High Wind in Wind River Basin, Wyoming

High Wind July 6, 2023 · Wind River Basin, Wyoming

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 58 mph wind gust occurred at the Riverton airport.

The wider storm

A shortwave moved across Wyoming. As it encountered more humid air east of the Bighorn Range, severe thunderstorms developed in Johnson and Natrona Counties. There were numerous reports of hail from nickel to golf ball size hail, including on Interstate 25 which slowed traffic for a time. In portions of Fremont and Sweetwater Counties, strong winds mixed to the surface and brought local high wind.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1124969. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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