Thunderstorm Wind — Sweetwater, Wyoming

2020-08-12 · near (rks)rock Spgs Arpt, Sweetwater, Wyoming

68 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Very strong winds occurred as thunderstorms moved east of Rock Springs. The strongest wind gust recorded was 78 mph at the Sweetwater County Airport.

Wider weather episode

A shortwave moved across the state and tapped into some mid level moisture to produce scattered thunderstorms. With large dew point depressions, some showers and storms produced strong wind gusts. The strongest was at the Sweetwater County airport near Rock Springs where a maximum wind gust of 78 mph was reported. Other notable gusgts included 60 mph at the Big Piney airport and 59 mph at the Lander airport.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 913124. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.