High Wind, Gillette
- When
- July 1, 7:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Gillette forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Wyoming, July 1, 1997
Winds downed trees and caused power outages. One tree fell on a house in Gillette causing only minor damage.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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 UNR wrote it up.
Winds downed trees and caused power outages. One tree fell on a house in Gillette causing only minor damage. Most damage occurred along the west slopes of the Black Hills where several large trees were uprooted. Several homes in Sundance received roof damage.
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, Moorcroft
- When
- July 1, 7:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Moorcroft forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.589, -104.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, South Campbell
- When
- July 1, 7:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- South Campbell forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Weston
- When
- July 1, 7:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Weston forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -104.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wyoming Black Hills
- When
- July 1, 7:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wyoming Black Hills forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.215, -104.569 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 1, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 1 to 25, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 1, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 1, 1997
- Drought in Maryland, July 1 to 31, 1997
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, July 1, 1997
- Drought in West Virginia, July 1 to 31, 1997
- Drought in Virginia, July 1 to 31, 1997
- Heavy Rain in North Carolina, July 1, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Montana, July 1 to 23, 1997
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 1, 1997
- Hail in Kansas, July 1, 1997
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5610393, 5610394, 5610395, 5610396, 5610397.