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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at May 19, 2022, 2:56 AM MDT for Albany County, Carbon County, Laramie County, Wyoming. It took effect at May 19, 2022, 9:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 24 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
- May 19, 2022, 2:56 AM MDT (08:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 19, 2022, 9:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 20, 2022, 8:40 PM MDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Laramie County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 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 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 285 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
- 139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3220 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 storm warning went out at May 18, 11:28 PM MDT, 3 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 11:28 PM MDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 2:49 PM MDT, 12 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 249 PM MDT Wed May 18 2022 NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>105-107>109-111-113-115- 118-119-192100- Dawes County-Box Butte County-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County- Morrill County-Kimball County-Cheyenne County- Northern Sioux County-Southern Sioux County- Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County- North Laramie Range-Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains- Shirley Basin-East Platte County-Goshen County- Central Carbon County-Southwest Carbon County- Upper North Platte River Basin-Laramie Valley- Central Laramie County-East Laramie County- 249 PM MDT Wed May 18 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of panhandle Nebraska...east central Wyoming...south central Wyoming and southeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY Strong and gusty winds are expected during the day Thursday ahead of an approaching cold front. Rain will likely transition to snow for most places Thursday night. Accumulating snow is possible Thursday night through early Saturday morning. Much cooler temperatures are expected Friday and Saturday. .Spotter information statement... Spotter activation is not needed at this time. WYZ106-110-116-117-192100- Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County- North Snowy Range Foothills-South Laramie Range- South Laramie Range Foothills- 249 PM MDT Wed May 18 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Wyoming and southeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY High winds are likely early Thursday morning through the afternoon hours. Winds could gust up to 60 mph. Please refer to the High Wind Warnings for more details. Rain will transition to snow Thursday night. Accumulating snow is possible Thursday night through early Saturday morning. Please refer to the Winter Storm Watches for more details. Much cooler temperatures are expected Friday and Saturday. .Spotter information statement... Spotter activation is not needed at this time. WYZ112-114-192100- Sierra Madre Range-Snowy Range- 249 PM MDT Wed May 18 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Wyoming. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY Strong and gusty winds are expected during the day Thursday ahead of an approaching cold front. Accumulating snow is likely Thursday night through early Saturday morning. Snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches is possible. Please refer to the Winter Storm Watches and Winter Weather Advisory for more details. Much cooler temperatures are expected Friday and Saturday. .Spotter information statement... Spotter activation is not needed at this time.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2:56 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | CYS | Laramie | 12 hr |
| May 19, 3:04 AM MDT | Hard Freeze Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara and 1 more | 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.