High Wind, Platte
- When
- January 30, 9:00 PM MST to January 31, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
High Wind in Wyoming, January 30 to 31, 1997
Strong winds occurred over and adjacent to the Snowy Range and Laramie Range. Sustained winds were 40 to 50 MPH with gusts to 70 MPH ten miles south of Wheatland at 538 AM and 1008 PM.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 adjacent to the Snowy Range and Laramie Range. Sustained winds were 40 to 50 MPH with gusts to 70 MPH ten miles south of Wheatland at 538 AM and 1008 PM.
Event by event
6 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, North Carbon
- When
- January 30, 9:00 PM MST to January 31, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
High Wind, Snowy Range
- When
- January 30, 9:00 PM MST to January 31, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Snowy Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
High Wind, Laramie Valley
- When
- January 30, 9:00 PM MST to January 31, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
High Wind, North Laramie Range
- When
- January 30, 9:00 PM MST to January 31, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Laramie Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
High Wind, Laramie Range
- When
- January 30, 9:00 PM MST to January 31, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 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
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 30 to 31, 1997
- Ice Storm in North Dakota, January 30, 1997
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, January 30, 1997
- High Wind in Montana, January 30, 1997
- Flooding in Illinois, January 30 to 31, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, January 30, 1997
- High Wind in Arizona, January 30, 1997
- Winter Weather in Ohio, January 30, 1997
- High Wind in Montana, January 30, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5584563, 5584564, 5584565, 5584566, 5584567, 5584568.