Thunderstorm Wind — Big Horn, Wyoming

2024-07-06 · near Greybull Arpt, Big Horn, Wyoming

Event narrative

The South Big Horn County airport near Greybull reported a wind gust of 59 mph.

Wider weather episode

A shortwave moved across central Wyoming and tapped into mid level moisture to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms. Dry low levels led to the storms being high based and several locations experienced strong wind gusts from microbursts. The airports near Greybull, Casper and Buffalo reported wind gusts of 58 mph or greater.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1200411. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.