Wyoming, 2023

High Wind in Wyoming, November 15 to 16, 2023

November 15 to 16, 2023 · NWS CYS · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Strong winds with gusts around 60 mph were reported across portions of southeast Wyoming on 15-16 November 2023.

Where it happened

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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS CYS wrote it up.

Strong winds with gusts around 60 mph were reported across portions of southeast Wyoming on 15-16 November 2023.

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 Nov 15, 4:31 PM MST, 6 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 4:31 PM MST, 6 hours 13 minutes before
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Event by event

4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, North Snowy Range Foothills

When
November 15, 10:44 PM MST to November 16, 6:22 AM MST
Where
North Snowy Range Foothills forecast zone
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
41.675, -106.327 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

WYDOT site Cooper Cove 7 miles east southeast of Arlington reported this peak wind gust.

High Wind, Converse County Lower Elevations

When
November 16, 1:30 AM MST
Where
Converse County Lower Elevations forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
42.972, -105.507 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

CWOP site EW6313 Douglas reported this gust the early morning of 16 November.

High Wind, Laramie Valley

When
November 16, 6:54 AM MST to 7:02 AM MST
Where
Laramie Valley forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
41.655, -105.724 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

WYDOT site Quealy Dome, 14 miles northeast of Centennial reported this wind gust.

High Wind, South Laramie Range

When
November 16, 1:18 PM MST to 1:26 PM MST
Where
South Laramie Range forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
41.481, -105.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

WYDOT site Lone Tree, 2 miles west of Buford reported this 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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 1140899, 1140898, 1140900, 1140901.