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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Riverton, WY

January 27, 2021Natrona County, Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this high wind warning at Jan 27, 2021, 6:32 PM MST for Natrona County, Wyoming. It was in force for 22 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
Jan 27, 2021, 6:32 PM MST (01:32 UTC)
Expired
Jan 28, 2021, 4:14 PM MST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Riverton, WY

County Natrona County, WY

The radar

The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:30 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, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 131 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 2021-01-28Temperature 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 2021-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 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
1924 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

794 
WWUS75 KRIW 280132
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Riverton WY
632 PM MST Wed Jan 27 2021

WYZ020-281300-
/O.NEW.KRIW.HW.W.0005.210128T0132Z-210129T0100Z/
Natrona County Lower Elevations-
Including the city of Casper
632 PM MST Wed Jan 27 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts 60 to 70 mph.

* WHERE...Natrona County Lower Elevations.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for light and
  high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. Use caution if you must drive.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/riw
4 follow-up statements
420 
WWUS75 KRIW 280139
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Riverton WY
639 PM MST Wed Jan 27 2021

WYZ020-281300-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210129T0100Z/
Natrona County Lower Elevations-
Including the city of Casper
639 PM MST Wed Jan 27 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts 60 to 70 mph.

* WHERE...Natrona County Lower Elevations.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for light and
  high profile vehicles. Blowing snow may create slick roadways 
  and reduced visibility, mainly overnight tonight.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. Use caution if you must drive.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/riw
770 
WWUS75 KRIW 281248
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Riverton WY
548 AM MST Thu Jan 28 2021

WYZ020-282200-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210129T0100Z/
Natrona County Lower Elevations-
Including the city of Casper
548 AM MST Thu Jan 28 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts 50 to 60 mph. 
  Localized gusts on the south side of Casper up to 65 mph.

* WHERE...Natrona County Lower Elevations.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for light and
  high profile vehicles. Blowing snow may create slick roadways
  and reduced visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. Use caution if you must drive.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/riw
693 
WWUS75 KRIW 282151
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Riverton WY
251 PM MST Thu Jan 28 2021

WYZ020-290100-
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210129T0100Z/
Natrona County Lower Elevations-
Including the city of Casper
251 PM MST Thu Jan 28 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Natrona County Lower Elevations.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for light and 
  high profile vehicles. Blowing snow may create slick roadways 
  and reduced visibility.

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.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/riw
767 
WWUS75 KRIW 282314
NPWRIW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Riverton WY
414 PM MST Thu Jan 28 2021

WYZ020-290015-
/O.CAN.KRIW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210129T0100Z/
Natrona County Lower Elevations-
Including the city of Casper
414 PM MST Thu Jan 28 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Winds have diminished across the area prompting the cancellation 
of the High Wind Warning. Gusty winds will likely continue through
the rest of the evening, but gusts are not expected to meet or 
exceed warning criteria.


$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/riw

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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.