High Wind in Cody Foothills, Wyoming

High wind was widespread throughout most of the Cody Foothills. Some of the more notable gusts included 93 mph at Wood River East, 87 mph at Irma Lake, and 78 mph at Clark. The Cody airport had a maximum wind gust of 63 mph. There were numerous reports of downed trees in Cody, some falling on power lines, bringing power outages. The sign at the Cody Hospital was destroyed. Many homes had shingle damage from the wind.

The combination of a low pressure system moving to the north of Wyoming with the passage of a shortwave brought widespread high wind to much of western and central Wyoming. There were numerous reports of hurricane force wind gusts, with some around 100 mph. Transportation was severely impacted as there were numerous truck blow overs, with many highways closed to truck traffic for much of the day. Tree damage was commonplace, with reports of damage to roofs, sheds, fences and outbuildings.