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Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
337 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013
...MAJOR SPRING SNOW STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
WESTERN NEBRASKA LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A SIGNIFICANT SPRING SNOW STORM REMAINS ON TRACK TO IMPACT
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. THIS PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ROCKIES TONIGHT AND INTO THE GREAT PLAINS ON TUESDAY. ACCOMPANYING
THIS STORM WILL BE A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT BRINGING UNSEASONABLY
COLD AIR INTO THE REGION. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...AND SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OVER ONE FOOT ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.
WYZ103>105-110-112-114>116-082300-
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NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SHIRLEY BASIN-NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA MADRE RANGE-
SNOWY RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...MEDICINE BOW...ARLINGTON...
ELK MOUNTAIN...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE...
VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE
337 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT
TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER
AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE
SNOWY RANGE AND LARAMIE RANGE.
* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. VISIBILITIES
WILL BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. IN
ADDITION...WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 10 BELOW ZERO TO ZERO DEGREES
WILL OCCUR.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS TO NEAR IMPOSSIBLE MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN
BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN
THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
337 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013
...MAJOR SPRING SNOW STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
WESTERN NEBRASKA LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A SIGNIFICANT SPRING SNOW STORM REMAINS ON TRACK TO IMPACT
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. THIS PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ROCKIES TONIGHT AND INTO THE GREAT PLAINS ON TUESDAY. ACCOMPANYING
THIS STORM WILL BE A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT BRINGING UNSEASONABLY
COLD AIR INTO THE REGION. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...AND SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OVER ONE FOOT ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.
WYZ101-102-106>108-117>119-082300-
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CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX...
GLENDO...WHEATLAND...CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRIN GTON...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...
CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
337 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING.
* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. RAIN WILL
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. VISIBILITIES
WILL BE REDUCED TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL
RATES BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MONDAY NIGHT. IN
ADDITION...WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO DEGREES WILL OCCUR.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS TO NEAR IMPOSSIBLE MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND
FALLING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
432 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013
.A STRONG SPRING SNOW STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES AND INTO
THE PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE AREA...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. ALSO...PERIODS OF
SLEET WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THERE IS
STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW FAR NORTH AND WEST THE HEAVIEST
SNOWS WILL FALL.
SDZ024-028-029-WYZ057-082300-
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NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-
WYOMING BLACK HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAD...DEADWOOD...HILL CITY...
MT RUSHMORE...CUSTER...SUNDANCE...FOUR CORNERS
432 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
MDT WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
* MAIN HAZARD...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 15 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED.
* OTHER CONDITIONS...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE-QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AREAS.
* IMPACT...THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...FREEZING
PRECIPITATION...AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1140 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013
...MAJOR SPRING SNOW STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION LATER TODAY THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A SIGNIFICANT SPRING SNOW STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION BEGINNING
LATER TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS PACIFIC LOW
PRESSURE AREA WILL LIFT ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES FROM THE FOUR
CORNERS THROUGH TUESDAY. ACCOMPANYING THIS STORM WILL BE A STRONG
CANADIAN COLD FRONT BRINGING UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR INTO THE
REGION. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW...WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 40 MPH...AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER ONE FOOT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.
NEZ002-003-095-096-WYZ101-102-106>108-117>119-090600-
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DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE...
DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...LUSK...BORDEAUX...GLENDO...WH EATLAND...
CHUGWATER...GUERNSEY...TORRINGTON...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...
WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN... PINE BLUFFS
1140 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. RAIN WILL
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20
TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL
BE REDUCED TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES
BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO DEGREES WILL
OCCUR.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN BLOWING AND
FALLING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN
THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...STAY
WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR
VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE
EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1154 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013
...STRONG STORM TO BRING SNOW...WIND AND BLOWING SNOW TO CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
.A LATE WINTER STORM HAS STARTED TO BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
MUCH OF THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN WYOMING. THE HEAVIEST THIS STORM WILL CREATE HEAVY
UPSLOPE SNOWFALL FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS
TO CASPER MOUNTAIN.
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE UPSLOPE FAVORED
LOCATIONS WITH A HIGH IMPACT EXPECTED IN CASPER WHERE A FOOT OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE...ALONG INTERSTATE 80 WHERE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...AND IN LANDER WHERE OVER A
FOOT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
WYZ020-022-090500-
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NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER
1154 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TUESDAY NIGHT.
* SUMMARY AND TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF
NATRONA COUNTY WITH 7 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTH HALF OF
NATRONA COUNTY...INCLUDING CASPER. CASPER MOUNTAIN COULD
ACCUMULATE AS MUCH AS 2 FEET.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND AT 20 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH IN OPEN AREAS AND ON CASPER
MOUNTAIN. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY FALL BELOW ONE MILE IN
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 25 AND ON STATE HIGHWAYS IN
NATRONA COUNTY AND SOUTHERN FREMONT COUNTY WILL BE HAZARDOUS
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.
Winter Weather Advisory, Southen half of Wyoming, 4-15-2013
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
328 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013
...PROLONGED SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING
AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...
.A SLOW MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH A
STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW...WHICH COULD BE
HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE ENDING.
ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL FALL OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS...THERE
WILL BE OCCASIONS WHERE SNOW WILL BECOME VERY LIGHT AND EVEN STOP
FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE RESUMING AGAIN. GUSTY WINDS WILL
OCCUR AT TIMES WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND MAKING
TRAVEL DIFFICULT. TOTAL SNOWFALLS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND ONE
FOOT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
WYZ104-109-111-113-152200-
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FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUDDY GAP...RAWLINS...SINCLAIR...
HANNA...BAGGS...DIXON...SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RI VERSIDE
328 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 PM MDT TUESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 PM MDT TUESDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN CARBON COUNTY THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25
MPH WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT
TIMES.
* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED.
VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED...MAKING
TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS AND WHEN APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
328 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013
...PROLONGED SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING
AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...
.A SLOW MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH A
STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW...WHICH COULD BE
HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE ENDING.
ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL FALL OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS...THERE
WILL BE OCCASIONS WHERE SNOW WILL BECOME VERY LIGHT AND EVEN STOP
FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE RESUMING AGAIN. GUSTY WINDS WILL
OCCUR AT TIMES WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND MAKING
TRAVEL DIFFICULT. TOTAL SNOWFALLS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND ONE
FOOT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
WYZ106-110-115-152200-
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CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...
LARAMIE
328 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM
MDT TUESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM
MDT TUESDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING AND MAY BE
HEAVY AT TIMES BY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25
MPH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED.
VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED...MAKING
TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA...LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND
CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
APPROACHING AND DRIVING OVER RAILROAD CROSSINGS...TAKE ALONG A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA...
STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR
VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR...AND MAKE SURE
THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE
POISONING.
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
340 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013
...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN
TUESDAY...THEN CROSS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY...BRINGING
POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW TO THE REGION TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
NORTHEAST WYOMING...THE BLACK HILLS AREA...AND SOUTHWEST SOUTH
DAKOTA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD
INTO CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA TUESDAY NIGHT. COOLING TEMPERATURES
TUESDAY EVENING WILL ALLOW FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL THROUGH THE
NIGHT...THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
SYSTEM BEFORE SNOWFALL ENDS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING.
SDZ024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058-160000-
/O.NEW.KUNR.WS.A.0007.130417T0000Z-130418T1200Z/
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-RAPID CITY-
SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-
CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-FALL RIVER-SHANNON-
JACKSON-BENNETT-MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-
SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-WESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAD...DEADWOOD...SPEARFISH...
RAPID CITY...EDGEMONT...HOT SPRINGS...HILL CITY...MT RUSHMORE...
CUSTER...FOLSOM...WALL...PHILIP...ARDMORE...OELRIC HS...
PINE RIDGE...KYLE...KADOKA...MARTIN...WHITE RIVER...MISSION...
WINNER...STURGIS...UNION CENTER...HERMOSA...GILLETTE...WRIGHT...
MOORCROFT...HULETT...SUNDANCE...FOUR CORNERS...NEWCASTLE
340 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013 /440 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013/
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TUESDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* MAIN HAZARD...SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE.
* OTHER CONDITIONS...BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS COULD PRODUCE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS...FREEZING
PRECIPITATION...AND COLD TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION...OR THE INTERNET FOR
UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE TIME TO
PREPARE FOR SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS BEFORE THE STORM DEVELOPS.
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
228 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013
.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST OUT OF THE GREAT BASIN
ON TUESDAY AND WILL SPREAD SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS
NORTHERN WYOMING AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
MONTANA.
MTZ036>038-058-WYZ099-162030-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WS.A.0005.130416T2100Z-130418T0600Z/
POWDER RIVER-CARTER-SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-
SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...BROADUS...BIDDLE...POWDERVILLE...
SONNETTE...EKALAKA...ALZADA...HAMMOND...BELLTOWER. ..LODGE GRASS...
PRYOR...WYOLA...FORT SMITH...LAME DEER...ASHLAND...BIRNEY...
SHERIDAN...DAYTON...RANCHESTER...BIG HORN...STORY...CLEARMONT
228 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THOUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COULD RESULT IN POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS
AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED. ROADS MAY BECOME
SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. THE COLD AND WET WEATHER WILL CAUSE
STRESS TO YOUNG LIVESTOCK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THIS TIME THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY
BECOME HAZARDOUS SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
Winter Storm Warning, Central to SouthEastern Wyoming 4-15-2013
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
208 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013
...PROLONGED SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING
AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...
.A SLOW MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH A
STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW...WHICH COULD BE
HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE ENDING.
ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL FALL OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS...THERE
WILL BE OCCASIONS WHERE SNOW WILL BECOME VERY LIGHT AND EVEN STOP
FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE RESUMING AGAIN. GUSTY WINDS
WILL OCCUR AT TIMES WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND
MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. TOTAL SNOWFALLS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND ONE FOOT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
NEZ054-WYZ106-110-115>119-160815-
/O.CON.KCYS.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130417T0000Z/
KIMBALL-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...BORDEAUX...ARLINGTON...
ELK MOUNTAIN...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...
CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
208 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
TUESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY.
* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO ACROSS THE WESTERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE SNOW COULD BE
HEAVY AT TIMES...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES. ADDITIONAL
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED.
VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED...MAKING
TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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Winter Storm Watch, Sheridan to Cheyenne, 4-8-13
