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High Wind in Wind River Mountains East, Wyoming

High Wind May 19, 2022 · Wind River Mountains East, Wyoming

92 mph
Measured gust (80 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gusts as high as 92 mph were recorded along Highway 28 near South Pass. A 77 mph gust was recorded at the Wind River RAWS site.

The wider storm

Strong mid level winds mixed to the surface and brought high wind to portions of central and southern Wyoming. The strongest wind was in the Wind River Range where winds gusted as high as 92 mph at South Pass. Wind gusts over 60 mph were also reported at Crowheart in Fremont County and at the Rock Springs airport in Sweetwater County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1027971. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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