Thunderstorm Wind, Goshen
- When
- July 14, 5:25 PM MST to 6:45 PM MST
- Where
- Goshen County, Countywide
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.100, -104.250
Damaging Winds in Wyoming, July 14, 1998
A number of high based thunderstorms passed over southeast Wyoming and produced wind gusts of 60 to 70mph. At 1725 MST, a gust of 70 mph was reported at Old Fort Laramie.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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.
A number of high based thunderstorms passed over southeast Wyoming and produced wind gusts of 60 to 70mph. At 1725 MST, a gust of 70 mph was reported at Old Fort Laramie.
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:27 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Platte
- When
- July 14, 5:25 PM MST to 6:45 PM MST
- Where
- Platte County, Countywide
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.130, -104.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Laramie
- When
- July 14, 5:25 PM MST to 6:45 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie County, Countywide
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.330, -104.670
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Heat and Hail in Texas, July 14, 1998
- Heat in Texas, July 14, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 14 to 15, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, July 14, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 14, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, July 14, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 14 to 15, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 14, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 14, 1998
- Flash Flood in Alabama, July 14, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, July 14, 1998
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: 5661944, 5661945, 5661946.