Wyoming, 2000

High Wind in Wyoming, January 4, 2000

January 4, 2000 · 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

When
January 4, 12:35 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne Foothills forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High winds blew over parts of southeast Wyoming, with gusts as high as 78 mph recorded near Arlington, WY. A gust to 63 mph was recorded 10 miles southeast of Wheatland, WY, with a gust to 58 mph recorded in Cheyenne, WY.

High Wind, Platte

When
January 4, 12:35 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where
Platte forecast zone
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Snowy Range

When
January 4, 12:35 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where
Snowy Range forecast zone
Measured
68 kt (78 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High winds blew across parts of southeast Wyoming, with gusts to 78 mph reported at Arlington.A gust of 63 mph was recorded near Chugwater, with a gust to 58 mph recorded in Cheyenne, 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: 5127063, 5127064, 5127065.