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High Wind in Southwest Big Horn Basin, Wyoming
High Wind September 17, 2019 · Southwest Big Horn Basin, Wyoming
What the National Weather Service wrote
High wind gusts occurred over Thermopolis for several minutes, including a maximum of 63 mph.
The wider storm
A strong cold front passed through western and central Wyoming, pushing out an abnormally warm air mass and bringing some high winds. The winds occurred both with showers and thunderstorms as well as gradient winds as the front passed. Some of the strongest winds included 73 mph at Lander and 71 mph to the south of Casper.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 854748. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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