High Wind in Absaroka Mountains, Wyoming

High Wind February 19, 2022 · Absaroka Mountains, Wyoming

109 mph

Measured gust (95 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

High wind blew for several hours along Chief Joseph Highway with a maximum wind gust of 95 mph.

The wider storm

High winds developed in the lee of the Absaroka Range ahead of an advancing cold front. The highest wind gust of 95 mph occurred along Chief Joseph Highway. In the Cody Foothills, a peak gust of 64 mph was recorded along Wyoming Highway 120 near Meeteetse.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1006460. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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