High Wind in East Sweetwater County, Wyoming

High Wind July 6, 2023 · East Sweetwater County, Wyoming

71 mph

Measured gust (62 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

High wind occurred from Rock Springs to the Sweetwater County airport. The maximum wind gust recorded was 71 mph at the 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 1124970. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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