High Wind — Upper Green River Basin, Wyoming

2014-03-17 · Upper Green River Basin, Wyoming

Event narrative

A mesonet sensor at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge recorded wind gusts to 59 mph with sustained speeds as high as 43 mph.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front swept south across Wyoming on St. Patrick's today inducing high wind both ahead of and behind the front. The highest gust was 110 mph at a station west of Clark ahead of the cold front. Southwest and central Wyoming experienced gusty west-southwest wind in excess of 60 mph in advance of the cold front. Portions of the Big Horn Basin and Johnson County saw post-frontal northerly wind ranging from 60 to 70 mph. Snowfall behind the front combined with the gusty north wind to cause road closures in northern Wyoming.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 509080. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.