High Wind — North Snowy Range Foothills, Wyoming
2025-12-08 to 2025-12-09 · North Snowy Range Foothills, Wyoming
$30K
Property damage
74 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Nearly all WYDOT sites in the zone reported persistent wind gusts between 65 to 85 MPH. WYDOT webcam at Cooper Cove showed a flipped over 16 wheel truck, which likely occurred that morning during wind gusts of 70 to 76 MPH.
Wider weather episode
A strong jet stream aloft parked itself over southern Wyoming for a prolonged high wind event that lingered into the early morning hours of the 10th of December. Multiple wind gusts over hurricane force were reported with several 16 wheelers blown over across Interstate 80 and Interstate 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1299133. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.