High Wind, Wind River Mountains East
- When
- February 19, 4:00 AM MST to 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Wind River Mountains East forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.904, -109.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Wyoming, February 19, 1996
Sustained winds from Casper south to Saratoga and to just east of the Laramie Range were from 40 to 50 MPH. Winds gusted over 60MPH at times.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 5
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.
Sustained winds from Casper south to Saratoga and to just east of the Laramie Range were from 40 to 50 MPH. Winds gusted over 60MPH at times. The strongest gusts reported were 70 MPH, 10 miles south of Wheatland between 1000 AM and 1100 AM, 61 MPH at Cheyenne between 1000 AM and 1100 AM and a gust to 61 MPH a the Casper airport just before noon.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Southwest Carbon
- When
- February 19, 4:00 AM MST to 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Southwest Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
High Wind, Platte
- When
- February 19, 4:00 AM MST to 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
High Wind, Goshen
- When
- February 19, 4:00 AM MST to 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Goshen forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills
- When
- February 19, 4:00 AM MST to 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 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
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- Tornado in Mississippi, February 19, 1996
- Tornado in Mississippi, February 19, 1996
- Tornado in Mississippi, February 19, 1996
- Tornado in Mississippi, February 19, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 19, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 19, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 19, 1996
More
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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: 5537524, 5537525, 5537526, 5537527, 5537528.