High Wind, Platte
- When
- October 31, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
High Wind in Wyoming, October 31, 1997
Strong winds occurred in and near the mountains of southeast Wyoming. Gusts to 59 MPH tipped over a semi-tractor and trailer on northbound Interstate 25 six miles south of Cheyenne in the morning.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 in and near the mountains of southeast Wyoming. Gusts to 59 MPH tipped over a semi-tractor and trailer on northbound Interstate 25 six miles south of Cheyenne in the morning. A gust to 77 MPH was recorded 10 miles south of Wheatland at 0700. A gust to 76 MPH was recorded 38 miles northwest of Laramie at 0530. Cooper Cove near Elk Mountain had gusts to 75 MPH. A gust to 70 MPH was reported 15 miles west of Cheyenne at 0100. Laramie reported sustained winds of 46 MPH with gusts to 68 MPH just before dawn. Sustained winds of 43 MPH were recorded one mile southeast of Glenrock at 0500, with gusts to 55 MPH. Sustained winds of 50 MPH were recorded 20 miles south of Laramie at 0700.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills
- When
- October 31, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
High Wind, Laramie Valley
- When
- October 31, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
High Wind, Snowy Range
- When
- October 31, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Snowy Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
High Wind, North Carbon
- When
- October 31, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 66 kt (76 mph)
High Wind, Laramie Range
- When
- October 31, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
High Wind, Converse
- When
- October 31, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Converse forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -104.568 (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
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- Drought in Pennsylvania, October 31, 1997
- Flooding in Florida, October 31, 1997
- Drought in New Jersey, October 31, 1997
- Drought in Pennsylvania, October 31, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, October 31, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, October 31, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5622672, 5622673, 5622674, 5622675, 5622676, 5622677, 5622678.