High Wind in Cody Foothills, Wyoming

High Wind December 18, 2024 · Cody Foothills, Wyoming

70 mph

Measured gust (61 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A maximum wind gust of 70 mph was reported at Irma Lake.

The wider storm

A passing cold front combined with the right front quadrant of a jet streak brought high wind to portions of central Wyoming. The strongest wind gusts occurred in the mountains, with gusts to 86 mph along the Chief Joseph Highway in the Absarokas and 81 mph at Red Canyon. In the lower elevations, some notable wind gusts included 66 mph on the south side of Casper, 64 mph at the Johnson County airport near Buffalo and 70 mph at Irma Lake west of Cody.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1227174. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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