Thunderstorm Wind in Hot Springs County, Wyoming

Thunderstorm Wind July 5, 2013 · Hot Springs County, Wyoming

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Hot Springs County emergency manager reported a 60 mph wind gust at Kirby.

The wider storm

A moist and unstable airmass and an upper level disturbance brought a third straight day of thunderstorms to western and central Wyoming. The strongest thunderstorm formed over the Absaroka Range and become severe as it moved east across the Big Horn Basin and into Johnson County. There were numerous reports of large hail in a swath from near Barnum to Midwest with the largest stones being ping pong ball sized in Midwest. The storm also brought wind gusts up to 60 mph. In addition, a wind gust from a collapsing thunderstorm in Sublette County produced a 59 mph wind gust at the Big Piney Airport.

Began near Kirby (43.8027, -108.1939).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 451734. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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