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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Cheyenne, WY

February 1, 2026Albany County, Laramie County, Platte County, Wyoming

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2026-02-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2026-02-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 1, 1:23 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchCYSAlbany, Laramie, Platte13 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.