Thunderstorm Wind — Sweetwater, Wyoming

2023-07-24 · near (rks)rock Spgs Arpt, Sweetwater, Wyoming

54 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A maximum wind gust of 62 mph occurred at the Sweetwater County airport.

Wider weather episode

There were two areas of severe thunderstorms this day. Around Rock Springs, high based thunderstorms moved into an area with an almost 60 degree dew point depression. A maximum wind gust of 62 mph occurred at the Sweetwater County airport. A line of thunderstorms associated with a shortwave also moved into Teton County. A 61 mph wind gust was reported at the Jackson Hole airport. In Wilson, many trees were downed, resulting in the loss of power for several hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1124974. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.