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High Wind in Upper Green River Basin, Wyoming

High Wind February 22, 2012 · Upper Green River Basin, Wyoming

61 mph
Measured gust (53 kt)

The wider storm

A strong Pacific storm system brought heavy snow to western Wyoming and the Bighorn Mountains. Two to three feet of snow fell in the Teton Range and southeast Bighorn Mountains. Six to ten inches were common in the western Wyoming valleys. Widespread strong to high wind accompanied this system with gusts of 60 to 70 mph across many lower elevations east of the Continental Divide. Gusts over 100 mph were recorded in the western Wyoming mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 360449. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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