High Wind, Wind River Mountains West
- When
- December 26, 11:00 AM MST to 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wind River Mountains West forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.904, -109.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Wyoming, December 26, 1996
Peak gust to 78 mph reported at South Pass and 73 mph in downtown Casper.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 RIW wrote it up.
Peak gust to 78 mph reported at South Pass and 73 mph in downtown Casper.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Wind River Mountains East
- When
- December 26, 11:00 AM MST to 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wind River Mountains East forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.904, -109.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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 Snow in Washington, December 26, 1996
- Flooding in Oregon, December 26 to 31, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Nevada, December 26 to 27, 1996
- Winter Weather in New York, December 26 to 27, 1996
- Flooding in Washington, December 26 to 31, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 26 to 29, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, December 26 to 27, 1996
- Ice Storm in Oregon, December 26 to 27, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, December 26 to 27, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, December 26 to 27, 1996
- Ice Storm in Washington, December 26, 1996
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 26 to 27, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5576717, 5576718.