High Wind in North Big Horn Basin, Wyoming

High Wind August 18, 2021 · North Big Horn Basin, Wyoming

72 mph

Measured gust (63 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A wind gust to 63 mph was measured at the North Big Horn County Airport near Cowley.

The wider storm

A cold front moved across Wyoming and generated strong thunderstorms on its trek east. A thunderstorm produced a 59 mph wind gust at Kemmerer Municipal Airport. Farther north, penny-sized hail was reported at Jackson. In the Bighorn Basin, a 63 mph wind gust was reported at North Big Horn County Airport near Cowley following passage of the cold front.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 971544. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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