High Wind, Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie
- When
- January 10, 7:00 PM MST to January 11, 3:36 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind in Wyoming, January 10 to 11, 1999
Strong west winds of 35 to 50 mph, with gusts over 60 mph occurred in the southeast mountains and adjacent plains. A peak gust of 78 mph occurred 15 miles west of Cheyenne.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 35 to 50 mph, with gusts over 60 mph occurred in the southeast mountains and adjacent plains. A peak gust of 78 mph occurred 15 miles west of Cheyenne.
Event by event
6 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Laramie Valley / Wc and Sw Albany
- When
- January 10, 7:00 PM MST to January 11, 3:36 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Valley / Wc and Sw Albany forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Platte
- When
- January 10, 7:00 PM MST to January 11, 3:36 PM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Snowy Range / Se Carbon / X Sw Albany
- When
- January 10, 7:00 PM MST to January 11, 3:36 PM MST
- Where
- Snowy Range / Se Carbon / X Sw Albany forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Southwest Carbon
- When
- January 10, 7:00 PM MST to January 11, 3:36 PM MST
- Where
- Southwest Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie
- When
- January 10, 7:00 PM MST to January 11, 3:36 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 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
- Cold in Illinois, January 10, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 10 to 11, 1999
- Winter Storm and Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, January 10 to 11, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 10 to 30, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 10 to 11, 1999
- Ice Storm in Montana, January 10 to 11, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 10 to 11, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, January 10 to 11, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, January 10 to 11, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, January 10 to 11, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 10 to 11, 1999
- Flood in Oregon, January 10, 1999
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, January 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: 5679873, 5679874, 5679875, 5679876, 5679877, 5679878.