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WWUS45 KCYS 020609  
WSWCYS  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
1209 AM MDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
WYZ112-114-030000-  
/O.NEW.KCYS.WS.W.0005.260402T1800Z-260404T0000Z/  
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-SNOWY RANGE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CENTENNIAL AND ALBANY  
1209 AM MDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12  
AND 18 INCHES. ACCUMULATION UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE PEAKS.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...SIERRA MADRE RANGE AND SNOWY RANGE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...OUTDOOR RECREATION COULD BECOME LIFE THREATENING TO  
THOSE CAUGHT UNPREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS. HIKERS AND  
SNOWMOBILERS MAY EASILY BECOME DISORIENTED. FROSTBITE AND  
HYPOTHERMIA CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO  
IMPOSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR  
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
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