Wyoming, 1997

High Wind in Wyoming, November 2, 1997

November 2, 1997 · NWS CYS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie

When
November 2, 8:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)

Strong winds occurred to the lee of the southern Laramie Range. Sustained winds were 40 to 45 MPH with a gust to 51 MPH 20 miles north of Cheyenne at 1249.

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

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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: 5621551.