Wyoming, 1999

High Wind in Wyoming, April 10, 1999

April 10, 1999 · NWS CYS · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Gusts to 65 mph were reported at Cheyenne with gusts to near 80 mph reported in the foothillswest of Cheyenne.

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.

High winds blew across southeast Wyoming during the day with winds of 40 to 55 mph common.Gusts to 65 mph were reported at Cheyenne with gusts to near 80 mph reported in the foothillswest of Cheyenne.

Event by event

4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie

When
April 10, 4:40 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind, Goshen

When
April 10, 4:40 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
Where
Goshen forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind, Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie

When
April 10, 4:40 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
Where
Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind, Pine Bluffs / E Laramie

When
April 10, 4:40 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
Where
Pine Bluffs / E Laramie forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

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

Every storm in Wyoming in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, April 1999

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: 5692726, 5692727, 5692728, 5692729.