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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this high wind warning at Feb 1, 2026, 2:02 PM MST for Albany County, Laramie County, Platte County, Wyoming. It took effect at Feb 1, 2026, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for 12 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
- Feb 1, 2026, 2:02 PM MST (21:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2026, 8:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2026, 8:00 AM MST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
Counties Albany County, WY, Laramie County, WY, Platte County, WY
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 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
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 309 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2358 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
581 WWUS75 KCYS 012102 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 202 PM MST Sun Feb 1 2026 WYZ106-116-117-021200- /O.UPG.KCYS.HW.A.0011.260202T0300Z-260202T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0013.260202T0300Z-260202T1500Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills- Including the cities of Whitaker, Horse Creek, Pumpkin Vine, Bordeaux, Vedauwoo, Federal, and Buford 202 PM MST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST MONDAY... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...South Laramie Range and Foothills including the Interstate 80 Summit between Cheyenne and Laramie, and Bordeaux area along Interstate 25 between Chugwater and Wheatland. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 8 AM MST Monday. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight or high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 MPH or gusts of 58 MPH or stronger can lead to property damage. && $$ MN
2 follow-up statements
913 WWUS75 KCYS 020704 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 1204 AM MST Mon Feb 2 2026 WYZ106-116-117-021500- /O.CON.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260202T1500Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills- Including the cities of Bordeaux, Vedauwoo, Federal, Whitaker, Pumpkin Vine, Horse Creek, and Buford 1204 AM MST Mon Feb 2 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...South Laramie Range and Foothills including the Interstate 80 Summit between Cheyenne and Laramie, and Bordeaux area along Interstate 25 between Chugwater and Wheatland. * WHEN...Until 8 AM MST this morning. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight or high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 MPH or gusts of 58 MPH or stronger can lead to property damage. && $$ Mose
880 WWUS75 KCYS 021440 NPWCYS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 740 AM MST Mon Feb 2 2026 WYZ106-116-117-021545- /O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260202T1500Z/ Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills- Including the cities of Bordeaux, Pumpkin Vine, Vedauwoo, Federal, Whitaker, Buford, and Horse Creek 740 AM MST Mon Feb 2 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... Winds will be breezy today but should remain below High Wind criteria. Therefore the High Wind Warning will be allowed to expire. $$ CG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 1:23 AM MST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Laramie, Platte | 13 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.