High Wind, Laramie Range
- When
- March 5, 2:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
High Wind in Wyoming, March 5, 1997
Strong winds occurred over and adjacent to the southern Laramie Range and the Snowy Range. Sustained winds were 45 to 55 MPH with a gust to 85 MPH at Buford at 930 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 adjacent to the southern Laramie Range and the Snowy Range. Sustained winds were 45 to 55 MPH with a gust to 85 MPH at Buford at 930 AM.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, North Carbon
- When
- March 5, 2:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 39 kt (45 mph)
High Wind, Snowy Range
- When
- March 5, 2:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Snowy 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
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, March 5, 1997
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- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 5 to 6, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, March 5 to 6, 1997
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, March 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, March 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 5, 1997
More
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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: 5596495, 5596496, 5596497.