High Wind — Upper Wind River Basin, Wyoming

2019-01-27 · Upper Wind River Basin, Wyoming

Event narrative

A wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at the DuBois airport.

Wider weather episode

An Alberta Clipper moved southeast across Wyoming. Most areas only had light amounts of snow. However, local banding developed near Lander where some areas had over 6 inches of snow. More areas saw high wind as the cold front moved through. Some of the more notable wind gusts included 87 mph along the Chief Joseph Highway and 71 mph south of Casper.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 803517. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.