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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Cheyenne, WY

January 26, 20235 counties in Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 26, 2023, 2:29 AM MST for 5 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 26, 2023, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 4 days. 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 26, 2023, 2:29 AM MST (09:29 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 26, 2023, 6:00 PM MST
Expired
Jan 30, 2023, 11:00 AM MST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Albany County, WY, Carbon County, WY, Converse County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:32 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 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 Jan 25, 10:46 PM MST, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 10:46 PM MST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 10:17 AM MST, 16 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1017 AM MST Wed Jan 25 2023

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>105-107>109-111>115-118-
119-261730-
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-Sierra Madre Range-
Upper North Platte River Basin-Snowy Range-Laramie Valley-
Central Laramie County-East Laramie County-
1017 AM MST Wed Jan 25 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

Occasional snow showers will develop over much of the area
this afternoon and evening. Locally heavier bands of snow may
develop across portions of east central and southeast Wyoming
into the Panhandle. One to three inches of snow is possible.
Gusty northwest winds up to 40 MPH will create blowing snow
and low visibility at times.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

Gusty west winds of 40 to 50 MPH will be possible Thursday
through Friday.

An arctic cold front will bring very cold temperatures Sunday
through early next week with a chance of snow each day.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be required.

WYZ106-110-116-117-261730-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-South Laramie Range-
South Laramie Range Foothills-
1017 AM MST Wed Jan 25 2023

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Occasional snow showers will produce light accumulations. Gusty
northwest winds up to 40 MPH will create patchy blowing snow at
times.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A High Wind Watch is in effect for the North Snowy Range Foothills
from 8 AM Thursday to 8 PM Friday.

A High Wind Watch is in effect for the Central Laramie Range and
Southwest Platte County, the South Laramie Range and South Laramie
Range Foothills from 11 AM Thursday to 2 AM Friday.

Winds will be sustained west at 35 to 45 MPH with gusts up to 65
MPH possible.

An arctic cold front will bring very cold temperatures Sunday
through early next week with a chance of snow each day.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be required.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 25, 8:43 PM MST, 5 hours 46 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 26, 2:29 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryCYSAlbany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara and 1 more4 days
Jan 26, 3:39 PM MSTBlizzard WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon35 hr
Jan 25, 5:45 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementCYSKimball45 min
Jan 25, 8:43 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementCYSKimball92 min

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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.