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Winter Weather Advisory 10, NWS Cheyenne, WY

February 12, 2021Banner County, Morrill County, Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter weather advisory at Feb 12, 2021, 9:50 AM MST for Banner County, Morrill County, Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 13, 2021, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 12, 2021, 9:50 AM MST (16:50 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 13, 2021, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 12, 2021, 8:45 PM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Banner County, NE, Morrill County, NE

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:55 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 196 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 2021-02-12Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2021-02-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 165 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
692 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
218 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter weather advisory went out at Feb 12, 4:37 AM MST, 5 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 4:37 AM MST, 5 hours 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 3:35 AM MST, 6 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
335 AM MST Fri Feb 12 2021

WYZ103>105-109-111-113-115-116-131045-
North Laramie Range-Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-
Shirley Basin-Central Carbon County-Southwest Carbon County-
Upper North Platte River Basin-Laramie Valley-South Laramie Range-
335 AM MST Fri Feb 12 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central
Wyoming and southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Periods of light to moderate snow will continue today and tonight.
Accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are expected. Gusty winds up to 35
mph will produce areas of blowing snow and reduced visibilities.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

Very cold temperatures and wind chills will impact the area
Saturday through Monday with periods of light snow.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotters are encouraged to report snow, blowing snow, or other
significant weather to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne.

WYZ110-131045-
North Snowy Range Foothills-
335 AM MST Fri Feb 12 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central
Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

The Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 8 PM this
evening. Total snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches are expected.
Gusty winds up to 40 mph will produce areas of blowing snow and
reduced visibilities.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

Very cold temperatures and wind chills will impact the area
Saturday through Monday with periods of light snow.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotters are encouraged to report snow, blowing snow, or other
significant weather to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne.

NEZ002-003-019>021-095-096-WYZ101-102-106>108-131045-
Dawes-Box Butte-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County-Morrill-
North Sioux-South Sioux-Converse County Lower Elevations-
Niobrara County-Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
East Platte County-Goshen County-
335 AM MST Fri Feb 12 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of the western
Nebraska Panhandle...east central Wyoming and southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Periods light to moderate snow will develop today and continue
tonight. Accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are expected. Winter
Weather Advisories are in effect.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

Light to moderate snow will linger through Saturday with an
additional 1 to 2 inches expected.

Very cold temperatures and wind chills will affect the area
Saturday through Monday.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotters are encouraged to report snow, blowing snow, or other
significant weather to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne.

WYZ112-114-131045-
Sierra Madre Range-Snowy Range-
335 AM MST Fri Feb 12 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central
Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect. Periods of moderate to
heavy snow will occur along with gusty winds producing blowing and
drifting snow.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

The Winter Storm Warning continues until 11 AM Sunday. Total snow
accumulations of 24 to 30 inches are expected.

Very cold temperatures and wind chills will affect the area Saturday
through Monday with periods of light snow.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotters are encouraged to report snow, blowing snow, or other
significant weather to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne.

NEZ054-055-WYZ117>119-131045-
Kimball County-Cheyenne-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Central Laramie County-East Laramie County-
335 AM MST Fri Feb 12 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of the western
Nebraska Panhandle and southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect this morning and again tonight
for wind chills as low as 30 below zero. Areas of light snow will
also develop.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

The Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until 11 AM Monday. Very
cold temperatures and wind chills will continue. Light to moderate
snow is expected Saturday and Saturday night.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotters are encouraged to report snow, blowing snow, or other
significant weather to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 12, 3:33 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryCYSAlbany, Goshen, Laramie, Platte5 hr
Feb 12, 3:33 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryCYSCheyenne21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.