High Wind, Converse
- When
- January 26, 9:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Converse forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -104.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Wyoming, January 26, 1997
Strong winds occurred over and east of the Laramie Range. Sustained winds were 40 to 50 MPH with gusts of 60 to 70 MPH.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 5
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 Laramie Range. Sustained winds were 40 to 50 MPH with gusts of 60 to 70 MPH.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills
- When
- January 26, 9:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
High Wind, Laramie Range
- When
- January 26, 9:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
High Wind, North Laramie Range
- When
- January 26, 9:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Laramie Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
High Wind, Platte
- When
- January 26, 9:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Platte 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
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 26 to 27, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, January 26, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, January 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 26 to 27, 1997
- Flash Flooding in California, January 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 26, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, January 26 to 27, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 26 to 28, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 26, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, January 26, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, January 26, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, January 26 to 29, 1997
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, January 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: 5584561, 5584562, 5587841, 5587842, 5587843.