High Wind in Wind River Mountains East, Wyoming

Winds gusted to hurricane force along South Pass at Red Canyon, with maximum wind gusts of 95 mph.

A weather system moved into Wyoming and mixed strong winds aloft down to the surface, bringing high wind to much of central Wyoming. The highest wind occurred in the mountains, with a maximum wind gust of 95 mph at Red Canyon over South Pass in the Wind River Range. In the lower elevations, some notable wind gusts included 74 mph at the Lander Airport, 75 mph at Twenty Mile Hill to the north of Casper, 75 mph in Clark, and 69 mph near Buffalo.