High Wind, Platte
- When
- December 19, 10:00 PM MST to December 20, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Measured
- 73 kt (84 mph)
High Wind in Wyoming, December 19 to 20, 1996
Strong winds occurred over and adjacent to the Snowy Range and Laramie Range. Sustained winds were 40 to 75 MPH with a gust to 84 MPH ten miles south of Wheatland at 408 AM.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Strong winds occurred over and adjacent to the Snowy Range and Laramie Range. Sustained winds were 40 to 75 MPH with a gust to 84 MPH ten miles south of Wheatland at 408 AM. Interstate 80 was closed between Cheyenne and Laramie by 655 AM and Highway 210 was closed between Curt Gowdy State Park and its intersection with Interstate 80 by 655 AM. A tractor trailer blew over ten miles south of Wheatland on Interstate 25 by 447 AM and another tractor trailer blew over 30 miles west of Laramie on Interstate 80 by 655 AM. Several cars hit guardrails on Interstates 25 and 80 after being blown off the Interstates.
Event by event
7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, North Carbon
- When
- December 19, 10:00 PM MST to December 20, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills
- When
- December 19, 10:00 PM MST to December 20, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
High Wind, Laramie Valley
- When
- December 19, 10:00 PM MST to December 20, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
High Wind, Laramie Range
- When
- December 19, 10:00 PM MST to December 20, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
High Wind, North Laramie Range
- When
- December 19, 10:00 PM MST to December 20, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Laramie Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
High Wind, Snowy Range
- When
- December 19, 10:00 PM MST to December 20, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Snowy Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 46 kt (53 mph)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Rain in California, December 19, 1996
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 19 to 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 19 to 20, 1996
- Winter Weather in New York, December 19 to 20, 1996
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 19 to 20, 1996
- Winter Weather in Maryland, December 19, 1996
- Flooding in Illinois, December 19 to 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 19 to 20, 1996
- Cold in Texas, December 19, 1996
- Flood in Indiana, December 19, 1996
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, December 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5581604, 5581605, 5581606, 5581607, 5581608, 5581609, 5581610.