High Wind in Central Laramie County, Wyoming

High Wind May 6, 2024 – May 7, 2024 · Central Laramie County, Wyoming

79 mph

Measured gust (69 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

WYDOT mesonet station Bear Creek (WY40) along Interstate 25 measured maximum wind gust 8 miles south of Chugwater at 7:14 PM MDT on 5/6. Cheyenne Airport ASOS station (KCYS) also measured wind gusts up to 65 mph during this period.

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 1177090. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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