Thunderstorm Wind, Platte
- When
- April 10, 3:40 PM MST to 3:50 PM MST
- Where
- Platte County, 5 mi SE of Wheatland
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.133, -104.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging Wind in Wyoming, April 10, 1996
The strong gust was due to showers and thunderstorms in thearea.
Where it happened
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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS CYS wrote it up.
A brief gust to 60 MPH occurred just southeast of Wheatland.The strong gust was due to showers and thunderstorms in thearea.
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:36 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Vermont, April 10 to 11, 1996
- Flooding in North Dakota, April 10 to 30, 1996
- Flooding in North Dakota, April 10 to 30, 1996
- Flooding in North Dakota, April 10 to 30, 1996
- Flooding in Minnesota, April 10 to 30, 1996
- Winter Weather in New York, April 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, April 10 to 11, 1996
- Cold in Alabama, April 10, 1996
- Cold in Alabama, April 10, 1996
- Cold in Alabama, April 10, 1996
- Flood in Montana, April 10, 1996
- Hail in Montana, April 10, 1996
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, April 1996
Sources
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: 5549147.