Wyoming, 2017High Wind in Wyoming, October 21 to 22, 2017
October 21 to 22, 2017 · NWS RIW · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A cold front moved across Wyoming and brought pre-frontal and post-frontal high wind to portions of western and central Wyoming as strong winds mixed to the surface. The strongest winds were across the higher elevations of the Green Mountains where many wind gusts past 58 mph were recorded including a maximum gust of 92 mph.
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- Deaths
- 0
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- 0
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- None recorded
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- None recorded
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- 4
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A cold front moved across Wyoming and brought pre-frontal and post-frontal high wind to portions of western and central Wyoming as strong winds mixed to the surface. The strongest winds were across the higher elevations of the Green Mountains where many wind gusts past 58 mph were recorded including a maximum gust of 92 mph. on the southside of Casper, winds gusted to 61 mph along Wyoming Boulevard. The wind prone areas in the lee of the Absarokas also saw strong winds, with wind gusts to 82 mph along the Chief Joseph Highway and 76 mph near Clark.
High Wind, Green Mountains & Rattlesnake Range
- When
- October 21, 5:50 PM MST to October 22, 11:50 PM MST
- Where
- Green Mountains & Rattlesnake Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 80 kt (92 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 42.554, -108.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Very strong winds blew across the higher elevations of the Green Mountains. The RAWS site at Camp Creek had several wind gusts of hurricane force including a maximum gust of 92 mph. The Fales Rock RAWS had a wind gust to 60 mph.
High Wind, Cody Foothills
- When
- October 21, 9:56 PM MST to October 22, 11:42 AM MST
- Where
- Cody Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 66 kt (76 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.521, -109.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds occurred in the Cody Foothills. Around Clark, the highest wind gust was 76 mph to the west-northwest of the town. Strong winds made it into the west side of Cody as well with a gust to 59 mph at the Park County Sheriff's office.
High Wind, Natrona County Lower Elevations
- When
- October 22, 2:40 AM MST to 2:45 AM MST
- Where
- Natrona County Lower Elevations forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 42.962, -106.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The weather sensor along Wyoming Boulevard on the south side of Casper had a pair of 61 mph wind gusts.
High Wind, Absaroka Mountains
- When
- October 22, 6:25 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Absaroka Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 71 kt (82 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 43.760, -108.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The weather station along the Chief Joseph Highway had sustained winds over 50 mph for two and a half hours. The maximum wind gust recorded was 82 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.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, October 21 to 22, 20171 injured · $219,000 · EF1 · 48 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, October 21 to 31, 201770 kt wind · 37 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 21 to 22, 2017$32,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events
- Flooding and High Wind in Oregon, October 21 to 22, 2017$35,000 · 68 kt wind · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 21, 2017$20,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, October 21 to 22, 2017$12,000 · 56 kt wind · 17 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, October 21 to 22, 201755 kt wind · 16 events
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, October 21, 2017$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail in Texas, October 21, 20171.75 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, October 21, 2017$2,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events
- Flooding and High Wind in Washington, October 21 to 22, 201770 kt wind · 5 events
- High Wind in Texas, October 21, 201763 kt wind · 3 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 721893, 721891, 721894, 721892.