningCYSCheyenne, Kimball27 min

Nearby

Snow Squall Warnings in Nebraska, 2021Every snow squall warning in 2021

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.