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Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
449 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2013
NEZ019>021-054-055-WYZ106-109>119-060015-
SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING...HARRISBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...BORDEAUX...RAWLINS...
SINCLAIR...HANNA...ARLINGTON...ELK MOUNTAIN...BAGGS...DIXON...
SARATOGA...ENCAMPMENT...RIVERSIDE...CENTENNIAL...ALBANY...
WOODS LANDING...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...BURNS...
CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS
449 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2013
...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...
A WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL EVENT IS LOOKING INCREASINGLY LIKELY
FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND OVER NEXT WEEKEND. A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM
WILL LIKELY MOVE FROM CENTRAL UTAH ON FRIDAY TO WESTERN COLORADO
ON SATURDAY THEN TO CENTRAL NEBRASKA SUNDAY EVENING. THIS IS A
VERY FAVORABLE PATTERN FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE TO GET HEAVY SNOW...LIKELY THE MOST WE HAVE SEEN SO FAR
THIS WINTER SEASON.
ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT
AND OVER THE WEEKEND...THOUGH THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM
IS STILL UNCERTAIN. WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE THE BEST TIME FRAME FOR HEAVY SNOWS. AREAS
EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE MOST LIKELY WILL SEE WIDESPREAD HEAVY
SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR FROM PINE BLUFFS TO RAWLINS MAY SEE
UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR THE LOW COULD
GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW AND
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. AGAIN...THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY AS TO
THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM AND THE LOCATION OF HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL COULD CHANGE.
IF PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS WEEKEND...PLEASE
CHECK THE FORECAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING
WINTER WEATHER EVENT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...INTERNET AND TELEVISION WEATHER SOURCES FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1059 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2013
WYZ101>119-061800-
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-
1059 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...
SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
PERIODS OF GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SNOWFALL. WHILE
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...WIDESPREAD
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING.
.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
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