A brief period of sustained westerly winds of 40 to 50 mph developed across Kimball County.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS CYS wrote it up.
A brief period of sustained westerly winds of 40 to 50 mph developed across Kimball County.
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 12, 11:14 AM MST, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1114 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 1107 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014
WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING FOR THE WIND
PRONE AREAS WITH BORDEAUX GUSTING TO 63 MPH. NOT CONVINCED THAT
THE HIGH WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST OF I-25 OVER GOSHEN...EAST LARAMIE
AND KIMBALL COUNTIES AS EARLIER THOUGHT. THEREFORE HAVE CANCELLED
THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR THESE COUNTIES. REPLACED WARNING WITH
WIND ADVISORY FOR KIMBALL COUNTY. BEAR CREEK SENSOR HAS BEEN
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH...SO WILL LEAVE CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY
IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING.
RECENT REVIEW OF SNOTEL DATA INDICATED 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE
SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING. EXPECT
ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL REMAIN
IN EFFECT.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 430 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014
THERE HAS BEEN A LULL IN THE HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE WIND PRONE
AREAS OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS...HOWEVER THIS WILL NOT LAST FOR
LONG. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER
WESTERN WY. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW HIGH WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION BY LATE MORNING. THIS OCCURS IN THE CAA BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT...AS A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINES WITH
EXCELLENT MIXING OF HIGHER WINDS ALOFT TO THE SFC. DEEP MIXING
WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND WINDS AT THE TOP OF THE MIXED
LAYER ARE 50-60 KT THROUGH THE AFTN. THE WIND ADVISORY OVER THE
PANHANDLE LOOKS GOOD AS MOS GUIDANCE IS ABOUT 5-10 KT LOWER THAN
WY SITES. AM A BIT CONCERNED THAT AREAS IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
OUTSIDE KIMBALL COUNTY COULD ALSO SEE GUSTS TO 50 KT. HOWEVER
CONFIDENCE IS NOT ENOUGH TO UPGRADE TO A WARNING AT THIS POINT. AS
THE LOW LEVELS BEGIN TO STABILIZE AFTER SUNSET...THE WINDS SHOULD
WEAKEN AND HIGHLIGHTS WILL DROP OVER MUCH OF THE REGION.
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES QUICKLY TO THE EAST TONIGHT AND
MON...HOWEVER THE LLVL GRADIENT REMAINS VERY STRONG. THE 850MB
CAG-CPR GRADIENT ACTUALLY PEAKS AT AN IMPRESSIVE 99 METERS BY 12Z
MON AND REMAINS ABOVE 65 METERS THROUGH MON AFTN. WENT AHEAD AND
EXTENDED THE HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH MON AFTN FOR THE LARAMIE
VALLEY...EASTERN PLATTE COUNTY...AND CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY.
GUIDANCE AT KLAR AND KCYS REMAIN AROUND 3O KT THROUGH TONIGHT AND
THEN INCREASE TO AROUND 35 KT DURING THE DAY ON MON. THE CWA WILL
ALSO BE IN THE RIGHT EXIT REGION OF THE UPPER JET WHICH WILL
ENHANCE THE SUBSIDENCE. WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE
PANHANDLE ONCE AGAIN FOR MON AFTN. SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE
DAKOTAS ON MON NIGHT. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE OVER
SOUTHEAST WY ON TUES MORNING...STILL LOOKS QUITE WINDY OVER THE
PANHANDLE IN THE STRONGER NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT.
WITH REGARD TO THE SNOW EVENT OVER THE MTNS...SNOW IS BEGINNING TO
BE REPORTED AT THE SNOTELS IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE. WOULD EXPECT
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING IN THE
SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES IN THE MOIST AND STRONG WESTERLY CAA
BEHIND THE FRONT. SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON AFTN AS
OROGRAPHIC FORCING REMAINS EXCELLENT. DID NOT CHANGE SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS MUCH WITH AN ADDITIONAL 9-15 INCHES POSSIBLE BEFORE THE
EVENT WINDS DOWN ON MON NIGHT.
.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 430 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014
DRY AND WINDY UNDER NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. A FEW WEAK SHORT WAVES
WILL PASS OVER THE AREA WHICH COULD PRODUCE SOME LIGHT SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS BUT EVEN THAT MIGHT BE A STRETCH. THE BIGGEST FORECAST
CHALLENGE WILL BE WINDS AND TEMPERATURES. PATTERN WILL REMAIN
FAVORABLE THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK FOR BOUTS OF STRONG WINDS AND
THAT INCLUDES THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. TEMPERATURES WILL BOUNCE
AROUND QUITE A BIT FROM DAY TO DAY...TRANSITIONING FROM WARM TO
COLD ADVECTION EVERY 36 TO 48 HOURS OR SO. COULD SEE FAIRLY COLD
SHOT OF AIR THURSDAY...BUT AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE
A GLANCING BLOW WITH THE COLDEST AIR EAST INTO THE PLAINS.
EXTENDED MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT BUILDING A RIDGE ACROSS THE
ROCKIES BY NEXT WEEKEND...SO COULD SEE A BREAK FROM THE WINDY
WEATHER AND SEE SOME RATHER WARM TEMPERATURES.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 1103 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014
MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF
THE FORECAST AREA...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED OVER
SOUTHEAST WYOMING. GUSTS HERE WILL RANGE FROM 40 TO 55 KT WITH
THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE.
WIND GUSTS IN THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 30
TO 40 KT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES IN THE SNOWY AND SIERRA
MADRE MOUNTAINS WHERE THE PEAKS WILL REMAIN OBSCURED THROUGH THE
PERIOD. MVFR TO IFR CIGS LOOK TO MOVE INTO KRWL AROUND 09Z TONIGHT
AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING IN MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW.
WINDS WILL EASE SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING...BUT WILL BECOME STRONG
ONCE AGAIN AT ALL SITES TOMORROW.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 430 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE MINIMAL THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
WEST WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THIS
MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40-60 MPH WILL BE COMMON.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH
TUESDAY RESULTING IN WINDY CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
AROUND NORMAL THROUGH TUESDAY AND MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL GENERALLY BE ABOVE 30 PERCENT.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WYZ101-104-
105-109.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR WYZ106-107-110-
115>118.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR WYZ112-114.
NE...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NEZ002-003-
019>021-054-055-095-096.
&&
UPDATE...JAMSKI
SHORT TERM...FINCH
LONG TERM...LIEBL
AVIATION...RJM
FIRE WEATHER...FINCHHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1132 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 WYZ101>111-113-115>119-131845- 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- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY- EAST LARAMIE COUNTY- 1132 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 75 MPH FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET...HOWEVER WIND PRONE AREAS AND LOCATIONS NEAR THE LARAMIE RANGE WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG WINDS LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE RELAY REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE WYZ112-114-131845- SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE- 1132 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 EXPECTED. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 55 TO 65 MPH AT TIMES WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND PRODUCE SLICK ROADWAYS IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END MONDAY NIGHT WITH WINDS DIMINISHING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS ON HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES ARE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE RELAY REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS AND SNOW TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-131845- DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE- NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX- 1132 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE JAMSKI
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1200 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 ESE CRYSTAL LAKE RESE 41.10N 105.07W
01/12/2014 M66 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WIND 56 MPH.
1131 AM NON-TSTM WND GST WHITAKER 41.41N 104.87W
01/12/2014 M65 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WIND 53 MPH.
1131 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 S CHUGWATER 41.65N 104.85W
01/12/2014 M58 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WIND 43 MPH.
1131 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 S CHUGWATER 41.65N 104.85W
01/12/2014 M61 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WIND 44 MPH.
&&
DDEALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1204 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1155 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 12 SSE HORSE CREEK 41.25N 105.09W
01/12/2014 E70 MPH LARAMIE WY TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
DDEALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1211 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1141 AM NON-TSTM WND GST WHITAKER 41.41N 104.87W
01/12/2014 M66 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WIND 55 MPH.
&&
DDEALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1228 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1151 AM NON-TSTM WND GST WHITAKER 41.41N 104.87W
01/12/2014 M68 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WIND 56 MPH.
1200 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 ESE CRYSTAL LAKE RESE 41.10N 105.07W
01/12/2014 M69 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WIND 52 MPH.
1205 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 ESE CRYSTAL LAKE RESE 41.10N 105.07W
01/12/2014 M70 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WIND 61 MPH.
1145 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 WNW WARREN AF BASE 41.18N 104.94W
01/12/2014 M65 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WIND 49 MPH.
&&
DDEALPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1229 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1220 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 12 SSE HORSE CREEK 41.25N 105.09W
01/12/2014 M80 MPH LARAMIE WY TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
MAZURPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1235 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1211 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 S CHUGWATER 41.65N 104.85W
01/12/2014 M65 MPH LARAMIE WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SUSTAINED WIND 48 MPH.
&&
DDEALThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The wind sensor at the Kimball Airport measured sustained winds of 40 mph or higher.
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, January 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: 497607.