High Wind in Cheyenne Foothills, Wyoming

High Wind January 7, 2009 · Cheyenne Foothills, Wyoming

75 mph

Measured gust (65 kt)

Injury

$4K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Many other gusts from 60 to 70 mph recorded over much of central Laramie county including Cheyenne with a peak wind gust of 75 mph along Interstate 25 near the Whitaker interchange. One truck driver was injured when his tractor-trailer trck was blown over along Interstate 25 near the Colorado border.

The wider storm

A strong pressure gradient produced high winds in wind favored areas of southeast Wyoming while heavy snow fell over the Snowy Range.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 141209. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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