High Wind — Niobrara County, Wyoming

2020-01-17 · Niobrara County, Wyoming

Event narrative

Wyoming Department of Transportation site at Van Tassell on US Highway 20.

Wider weather episode

A strong wind event impacted mostly the Interstate 80 Corridor from the southern Nebraska Panhandle to near Rawlins the 17th and 18th of January 2020. There were other areas north of Interstate 80 that did reach high wind warning criteria as well.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 867855. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.