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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Cheyenne, WY

January 10, 2025Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 10, 2025, 2:46 AM MST for Albany County, Carbon County, Wyoming. It took effect at Jan 10, 2025, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for 34 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 10, 2025, 2:46 AM MST (09:46 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 10, 2025, 8:00 PM MST
Expired
Jan 12, 2025, 6:00 AM MST
In force
34 hr
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 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 9, 10:28 PM MST, 4 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 10:28 PM MST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 9, 4:41 AM MST, 22 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
441 AM MST Thu Jan 9 2025

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-101145-
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-Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
East Platte County-Goshen County-Central Carbon County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-Southwest Carbon County-
Sierra Madre Range-Upper North Platte River Basin-Snowy Range-
Laramie Valley-South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Central Laramie County-East Laramie County-
441 AM MST Thu Jan 9 2025

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 showers continue through mid morning
  today. Accumulations will be focused on the higher terrain and
  elevated ridges of the High Plains.

- Widespread wind gusts of 40 to 50 MPH are expected through the
  early afternoon, producing areas of blowing and drifting snow.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

- Another system will bring a chance for widespread snow and
  strong winds late Friday through early Sunday as wintry
  temperatures stick around through early next week.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotters are encouraged to report new snow totals to the NWS.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 10, 12:04 AM MST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 2:38 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchCYSCarbon, Laramie, Platte26 hr
Jan 10, 2:03 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryCYSAlbany, Carbon, Converse, Laramie, Niobrara, Platte27 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Wyoming, 2025Every winter storm warning in 2025

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.