High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
High Wind in Wyoming, February 1, 1997
Strong winds occurred over and east of the southern Laramie Range. Sustained winds were 40 to 50 MPH with a gust to 59 MPH at Cheyenne at 1146 AM.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 over and east of the southern Laramie Range. Sustained winds were 40 to 50 MPH with a gust to 59 MPH at Cheyenne at 1146 AM.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Platte
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
High Wind, Laramie Range
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 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
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 1997
- Drought in West Virginia, February 1 to 28, 1997
- Flooding in Illinois, February 1 to 8, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, February 1 to 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 1, 1997
- Flood in Indiana, February 1 to 3, 1997
- Flood in Illinois, February 1 to 8, 1997
- Flood in Illinois, February 1 to 9, 1997
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, February 1, 1997
- Flood in Montana, February 1, 1997
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, February 1997
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: 5588774, 5588775, 5588776.