High Wind, Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie
- When
- December 17, 9:45 AM MST to 3:44 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
High Wind in Wyoming, December 17, 1998
Strong west to southwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts over 60 mph occurred in parts of the southeast mountains and adjacent plains. A peak gust of 61 mph was reported at Arlington at 0945.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 west to southwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts over 60 mph occurred in parts of the southeast mountains and adjacent plains. A peak gust of 61 mph was reported at Arlington at 0945.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, North Laramie Range / X S Converse / N Albany / X Se Natrona
- When
- December 17, 9:45 AM MST to 3:44 PM MST
- Where
- North Laramie Range / X S Converse / N Albany / X Se Natrona forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
High Wind, Platte
- When
- December 17, 9:45 AM MST to 3:44 PM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
High Wind, Snowy Range / Se Carbon / X Sw Albany
- When
- December 17, 9:45 AM MST to 3:44 PM MST
- Where
- Snowy Range / Se Carbon / X Sw Albany forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
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
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 17, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, December 17 to 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 17, 1998
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 17, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 17 to 18, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, December 17 to 19, 1998
- Dense Fog in California, December 17, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 17 to 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 17 to 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 17 to 18, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, December 17, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, December 17, 1998
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, December 1998
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: 5677269, 5677270, 5677271, 5677272.