High Wind in Absaroka Mountains, Wyoming

High Wind January 31, 2022 · Absaroka Mountains, Wyoming

87 mph

Measured gust (76 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind speeds were sustained at over 50 mph for more than an hour along the Chief Joseph Highway. The maximum wind gust registered was 88 mph.

The wider storm

A cold front crossed Wyoming and brought high winds to portions of central Wyoming. The

strongest wind gusts occurred in and near the Absaroka Range. A maximum wind gust of 88 mph occurred along the Chief Joseph Highway and 85 mph to the west of Clark. Wind gusts of 58 mph also occurred in Natrona, Fremont, and Johnson counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1003699. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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