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High Wind Warning 18, NWS Riverton, WY

November 30, 2021Park County, Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at Nov 30, 2021, 11:08 PM MST for Park County, Wyoming. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 30, 2021, 11:08 PM MST (06:08 UTC)
Expired
Dec 1, 2021, 12:00 PM MST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Riverton, WY

County Park County, WY

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:07 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, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 187 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 2021-12-01Temperature 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 2021-12-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 255 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
2500 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
370 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

602 
WWUS75 KRIW 010608
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Riverton WY
1108 PM MST Tue Nov 30 2021

WYZ003-011800-
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0018.211201T0608Z-211201T1900Z/
Cody Foothills-
Including the cities of Clark, Cody, and Meeteetse
1108 PM MST Tue Nov 30 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Gusts to
  75 mph just south of Clark.

* WHERE...Cody Foothills. The strongest winds will occur from just
  south of Cody, northward to areas near Clark.

* WHEN...Until noon Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Extreme blowover risk risk for lightweight and high-
  profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. This
  includes Highway 120.  

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Please keep two hands on your steering 
  wheel in case of a sudden, strong wind gust.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution if you must drive. In a parking lot, park into the
wind to minimize the possibility of your car door hitting another
parked vehicle.

&&

$$

21
2 follow-up statements
271 
WWUS75 KRIW 011314
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Riverton WY
614 AM MST Wed Dec 1 2021

WYZ003-011900-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-211201T1900Z/
Cody Foothills-
Including the cities of Clark, Cody, and Meeteetse
614 AM MST Wed Dec 1 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Gusts 
  to 75 mph just south of Clark.

* WHERE...Cody Foothills. The strongest winds will occur from 
  just south of Cody, northward to areas near Clark.

* WHEN...Until noon today.

* IMPACTS...Extreme blowover risk for lightweight and high- 
  profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. This 
  includes Highway 120.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Please keep two hands on your steering 
  wheel in case of a sudden, strong wind gust.

* OBSERVED WINDS THROUGH 5 AM...A wind gust of 79 mph occurred at
  430 AM, 8 miles south of Clark along Highway 120. In Cody, peak
  winds have generally been between 45 and 60 mph.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution if you must drive. In a parking lot, park into the
wind to minimize the possibility of your car door hitting another
parked vehicle.

&&

$$

21
122 
WWUS75 KRIW 011905
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Riverton WY
1205 PM MST Wed Dec 1 2021

WYZ003-012015-
/O.EXP.KRIW.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-211201T1900Z/
Cody Foothills-
Including the cities of Clark, Cody, and Meeteetse
1205 PM MST Wed Dec 1 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

Gusty winds will continue across the Cody Foothills this
afternoon, especially along State Highway 120, but are no longer
forecast to reach warning criteria. Thus the High Wind Warning
will be allowed to expire. Travelers are advised to remain
cautious through the afternoon.

$$

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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.