High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie
- When
- December 26, 4:30 AM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind in Wyoming, December 26, 1998
West winds were sustained at 30 to 45 mph across southeast Wyoming, with gusts up to 65 mph.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
West winds were sustained at 30 to 45 mph across southeast Wyoming, with gusts up to 65 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Converse / Converse Except X S
- When
- December 26, 4:30 AM MST
- Where
- Converse / Converse Except X S forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -104.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie
- When
- December 26, 4:30 AM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Laramie Valley / Wc and Sw Albany
- When
- December 26, 4:30 AM MST
- Where
- Laramie Valley / Wc and Sw Albany forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, North Carbon
- When
- December 26, 4:30 AM MST
- Where
- North Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, North Laramie Range / X S Converse / N Albany / X Se Natrona
- When
- December 26, 4:30 AM MST
- Where
- North Laramie Range / X S Converse / N Albany / X Se Natrona forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Snowy Range / Se Carbon / X Sw Albany
- When
- December 26, 4:30 AM MST
- Where
- Snowy Range / Se Carbon / X Sw Albany forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Southwest Carbon
- When
- December 26, 4:30 AM MST
- Where
- Southwest Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
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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- Heavy Snow in Utah, December 26 to 29, 1998
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 26, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, December 26, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, December 26, 1998
- High Wind in Colorado, December 26, 1998
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 26, 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: 5677285, 5677286, 5677287, 5677288, 5677289, 5677290, 5677291, 5677292.