Wyoming, 1998

High Wind in Wyoming, December 26, 1998

December 26, 1998 · NWS BYZ · 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, E Sheridan

When
December 26, 5:00 AM MST to 10:30 AM MST
Where
E Sheridan forecast zone
Measured
45 kt (52 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

A strong low pressure system moved across Central Montana and produced a series of mountain waves across the Sheridan Foothills. The Sheridan Airport reported sustained winds at 43 mph with gusts to 52 mph at 600 am.

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

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: 5677122.