Thunderstorm Wind in Converse County, Wyoming

Thunderstorm Wind May 1, 2021 · Converse County, Wyoming

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds measured at Douglas, Converse County Airport.

The wider storm

Three thunderstorms across portions of Carbon, Converse and Niobrara Counties measured thunderstorm wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. Strong inverted V model soundings were present for the area with overall decent CAPE values for development. These storms struggled to register over 50 dBZ echoes from the KCYS radar though given proximity for these storms from the radar, any base echoes were already over 10000 feet above the ground.

Began near (dgw)converse County Airport (42.8000, -105.3800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 953270. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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