High Wind, Laramie Range
- When
- January 2, 6:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
High Wind in Wyoming, January 2, 1998
Strong winds occurred over and adjacent to the Snowy and Laramie Range. Sustained winds were 45 to 50 MPH in the mountains and 35 to 45 MPH at the lower elevations.
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 winds occurred over and adjacent to the Snowy and Laramie Range. Sustained winds were 45 to 50 MPH in the mountains and 35 to 45 MPH at the lower elevations. A peak gust of 61 MPH was reported 20 miles south of Laramie at 0902, and also at Arlington (30 miles west of Laramie) at 0615. Bordeaux (10 miles southeast of Wheatland) reported a Peak gust of 63 MPH at 1308.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Snowy Range
- When
- January 2, 6:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Snowy Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
High Wind, Southwest Carbon
- When
- January 2, 6:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southwest Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
High Wind, Platte
- When
- January 2, 6:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 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
- Winter Storm in Oregon, January 2, 1998
- Heavy Rain in California, January 2 to 11, 1998
- Storm Surge in Florida, January 2, 1998 to January 3, 1999
- Flood in Florida, January 2 to 31, 1998
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 2 to 4, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 2 to 3, 1998
- Heat in Wisconsin, January 2 to 4, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, January 2 to 4, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 2, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, January 2, 1998
- Funnel Cloud in California, January 2, 1998
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, January 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: 5628853, 5628854, 5628855, 5628856.