Thunderstorm Wind — Sweetwater, Wyoming

2016-09-04 · near (rks)rock Spgs Arpt, Sweetwater, Wyoming

Event narrative

The ASOS at Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport registered a peak wind gust of 59 mph from outflow generated by storms passing to the south and east of the airport.

Wider weather episode

Strong southwest flow aloft ahead of a vigorous upper low in Oregon aided the development of several long-lived strong to severe thunderstorms from Sweetwater County northeast through Natrona County. A wind gust to 59 mph was recorded at the Rock Springs Airport and penny sized hail fell near Casper.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 657090. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.