Thunderstorm Wind in Albany County, Wyoming

Thunderstorm Wind July 4, 2023 · Albany County, Wyoming

74 mph

Measured gust (64 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A Mesonet station near the WY/CO state line south of Laramie recorded a wind gust to 74 MPH.

The wider storm

An isolated intense supercell thunderstorm tracked across Goshen County during the early to mid afternoon on 7/4, producing a swath of large hail as well as destructive straight line winds which produced damage consistent with 90+ MPH gusts near the town of Veteran. Later, a second line of thunderstorms swept across Carbon, Albany, and eventually western Laramie counties during the late afternoon and early evening, producing a broad area of 45+ MPH wind gusts with embedded pockets of gusts exceeding 60 MPH.

Began near Jelm (41.0052, -105.8080).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1108702. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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