Wyoming, 2022

High 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.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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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.

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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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

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.

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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: 1054128, 1054120, 1054127, 1054123, 1054121.