High Wind in Niobrara County, Wyoming

High Wind January 13, 2021 – January 15, 2021 · Niobrara County, Wyoming

85 mph

Measured gust (74 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wyoming Department of Transportation sensor along United States Highway 20 near Van Tassell measured the reported wind gust.

The wider storm

An extreme windy set of days were felt across southeastern Wyoming in the middle of January as a sharp frontal boundary and pressure gradient produced high winds well in excess of 58 mph with several locations measuring gusts into the 80s and 90 mph ranges. Several reports of blown over semi trailers on Interstate 80 and 25 resulted in the roadway being closed for a period of time along with area restrictions for light, high profile vehicles. Winds caused upwards of $30000 in damages across the City of Torrington.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 931962. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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