Wyoming, 1999

High Wind in Wyoming, December 15 to 16, 1999

December 15 to 16, 1999 · NWS CYS · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie

When
December 15, 6:55 PM MST to December 16, 3:30 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High winds blew across parts of Laramie county, with gusts to 59 mphreported at Cheyenne, Wy, and 53 mph reported 20 miles north of Cheyenne.

High Wind, Platte

When
December 15, 6:55 PM MST to December 16, 3:30 PM MST
Where
Platte forecast zone
Measured
62 kt (71 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Wind gusts to 71 mph 10 miles southeast of Wheatland, WY

High Wind, Snowy Range / Se Carbon / X Sw Albany

When
December 15, 6:55 PM MST to December 16, 3:30 PM MST
Where
Snowy Range / Se Carbon / X Sw Albany forecast zone
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Wind gusts to 78 mph reported near Arlington, WY

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

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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: 5721526, 5721527, 5721528.