High Wind — East Laramie County, Wyoming

2024-05-07 · East Laramie County, Wyoming

Event narrative

Alpha (Burns) AWOS station (K1AW) measured maximum wind gust 9 miles south-southeast of Gun Barrell.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1177098. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.