High Wind in Wyoming, July 1, 1997

Name: High Wind in Wyoming, July 1, 1997
Start: 1997-07-01T07:00
End: 1997-07-01T19:00
Location: Wyoming

July 1, 1997 · NWS CYS · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Power lines, light poles and tree branches downed in Torrington; Visibilities reduced due to blowing dust and sand; minor damage to corn and bean crops.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: $10,000
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.

Power lines, light poles and tree branches downed in Torrington; Visibilities reduced due to blowing dust and sand; minor damage to corn and bean crops.

The radar

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Event by event

9 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Pine Bluffs

When: July 1, 7:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: Pine Bluffs forecast zone
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: $1,000

High Wind, Snowy Range

When: July 1, 7:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: Snowy Range forecast zone
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: $1,000

High Wind, North Laramie Range

When: July 1, 7:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: North Laramie Range forecast zone
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: $1,000

High Wind, Laramie Range

When: July 1, 7:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: Laramie Range forecast zone
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: $1,000

High Wind, Platte

When: July 1, 7:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: Platte forecast zone
Measured: 49 kt (56 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: $1,000

High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills

When: July 1, 7:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne Foothills forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: $1,000

High Wind, Goshen

When: July 1, 7:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: Goshen forecast zone
Measured: 48 kt (55 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: $1,000

High Wind, Converse

When: July 1, 7:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: Converse forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 43.841, -104.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Niobrara

When: July 1, 7:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where: Niobrara forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 44.589, -104.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Wyoming, July 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: 5606927, 5606928, 5606929, 5606930, 5606931, 5606932, 5606933, 5606934, 5606935.