High Wind in Moorcroft, Wyoming

High Wind January 13, 2002 · Moorcroft, Wyoming

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

The wider storm

A very strong cold front moved across northeastern Wyoming in the pre-dawn hours. A particularly tight surface pressure gradient combined with strong low-level winds produced sustained winds of 40 to 50 mph and gusts to 75 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5279097. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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