High Wind — Wind River Basin, Wyoming

2024-04-06 · Wind River Basin, Wyoming

Event narrative

A maximum wind gust of 62 mph occurred at the Sharpnose RAWS site. The Riverton Airport had a maximum wind gust of 60 mph.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving area of low pressure brought heavy snow to the some of the mountain ranges of central Wyoming, mainly the Bighorns and Casper Mountain. The heaviest snow fell at Casper Mountain, where up eastern Bighorns up 20 inches of new snow fell. Over a foot of new snow also fell along the west slopes of the Bighorns as well Casper Mountain. High wind also occurred in portions of Fremont, Natrona and Johnson Counties, with the highest wind gust oof 72 mph reported near Hiland in western Natrona County near US Highway 20 26.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1170675. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.