High Wind, Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie
- When
- January 9, 2:50 AM MST to 3:35 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind in Wyoming, January 9, 1999
Strong west winds of 40 to 50 mph with higher gusts occurred along the east slopes of the southeast mountains and adjacent plains.
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.
Strong west winds of 40 to 50 mph with higher gusts occurred along the east slopes of the southeast mountains and adjacent plains.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, North Laramie Range / X S Converse / N Albany / X Se Natrona
- When
- January 9, 2:50 AM MST to 3:35 PM MST
- Where
- North Laramie Range / X S Converse / N Albany / X Se Natrona forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Platte
- When
- January 9, 2:50 AM MST to 3:35 PM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Snowy Range / Se Carbon / X Sw Albany
- When
- January 9, 2:50 AM MST to 3:35 PM MST
- Where
- Snowy Range / Se Carbon / X Sw Albany forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 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
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New York, January 9, 1999
- Dense Fog in California, January 9, 1999
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, January 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 9, 1999
- Flash Flood in Ohio, January 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, January 9, 1999
- Dense Fog in New Jersey, January 9, 1999
- Dense Fog in Pennsylvania, January 9, 1999
- Dense Fog in Maryland, January 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 9 to 11, 1999
- Dense Fog in Delaware, January 9, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, January 9 to 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: 5679869, 5679870, 5679871, 5679872.