High Wind in Absaroka Mountains, Wyoming

High Wind February 11, 2022 · Absaroka Mountains, Wyoming

89 mph

Measured gust (77 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds were sustained over 50 mph along the Chief Joseph Highway. A mesonet anemometer recorded a maximum wind gust of 89 mph.

The wider storm

A cold front moved across central Wyoming and brought high wind to portions of the area. The strongest wind gusts were along Chief Joseph Highway where a maximum gust of 89 mph was recorded. Wind gusts greater than 60 mph were also reported in Fremont and Johnson counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1006447. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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