High Wind, North Carbon
- When
- March 9, 10:00 PM MST to March 10, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- North Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
High Wind in Wyoming, March 9 to 10, 1997
Strong winds occurred over and adjacent to the Snowy Range and Laramie Range. Sustained winds were 50 to 60 MPH with a gust to 70 MPH at Arlington at 230 AM.
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 adjacent to the Snowy Range and Laramie Range. Sustained winds were 50 to 60 MPH with a gust to 70 MPH at Arlington at 230 AM.
Event by event
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Platte
- When
- March 9, 10:00 PM MST to March 10, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
High Wind, Snowy Range
- When
- March 9, 10:00 PM MST to March 10, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Snowy Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
High Wind, Laramie Range
- When
- March 9, 10:00 PM MST to March 10, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
High Wind, North Laramie Range
- When
- March 9, 10:00 PM MST to March 10, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- North 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
- Flooding in Mississippi, March 9 to 26, 1997
- Flooding in Iowa, March 9 to 13, 1997
- Flood in Texas, March 9 to 13, 1997
- Flooding in Louisiana, March 9 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 9 to 10, 1997
- High Wind in Ohio, March 9, 1997
- High Wind in Montana, March 9, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, March 9, 1997
- Hail in Kansas, March 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 9 to 10, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, March 9, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, March 9, 1997
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, March 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: 5596498, 5596499, 5596500, 5596501, 5596502.