Wyoming, 1998

High Wind in Wyoming, June 1, 1998

June 1, 1998 · NWS CYS · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

Strong winds persisted across the Laramie Range and adjacent plains. At 934 am, a peak gust of 59 mph was reported at the Cheyenne Airport.

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 winds persisted across the Laramie Range and adjacent plains. At 934 am, a peak gust of 59 mph was reported at the Cheyenne Airport. Sustained west winds of 30 to 45 mph were reported across the rest of the area.

Event by event

7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie

When
June 1, 7:30 AM MST to 12:35 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)

High Wind, Goshen

When
June 1, 7:30 AM MST to 12:35 PM MST
Where
Goshen forecast zone
Measured
40 kt (46 mph)

High Wind, Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie

When
June 1, 7:30 AM MST to 12:35 PM MST
Where
Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie forecast zone
Measured
40 kt (46 mph)

High Wind, Laramie Valley / Wc and Sw Albany

When
June 1, 7:30 AM MST to 12:35 PM MST
Where
Laramie Valley / Wc and Sw Albany forecast zone
Measured
40 kt (46 mph)

High Wind, North Carbon

When
June 1, 7:30 AM MST to 12:35 PM MST
Where
North Carbon forecast zone
Measured
40 kt (46 mph)

High Wind, North Laramie Range / X S Converse / N Albany / X Se Natrona

When
June 1, 7:30 AM MST to 12:35 PM MST
Where
North Laramie Range / X S Converse / N Albany / X Se Natrona forecast zone
Measured
40 kt (46 mph)

High Wind, Pine Bluffs / E Laramie

When
June 1, 7:30 AM MST to 12:35 PM MST
Where
Pine Bluffs / E Laramie forecast zone
Measured
40 kt (46 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: 5641511, 5641512, 5641513, 5642157, 5642158, 5642159, 5642160.