High Wind, Sioux
- When
- January 19, 12:11 PM MST
- Where
- Sioux forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Wind gust was recorded near Mount Edna.
High Wind in Nebraska, January 19, 2009
Isolated strong wind gusts were recorded over some parts of the Nebraska panhandle.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS CYS wrote it up.
Isolated strong wind gusts were recorded over some parts of the Nebraska panhandle.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jan 19, 4:53 AM MST, 7 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 4:53 AM MST, 7 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
453 AM MST MON JAN 19 2009
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
UPPER HIGH CENTER OVER NORTHERN ID WILL DRIFT SSE...EVENTUALLY
WEAKENING OVER EASTERN UT TUESDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT. SATELLITE
LOOP SHOWS VERY FEW CLOUDS LEFT EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WILL
KEEP SKIES MOSTLY CLEAR AS UPPER RIDGE TO THE WEST INCHES CLOSER
TO OUR CWA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTH FLOW ALOFT WILL
PERSIST TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE CWA BEFORE IT FINALLY
DECREASES AND BECOMES NNW TUESDAY. ANOTHER WINDY DAY ON TAP EAST
OF THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...WITH THE DAILY WIND ADVISORY IN ORDER
AGAIN FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. MODELS ARE SHOWING 850
MILLIBAR WINDS MORE LIKE 40-45 KNOTS FOR THAT AREA TODAY DOWN FROM
55-60 KNOTS ON SUNDAY. SO...HOPEFULLY WARNING CRITERIA WILL NOT
QUITE BE REACHED EVEN THOUGH ONE OR TWO SPOTS ARE CURRENTLY STILL
GUSTING NEAR 50 MPH. A WEAK BACKDOOR COLD FRONT IS HINTED AT BY
MODELS OVER EASTERN CWA THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL TURN SURFACE WINDS
FROM NW TO NORTH AND CAUSE THEM TO DECREASE SOME. AS UPPER RIDGE
GETS CLOSER TO OUR CWA TUESDAY...MUCH LESS WIND AND WARMER TEMPS
ARE EXPECTED AND SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR.
.LONG TERM...WED THROUGH SUNDAY...
AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE LOSING AMPLITUDE WED INTO
WED NIGHT. ECMWF AND GFS STILL HAVE DIVERGENT SOLUTIONS FROM ABOUT
THU ONWARD. FLOW ALOFT WILL FLATTEN OUT THU THEN VEER TO
NORTHWESTERLY FRI. UPPER FLOW WILL THEN BACK GRADUALLY SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY...BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY BY SUN AFTERNOON. A SURFACE BASED
DOWNSLOPE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE WED WITH DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS IN
ADDITION TO AREAS OF BRISK WINDS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA THU AND WILL USHER IN COOLER CONDITIONS ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF
LIGHT SNOW OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. COLD AIR
ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE FRI WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OVER THE
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. SAT WILL HAVE TEMPS AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL WITH SURFACE BASED UPSLOPE FLOW PRODUCING A CONTINUED CHANCE
OF LIGHT SNOW OVER THE AREA. SUN WILL HAVE APPROXIMATELY SEASONAL
TEMPS WITH ENOUGH MOISTURE AND LIFT PRESENT TO WARRANT A CONTINUED
CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW.
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG NW
SURFACE WINDS WILL STILL CAUSE SOME TURBULENT AREAS EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS TODAY.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...NONE.
NE...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM MONDAY FOR NEZ001-NEZ002-NEZ003-
NEZ019-NEZ020-NEZ021-NEZ054-NEZ055.
&&
J(LH,R)Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 5:21 AM MST, 6 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 521 AM MST MON JAN 19 2009 WYZ059>070-201230- CONVERSE-NIOBRARA-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-GOSHEN- CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS- 521 AM MST MON JAN 19 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-201230- SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL- CHEYENNE- 521 AM MST MON JAN 19 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. AFTER THAT TIME...WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 19, 7:07 AM MST, 5 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
707 AM MST MON JAN 19 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1235 PM NON-TSTM WND GST CHEYENNE 41.15N 104.79W
01/18/2009 M60 MPH LARAMIE WY ASOS
0506 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SSE CHADRON ST PARK 42.61N 102.97W
01/18/2009 M63 MPH DAWES NE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
0647 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SSE CHADRON ST PARK 42.61N 102.97W
01/18/2009 M60 MPH DAWES NE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
&&
JLHLocal storm report, Jan 19, 9:57 AM MST, 2 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
957 AM MST MON JAN 19 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0646 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SSE CHADRON ST PARK 42.61N 102.97W
01/19/2009 M61 MPH DAWES NE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUST 41 MPH
0926 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SSE CHADRON ST PARK 42.61N 102.97W
01/19/2009 M60 MPH DAWES NE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUST 43 TO 45 MPH
0931 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 E WILD HORSE BUTTE 42.26N 102.78W
01/19/2009 M59 MPH BOX BUTTE NE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUST 45 MPH
0904 AM NON-TSTM WND GST DALTON 41.41N 102.97W
01/19/2009 M65 MPH CHEYENNE NE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUST 42 TO 47 MPH
&&The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Cheyenne
- When
- January 19, 12:24 PM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -102.995 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A couple of wind gusts to 60 mph were recorded near Dalton, Nebraska.
High Wind, Banner
- When
- January 19, 12:25 PM MST to 3:25 PM MST
- Where
- Banner forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 41.546, -103.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A few wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were recorded near Harrisburg, Nebraska.
High Wind, Kimball
- When
- January 19, 1:02 PM MST
- Where
- Kimball forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 41.198, -103.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A strong wind gust was recorded near Bushnell, Nebraska.
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Colorado, January 19, 2009
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 19, 2009
- Wildfire in Texas, January 19 to 20, 2009
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 19, 2009
- Winter Weather in Delaware, January 19, 2009
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, January 19, 2009
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 19 to 20, 2009
- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 19, 2009
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, January 19 to 20, 2009
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 19, 2009
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 19 to 20, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 19, 2009
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, January 2009
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 142394, 142396, 142395, 142397.