High Wind in Laramie Valley, Wyoming

High Wind May 6, 2024 – May 7, 2024 · Laramie Valley, Wyoming

66 mph

Measured gust (57 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Union Pacific Railroad mesonet station WILCX1 (UP263) measured maximum wind gust 5 miles north of Rock River at 10:46 PM MDT on 5/6. Laramie Airport ASOS station (KLAR) also measured a 63 mph wind gust.

The wider storm

Late season system initially brought mountain snowfall to southeast Wyoming before an extended period of widespread strong winds gusting over 70 mph along the Laramie Range foothills.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1177086. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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