Wyoming, 2022High Wind in Wyoming, October 24 to 25, 2022
October 24 to 25, 2022 · NWS CYS · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Strong winds reported in the wind prone areas of southeast Wyoming from 24 to 25 October 2022.
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- 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.
Strong winds reported in the wind prone areas of southeast Wyoming from 24 to 25 October 2022.
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 23, 4:31 PM MST, 22 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 4:31 PM MST, 22 hours 27 minutes before
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</html>High Wind, North Snowy Range Foothills
- When
- October 24, 2:58 PM MST to October 25, 2:24 PM MST
- Where
- North Snowy Range Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 41.675, -106.327 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Multiple WYDOT sensors near Arlington and Elk Mountain reported wind gusts in excess of 60 mph.
High Wind, Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County
- When
- October 24, 7:54 PM MST to October 25, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 41.698, -105.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Bordeaux WYDOT site on Interstate 25 reported maximum wind gust.
High Wind, South Laramie Range
- When
- October 25, 1:52 AM MST to 2:50 AM MST
- Where
- South Laramie Range forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 41.481, -105.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two WYDOT sensors reported wind gusts in excess of 55 mph. Buford East and Wildcat Trail.
High Wind, South Laramie Range Foothills
- When
- October 25, 3:36 AM MST to 4:04 AM MST
- Where
- South Laramie Range Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 41.481, -105.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
WYDOT sensor at mile marker 353 along Interstate 80 reported maximum wind gusts.
High Wind, Central Laramie County
- When
- October 25, 4:40 AM MST to 6:30 AM MST
- Where
- Central Laramie County forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 41.307, -104.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Bear Creek WYDOT site on Interstate 25 reported maximum wind gust.
- 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.
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- High Wind in South Dakota, October 24, 202253 kt wind · 3 events
- High Wind in Montana, October 24, 202255 kt wind · 3 events
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, October 24, 20222 events
- Frost and Freeze in California, October 24, 20222 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: 1054128, 1054120, 1054127, 1054123, 1054121.