High Wind in Wyoming, November 25, 1998

Name: High Wind in Wyoming, November 25, 1998
Start: 1998-11-25T09:55
End: 1998-11-25T15:40
Location: Wyoming

November 25, 1998 · NWS CYS · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Strong west winds of 45 to 55 mph with gusts up to 70 mph occurred across the southern Laramie Range and adjacent plains.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 45 to 55 mph with gusts up to 70 mph occurred across the southern Laramie Range and adjacent plains.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie

When: November 25, 9:55 AM MST to 3:40 PM MST
Where: Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie forecast zone
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

High Wind, Platte

When: November 25, 9:55 AM MST to 3:40 PM MST
Where: Platte forecast zone
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

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

Every storm in Wyoming in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Wyoming, November 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: 5671572, 5671573.