Thunderstorm Wind — Washakie, Wyoming

2017-06-27 · near Worland, Washakie, Wyoming

Event narrative

The Worland airport reported a thunderstorm wind gust to 69 mph. This led to many trees and power lines being blown down in the city of Worland. The hardest hit areas were between South 10th and South 15th street as well as between Culbertson and Washakie Streets. A gust of 65 mph was measured at the Leigh Creek RAWS site.

Wider weather episode

A shortwave moved across western and central Wyoming on the afternoon of June 27th. There were very large dew point depressions that led to the formation of high based thunderstorms. These thunderstorms led to many severe wind gusts, some of which produced damage. The hardest hit area was Worland where wind gusts as high as 69 mph blew down many trees and power lines. In Natrona County, a pine tree was blown over on a car in downtown Casper. Reports of wind gusts of 59 mph or greater were also reported in Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs Counties and Johnson Counties. In Yellowstone, a lightning strike damaged 2 cars. No injuries were reported however.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 699164. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.