High Wind, Wind River Mountains West
- When
- January 8, 1:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wind River Mountains West forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.904, -109.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Wyoming, January 8, 1996
Sustained winds of 40 to 50 MPH were common from Jeffrey City and Casper southeast to just east of the Laramie Range. Wind gusts were between 55 and 63 MPH, with the strongest gust being 63 MPH at Buford (Albany County) at 600 AM.
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
- 10
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 of 40 to 50 MPH were common from Jeffrey City and Casper southeast to just east of the Laramie Range. Wind gusts were between 55 and 63 MPH, with the strongest gust being 63 MPH at Buford (Albany County) at 600 AM.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Wind River Mountains East
- When
- January 8, 1:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wind River Mountains East forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.904, -109.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southwest Carbon
- When
- January 8, 1:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southwest Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
High Wind, North Carbon
- When
- January 8, 1:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- North Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
High Wind, Snowy Range
- When
- January 8, 1:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Snowy Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
High Wind, North Laramie Range
- When
- January 8, 1:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- North Laramie Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
High Wind, Laramie Valley
- When
- January 8, 1:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Laramie Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
High Wind, Laramie Range
- When
- January 8, 1:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
High Wind, Platte
- When
- January 8, 1:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills
- When
- January 8, 1:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 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
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: 5536284, 5536285, 5536286, 5536287, 5536288, 5536289, 5536290, 5536291, 5536292, 5536293.