High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie
- When
- December 28, 3:30 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind in Wyoming, December 28, 1998
Strong west winds of 30 to 45 mph occurred in the southeast mountains and adjacent plains, with gusts over 70 mph.
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 winds of 30 to 45 mph occurred in the southeast mountains and adjacent plains, with gusts over 70 mph.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Laramie Valley / Wc and Sw Albany
- When
- December 28, 3:30 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Valley / Wc and Sw Albany forecast zone
- Measured
- 38 kt (44 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, North Carbon
- When
- December 28, 3:30 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Platte
- When
- December 28, 3:30 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Platte 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
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, December 28, 1998
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 28, 1998
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 28, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, December 28, 1998
- Flooding in Washington, December 28 to 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 28 to 30, 1998
- Flood in Oregon, December 28, 1998
- High Wind in Colorado, December 28, 1998
- High Wind in New Mexico, December 28, 1998
- Waterspout in Hawaii, December 28, 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: 5677293, 5677294, 5677295, 5677296.