Wyoming, 2019

High Wind in Wyoming, October 4 to 5, 2019

October 4 to 5, 2019 · NWS CYS · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

High winds were felt across the gap wind areas of southeastern Wyoming starting on the 4th and continuing through the 5th. Highest wind gust measured was 69 mph.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS CYS wrote it up.

High winds were felt across the gap wind areas of southeastern Wyoming starting on the 4th and continuing through the 5th. Highest wind gust measured was 69 mph.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 4, 4:52 PM MST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 4:52 PM MST, 20 minutes before
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Event by event

5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, North Snowy Range Foothills

When
October 4, 5:12 PM MST to October 5, 3:54 AM MST
Where
North Snowy Range Foothills forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
41.675, -106.327 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wyoming Department of Transportation sensors along Interstate 80 at Cooper Cove and Dana Ridge measured the reported wind speed.

High Wind, South Laramie Range Foothills

When
October 5, 12:01 AM MST to 3:34 AM MST
Where
South Laramie Range Foothills forecast zone
Measured
59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
41.481, -105.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Union Pacific Railroad sensor at Warren or six miles southwest of South Greeley High measured the reported wind gust. Additional Wyoming Department of Transportation sensors measured wind gusts into the mid 60 mph range.

High Wind, Central Laramie County

When
October 5, 2:01 AM MST to 2:08 AM MST
Where
Central Laramie County forecast zone
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.307, -104.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reported wind gust measured at Cheyenne Regional Airport.

High Wind, Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County

When
October 5, 2:10 AM MST to 3:02 AM MST
Where
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
41.698, -105.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wyoming Department of Transportation sensor at Bordeaux along Interstate 25 measured the reported wind gust.

High Wind, South Laramie Range

When
October 5, 5:56 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
Where
South Laramie Range forecast zone
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
41.481, -105.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Union Pacific Railroad sensor located two miles west of Buford measured the reported wind gust. Several Wyoming Department of Transportation sensors along Interstate 80 measured wind gusts from the upper 50s to the mid 60 mph range.

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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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 849911, 849913, 849914, 849910, 849912.