High Wind in Wyoming, January 27 to 28, 1996

Name: High Wind in Wyoming, January 27 to 28, 1996
Start: 1996-01-27T05:30
End: 1996-01-28T14:00
Location: Wyoming

January 27 to 28, 1996 · NWS CYS · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Winds were sustained between 40 and 50 MPH in the area with frequent gusts between 60 and 70 MPH. The strongest gust was 75 MPH on the south side of Casper at 633 PM.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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 area with frequent gusts between 60 and 70 MPH. The strongest gust was 75 MPH on the south side of Casper at 633 PM. At 1145 AM, a tractor-trailer was blown over on the south side of Casper.

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Event by event

9 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Wind River Mountains West

When: January 27, 5:30 AM MST to January 28, 2:00 PM MST
Where: Wind River Mountains West forecast zone
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 42.904, -109.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wind River Mountains East

When: January 27, 5:30 AM MST to January 28, 2:00 PM MST
Where: Wind River Mountains East forecast zone
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.904, -109.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southwest Carbon

When: January 27, 5:30 AM MST to January 28, 2:00 PM MST
Where: Southwest Carbon forecast zone
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)

High Wind, North Carbon

When: January 27, 5:30 AM MST to January 28, 2:00 PM MST
Where: North Carbon forecast zone
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)

High Wind, Snowy Range

When: January 27, 5:30 AM MST to January 28, 2:00 PM MST
Where: Snowy Range forecast zone
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)

High Wind, North Laramie Range

When: January 27, 5:30 AM MST to January 28, 2:00 PM MST
Where: North Laramie Range forecast zone
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)

High Wind, Laramie Valley

When: January 27, 5:30 AM MST to January 28, 2:00 PM MST
Where: Laramie Valley forecast zone
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)

High Wind, Laramie Range

When: January 27, 5:30 AM MST to January 28, 2:00 PM MST
Where: Laramie Range forecast zone
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)

High Wind, Platte

When: January 27, 5:30 AM MST to January 28, 2:00 PM MST
Where: Platte forecast zone
Measured: 65 kt (75 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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Wyoming in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Wyoming, January 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: 5536765, 5536766, 5536767, 5536768, 5536769, 5536770, 5536771, 5536772, 5536773.