High Wind, Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie
- When
- December 16, 2:55 PM MST to December 17, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne Foothills / C Laramie forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Wyoming, December 16 to 17, 2000
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, Laramie Range / Se Albany / W Laramie
- When
- December 16, 2:55 PM MST to December 17, 1:00 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 16, 2:55 PM MST to December 17, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- North Carbon forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Strong winds were reported over the mountains and foothill areas of southeast Wyoming, with gusts as high as 83 mph were recorded in the southwest corner of Laramie county. Gusts to 74 mph were recorded near Chugwater, WY, with gusts up to 73 mph at Arlington, WY. Interstate 80 was closed for a few hours for localizedwhiteout conditions due to blowing snow.
High Wind, Platte
- When
- December 16, 2:55 PM MST to December 17, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Tornadoes in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- High Wind in Louisiana, December 16, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 16, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, December 16 to 17, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Georgia, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 16 to 17, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, December 2000
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: 5167060, 5167061, 5167164, 5167165.