High Wind — Snowy Range, Wyoming

2025-12-09 · Snowy Range, Wyoming

Event narrative

Social Media report of an 80 MPH gust near Centennial. Time is estimated based on other nearby obervations peak winds.

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 1299135. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.