High Wind, Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie
- When
- December 29, 3:40 PM MST to December 30, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind in Wyoming, December 29 to 30, 1998
Strong west winds of 30 to 45 mph occurred across southeast Wyoming. Gusts were over 70 mph in the mountains and 60 mph across the plains.
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 west winds of 30 to 45 mph occurred across southeast Wyoming. Gusts were over 70 mph in the mountains and 60 mph across the plains.
Event by event
7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Laramie Valley / Wc and Sw Albany
- When
- December 29, 3:40 PM MST to December 30, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Valley / Wc and Sw Albany forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, North Carbon
- When
- December 29, 3:40 PM MST to December 30, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, North Laramie Range / X S Converse / N Albany / X Se Natrona
- When
- December 29, 3:40 PM MST to December 30, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Laramie Range / X S Converse / N Albany / X Se Natrona forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Snowy Range / Se Carbon / X Sw Albany
- When
- December 29, 3:40 PM MST to December 30, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Snowy Range / Se Carbon / X Sw Albany forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Southwest Carbon
- When
- December 29, 3:40 PM MST to December 30, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southwest Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Platte
- When
- December 29, 3:40 PM MST to December 30, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 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
- Dense Fog in California, December 29, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 29, 1998
- Ice Storm in Montana, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 29, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Winter Storm in Montana, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 29, 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: 5677394, 5677395, 5677396, 5677397, 5677398, 5677399, 5677400.