A potent spring storm system produced very strong and gusty northwest winds across the southern Nebraska Panhandle. Frequent gusts of 60 to 70 mph were observed.
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The episode as NWS CYS wrote it up.
A potent spring storm system produced very strong and gusty northwest winds across the southern Nebraska Panhandle. Frequent gusts of 60 to 70 mph were observed.
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 Apr 28, 10:58 PM MST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1158 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 728 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014 UPDATED POP...TEMPERATURES...AND WINDS THROUGH TUESDAY AS A STRONG CLOSED LOW ALOFT OVER KANSAS/NEBRASKA WILL MOVE VERY LITTLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A STRONG DISTURBANCE WILL ROTATE COUNTERCLOCKWISE AROUND THIS LOW AND MOVE OVER THE FORECAST AREA TOMORROW. EXPECT VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY COMPARED TO TODAY...WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS AND A BETTER CHANCE FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW/RAIN SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT WITH VISIBILITIES BRIEFLY LOWERING TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH THE LOW TO MID 40S AGAIN...AS NORTHERLY WINDS GUST TO NEAR 60 MPH OVER PORTIONS OF THE HIGH PLAINS AND RIDGES. DECIDED TO EXTEND THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH GUSTS OVER 58 MPH ARE NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT...DECIDED THE DURATION OF ANY LULL IN THE WINDS TO BE RELATIVELY SHORT IN DURATION TO EXPIRE THE CURRENT HEADLINE. MIDNIGHT SHIFT MAY HAVE TO EXTEND THIS WARNING FURTHER WEST OR NORTH...SINCE CURRENT MODELS ARE SHOWING SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS COMPARED TO TODAY. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 247 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014 MAIN CONCERN THIS PERIOD WILL CONTINUE TO BE WINDS AS THEY WILL REMAIN RATHER STRONG THOUGH WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE PLAINS. IN THE IMMEDIATE SHORT-TERM CURRENT ADVY/HI WIND HILITES LOOK FINE OVER MOST OF THE PANHANDLE AND WILL KEEP UP INTO THIS EVENING...HOWEVER WILL TRIM OUT DAWES AND BOX BUTTE COUNTIES AS WINDS HAVE DROPPED OFF THERE. UPPER LOW OVER NEB WILL DRIFT ONLY SLOWLY EASTWARD OR MEANDER THROUGH WEDS WITH STRONG MID-LEVEL WINDS MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE BOTH AFTERNOONS. BIG DILEMMA IS HOW MUCH. CLOUDS AND PCPN WILL TEND TO LIMIT MIXING SOME. PROGGED 800MB WINDS FOR TUESDAY ABOUT THE SAME AS TODAY WHERE MOST AREAS STAYED IN ADVISORY SPEEDS. WILL NEED AT LEAST AN ADVISORY FOR THE PANHANDLE AGAIN TUESDAY AND COULD FLIRT WITH HIGH WIND LEVELS DESPITE SLIGHTLY LESS GRADIENT IF MORE MIXING OCCURS. WILL HOLD OFF ON NEW HILITES FOR NOW... ALLOWING CURRENT ONES TO EXPIRE FIRST. WRAP-AROUND PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY THEN SHOULD TREND DOWN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDS AS THE UPPER LOW DRIFTS FARTHER AWAY AND A SOMEWHAT DRIER NORTHERLY FLOW OCCURS OVER THE AREA. SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE TONIGHT THOUGH HIGHER AMOUNTS LOOK TO BE JUST A BIT TO THE EAST. TEMPERATURES REMAINING COOL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY) ISSUED AT 247 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014 LATEST WATER VAPOR LOOP WAS SHOWING THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IN RESPONSE TO THE DIGGING UPPER LEVEL TROF OFF THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS SCENARIO WILL FAVOR RATHER DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY. BEYOND THURSDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN BEGINS TO FLATTEN OUT SOME WHICH WILL FAVOR MORE UNSETTLED CONDITIONS TOWARDS THE WEEKEND. FRIDAY-SATURDAY: THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A WARM UP TAKING PLACE THIS WEEKEND AS 700MB TEMPERATURE STANDARDIZED ANOMALIES APPROACH TO 1 STANDARD DEVIATION. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB TO AROUND 70 ON SATURDAY. IT MAY BE A TAD COOLER ACROSS NORTHEAST CORNER OF OUR FORECAST AREA CLOSER TO THE UPPER LEVEL TROF PUSHING DOWN INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. A WEAK BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO DIVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND MAY BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAINLY ACROSS AREAS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE FRIDAY MORNING. ELSEWHERE...THERE WILL BE SOME GOOD UPSLOPE FLOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHICH WILL FAVOR SOME SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ON FRIDAY. SATURDAY WE MAY SEE MORE OF A THREAT OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG A BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TO DOUGLAS. THIS AREA MAY ACTUALLY SEE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH CAPE VALUES REACHING 1000J/KG. WE WILL SEE HOW THINGS EVOLVE AS WE APPROACH THE WEEKEND ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO THE POSITION OF THE WAVES. SUNDAY-MONDAY: THE MODELS DO SHOW SOME WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING TAKING PLACE WHICH WILL KEEP OUR TEMPERATURES ON THE MILD SIDE. THE SURFACE LEE TROF MAY ALSO BECOME ESTABLISHED WHICH MAY FAVOR BETTER MOISTURE EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. AS A RESULT...WE MAY SEE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 1157 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014 IFR STRATUS HAS SETTLED INTO KCDR AND KAIA THIS EVENING...WITH THESE CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH SUNRISE. SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AT TAF ISSUANCE AND EXPECT A CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TONIGHT...AND WILL INCREASE AFTER 15Z WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 KTS POSSIBLE AT MOST SITES. && .FIRE WEATHER... ISSUED AT 247 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014 NO CONCERNS ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE COOL TO MILD THROUGH THE MID PART OF THE WEEK THEN WARM SOME BY THE END OF THE WEEK. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN NON- CRITICAL OUTSIDE OF WINDS WHICH WILL REMAIN RATHER STRONG MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOONS OVER THE PLAINS THROUGH WEDS. && .CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WY...NONE. NE...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR NEZ019>021-054-055. && UPDATE...TJT SHORT TERM...RE LONG TERM...REC AVIATION...RJM FIRE WEATHER...RE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 912 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014 WYZ101>119-300315- 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- 912 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE WITH ISOLATED FLURRIES POSSIBLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SNOW SHOWERS...MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS MAY BE HEAVY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. OTHERWISE...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-300315- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 912 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH A BRIEF LULL IN THE WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED BY NOON TUESDAY. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .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 TT
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The wind sensor at the Sidney Airport measured wind gusts of 58 mph or higher, with a peak gust of 70 mph at 29/0831 MST.
The RAWS sensor at Scottsbluff measured a wind gust of 62 mph.
The NEDOR sensor at Highway 385 mile post 84 measured sustained winds of 40 mph pr higher.
The NEDOR sensor on Interstate 80 mile post 50 near Sidney measured sustained winds of 40 mph or higher.
The NEDOR sensor at Banner Road and Highway 71 mile post 34 measured sustained winds of 40 mph or higher.
The NEDOR sensor at Highway 385 near Dalton measured sustained winds of 40 mph or higher.
The wind sensor at the Kimball Airport measured sustained winds of 40 mph or higher, with a peak gust of 63 mph at 29/0755 MST.
The wind sensor at the Scottsbluff Airport measured sustained winds of 40 mph or higher, with a peak gust of 62 mph at 29/1053 MST.
The RAWS sensor at Scottsbluff measured a wind gust of 61 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nebraska in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, April 2014
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: 512836, 512816, 512831, 512835, 512830, 512834, 512833, 512826, 512817.