High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie
- When
- April 8, 4:30 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind in Wyoming, April 8, 1999
High winds were reported across much of southeastern Wyoming.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 were reported across much of southeastern Wyoming. Wind speeds of 40 to 60 mph were common, with gusts to 69 mph reported in Cheyenne, and gusts to 74 mph at Buford, in the foothills west of Cheyenne
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Converse / Converse Except X S
- When
- April 8, 4:30 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Converse / Converse Except X S forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -104.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Goshen
- When
- April 8, 4:30 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Goshen forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie
- When
- April 8, 4:30 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Laramie Valley / Wc and Sw Albany
- When
- April 8, 4:30 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Valley / Wc and Sw Albany forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Niobrara
- When
- April 8, 4:30 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Niobrara forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.589, -104.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, North Carbon
- When
- April 8, 4:30 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Carbon forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, North Laramie Range / X S Converse / N Albany / X Se Natrona
- When
- April 8, 4:30 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Laramie Range / X S Converse / N Albany / X Se Natrona forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Pine Bluffs / E Laramie
- When
- April 8, 4:30 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pine Bluffs / E Laramie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Platte
- When
- April 8, 4:30 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- 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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 8, 1999
- Tornado and Flood in Illinois, April 8, 1999
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 8, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 8, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 8, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, April 8, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, April 8, 1999
- Hail in California, April 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Utah, April 8 to 10, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, April 8, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, April 8, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, April 8, 1999
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: 5691662, 5691663, 5692710, 5692711, 5692712, 5692713, 5692714, 5692715, 5692716, 5692717.