Wyoming, 2000

High Wind in Wyoming, December 14 to 15, 2000

December 14 to 15, 2000 · NWS CYS · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

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

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.

Event by event

4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie

When
December 14, 3:29 PM MST to December 15, 8:50 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie forecast zone
Measured
48 kt (55 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie

When
December 14, 3:29 PM MST to December 15, 8:50 PM MST
Where
Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie forecast zone
Measured
72 kt (83 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, North Carbon

When
December 14, 3:29 PM MST to December 15, 8:50 PM MST
Where
North Carbon forecast zone
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High winds blew across parts of southeast Wyoming, with gusts as high as 83 mph reported about 30 miles north of Laramie, WY. Gusts of 60 to 70 mph were common in the mountains and adjacent foothills.

High Wind, Platte

When
December 14, 3:29 PM MST to December 15, 8:50 PM MST
Where
Platte forecast zone
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

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

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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: 5167056, 5167057, 5167058, 5167059.