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High Wind in Southwest Carbon County, Wyoming

High Wind December 22, 2020 · Southwest Carbon County, Wyoming

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

RAWS mesonet station COWW4 - Cow Creek reported wind gust southwest of Rawlins.

The wider storm

High winds were measured across much of southeastern Wyoming on the 22nd and 23rd. Maximum wind gust was 80 MPH along Interstate 80 between Laramie and Rawlins where the interstate was closed down for nearly 2 days straight. Wind gusts across the rest of the area ranged from 60 to 75 MPH.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 929958. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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