Wyoming, 2012High Wind in Wyoming, October 28, 2012
October 28, 2012 · NWS CYS · 4 events in 2 counties and zones
Strong west to southwest winds of 50 to 60 mph developed over the southern Laramie Range and north Snowy Range foothills, including Vedauwoo and Arlington.
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- 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.
Strong west to southwest winds of 50 to 60 mph developed over the southern Laramie Range and north Snowy Range foothills, including Vedauwoo and Arlington.
High Wind, North Snowy Range Foothills
- When
- October 28, 6:01 AM MST to 6:06 AM MST
- Where
- North Snowy Range Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 41.675, -106.327 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The WYDOT site at Arlington measured peak wind gusts of 58 mph.
High Wind, North Snowy Range Foothills
- When
- October 28, 7:26 AM MST to 7:41 AM MST
- Where
- North Snowy Range Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 41.675, -106.327 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The WYDOT site at Arlington measured peak wind gusts of 59 mph.
High Wind, North Snowy Range Foothills
- When
- October 28, 7:31 AM MST to 7:36 AM MST
- Where
- North Snowy Range Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 41.675, -106.327 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The WYDOT site at Strouss Hill measured peak wind gusts of 58 mph.
High Wind, South Laramie Range
- When
- October 28, 8:57 AM MST to 9:02 AM MST
- Where
- South Laramie Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 41.481, -105.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The WYDOT site at Vedauwoo measured peak wind gusts of 58 mph.
- 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.
- Coastal Flood in New York, October 28 to 30, 201239 deaths · 15 events
- Flooding and Coastal Flood in New Jersey, October 28 to 31, 201227 deaths · 3 injured · $25 billion · 79 kt wind · 50 events
- Winter Storm and High Wind in North Carolina, October 28 to 31, 20121 death · $373,000 · 61 kt wind · 9 events
- Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in North Carolina, October 28 to 30, 2012$14 million · 13 events
- Flooding and Coastal Flood in Delaware, October 28 to 30, 2012$5.5 million · 58 kt wind · 14 events
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, October 28 to 29, 2012$4.4 million · 18 events
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, October 28 to 30, 2012$6.0 million · 1 event
- Coastal Flood in Maryland, October 28 to 30, 2012$4.5 million · 2 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Georgia, October 28 to 30, 20121 injured · $2.5 million · 50 kt wind · 4 events
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Virginia, October 28 to 31, 2012$256,000 · 60 kt wind · 25 events
- Coastal Flood in North Carolina, October 28 to 29, 2012$200,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm and High Wind in West Virginia, October 28 to 31, 2012$82,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events
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: 410955, 410956, 410957, 410958.