High Wind, Sheridan Foothills
- When
- February 9, 1:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 76 kt (87 mph)
High Wind in Wyoming, February 9, 1996
Strong winds occurred in and near Buffalo. The Johnson County airport near Buffalo reported a peak gust of 87 MPH, with sustained winds between 40 and 50 MPH.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $8,000
- 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 CYS wrote it up.
Strong winds occurred in and near Buffalo. The Johnson County airport near Buffalo reported a peak gust of 87 MPH, with sustained winds between 40 and 50 MPH. The strong winds caused periodic power outages in Buffalo and also overturned a semi tractor-trailer one mile south of Buffalo at 513 PM. A shed was damaged in Buffalo by the strong winds.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Buffalo Foothills
- When
- February 9, 1:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Buffalo Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 76 kt (87 mph)
- Property damage
- $8,000
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
- Flooding in Iowa, February 9 to 12, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 9, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, February 9, 1996
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 9, 1996
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 9 to 10, 1996
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 9, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 9 to 10, 1996
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, February 9, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 9, 1996
- High Wind in Montana, February 9, 1996
- Flood in Montana, February 9 to 10, 1996
- Flood in Montana, February 9, 1996
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, February 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: 5537311, 5537312.