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High Wind in Natrona County Lower Elevations, Wyoming

High Wind April 6, 2024 · Natrona County Lower Elevations, Wyoming

72 mph
Measured gust (63 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The wind sensor near Hiland along US Highway 20 26 recorded a wind gust to 72 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 1170676. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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