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Snow Squall Warning 7, NWS Cheyenne, WY

February 28, 2023Laramie County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this snow squall warning at Feb 28, 2023, 11:56 AM MST for Laramie County, Wyoming. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 28, 2023, 11:56 AM MST (18:56 UTC)
Expired
Feb 28, 2023, 12:30 PM MST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Laramie County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this snow squall 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 snow squall warning went out at Feb 28, 10:51 AM MST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 10:51 AM MST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 6:33 AM MST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
633 AM MST Tue Feb 28 2023

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-011345-
Dawes County-Box Butte County-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County-
Morrill County-Kimball County-Cheyenne County-
Northern Sioux County-Southern Sioux County-
633 AM MST Tue Feb 28 2023

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of panhandle
Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Westerly wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are likely across the Nebraska
Panhandle later this morning that will continue through evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

WYZ112-114-011345-
Sierra Madre Range-Snowy Range-
633 AM MST Tue Feb 28 2023

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect through 5 PM Today.
Expect additional snowfall accumulations of 12 to 16 inches for
the Sierra Madre Range, and 9 to 13 inches for the Snowy Range.
Winds will gust as high as 60 mph producing areas of blowing snow
and reduced visibilities.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

WYZ101>111-113-115>119-011345-
Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County-
North Laramie Range-Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-
Shirley Basin-Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
East Platte County-Goshen County-Central Carbon County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-Southwest Carbon County-
Upper North Platte River Basin-Laramie Valley-South Laramie Range-
South Laramie Range Foothills-Central Laramie County-
East Laramie County-
633 AM MST Tue Feb 28 2023

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Strong winds expected to develop across much of southeast Wyoming
this morning and continue through this afternoon. High Wind
Warnings in effect for most areas with westerly winds gusting to
65 to 70 mph through 6 PM today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 28, 10:49 AM MST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 28, 11:05 AM MST, 51 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 28, 11:54 AM MST, 2 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 27, 8:22 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara and 1 more22 hr

Nearby

Snow Squall Warnings in Wyoming, 2023Every snow squall warning in 2023

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.