Wyoming, 1996

High Wind in Wyoming, February 9, 1996

February 9, 1996 · NWS CYS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Winds were sustained between 40 and 50 MPH in the foothills of the Laramie Range in Platte County. The highest wind gust was 60 MPH, ten miles south of Wheatland at 408 AM.

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.

Winds were sustained between 40 and 50 MPH in the foothills of the Laramie Range in Platte County. The highest wind gust was 60 MPH, ten miles south of Wheatland at 408 AM.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Platte

When
February 9, 3:30 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
Where
Platte forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 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

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: 5537307.