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High Wind Watch 9, NWS Cheyenne, WY

January 30, 2023Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind watch at Jan 30, 2023, 2:49 AM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 31, 2023, 2:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 30, 2023, 2:49 AM MST (09:49 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 31, 2023, 2:00 PM MST
Expired
Jan 30, 2023, 2:33 PM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 high wind watch went out at Jan 29, 9:10 PM MST, 5 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 9:10 PM MST, 5 hours 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 4:27 AM MST, 22 hours 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
427 AM MST Sun Jan 29 2023

WYZ103-106-107-110-112-114-301130-
North Laramie Range-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
East Platte County-North Snowy Range Foothills-Sierra Madre Range-
Snowy Range-
427 AM MST Sun Jan 29 2023

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Snow will redevelop today and could be heavy at times. Hazardous
travel conditions will continue through tonight. Bitterly cold
temperatures lower then 20 degrees below zero are expected
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

Bitterly cold temperatures will remain in place through Tuesday.
Strong winds and blowing snow are possible on Tuesday night into
Wednesday.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotters are encouraged to report snow totals to the National
Weather Service in Cheyenne.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101-102-104-105-108-109-111-
113-115>119-301130-
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-
Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Shirley Basin-Goshen County-
Central Carbon County-Southwest Carbon County-
Upper North Platte River Basin-Laramie Valley-South Laramie Range-
South Laramie Range Foothills-Central Laramie County-
East Laramie County-
427 AM MST Sun Jan 29 2023

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Light to moderate snow is expected to redevelop today with
hazardous travel conditions continuing through tonight. Bitterly
cold wind chills of 20 to 30 degrees below zero are expected
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

Bitterly cold temperatures will remain in place through Tuesday.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotters are encouraged to report snow totals to the National
Weather Service in Cheyenne.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 29, 11:14 PM MST, 3 hours 35 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jan 30, 12:23 AM MST, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jan 30, 2:00 AM MST, 49 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 4:51 AM MSTWind Chill AdvisoryCYSAlbany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara and 1 more28 hr
Jan 30, 2:25 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryCYSAlbany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte59 hr
Jan 30, 2:33 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.