High Wind in Cheyenne Foothills, Wyoming

High Wind December 27, 2008 – December 28, 2008 · Cheyenne Foothills, Wyoming

66 mph

Measured gust (57 kt)

$20K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous wind gusts from 55 to 65 mph recorded along Interstate 25 with a peak gust of 66 mph. Five tractor-trailer trucks were blown over between mile markers 2 and 6 southwest of Cheyenne, WY.

The wider storm

Very strong winds just off the surface periodically mixed down to the surface and created strong winds at times across parts of southeast Wyoming over a 3 day period.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 140651. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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