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High Wind in Wind River Basin, Wyoming
High Wind April 6, 2024 · Wind River Basin, Wyoming
What the National Weather Service wrote
A maximum wind gust of 62 mph occurred at the Sharpnose RAWS site. The Riverton Airport had a maximum wind gust of 60 mph.
The wider storm
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 1170675. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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