High Wind — Southwest Big Horn Basin, Wyoming
2017-10-07 · Southwest Big Horn Basin, Wyoming
51 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A pair of 59 mph wind gusts were reported in Thermopolis.
Wider weather episode
A trough crossing Wyoming mixed strong mid level winds to the surface and brought high winds to portions of central Wyoming. The strongest winds were in the wind prone areas of the Green and Rattlesnake Range where a gust of 83 mph was recorded at Camp Creek. In other areas, winds gusted to 71 mph near Clark in Park County, 60 mph along Wyoming Boulevard in Casper and 59 mph in Thermopolis.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 721743. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.