Wyoming, 1998

High Wind in Wyoming, February 25 to 26, 1998

February 25 to 26, 1998 · NWS CYS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

High winds occurred across the east central plains. Sustained winds were 35 to45 MPH.

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS CYS wrote it up.

High winds occurred across the east central plains. Sustained winds were 35 to45 MPH. A peak gust of 58 MPH was reported in Torrington at 0100.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Goshen

When
February 25, 5:00 PM MST to February 26, 5:00 AM MST
Where
Goshen forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)

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: 5630908.