High Wind — Cody Foothills, Wyoming

2021-12-04 · Cody Foothills, Wyoming

Event narrative

Very high winds occurred in the vicinity of Clark. A maximum wind gust of 95 mph was recorded. The highest wind gust in Cody was 64 mph.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moving across Wyoming mixed strong mid-level winds to the surface and brought high wind to much of western and central Wyoming. The highest wind was at Clark where a maximum gust of 95 mph was reported. An 80 mph wind gust was reported at the Wind River RAWS site along the east slope of the Wind River Mountains. The strong wind led to the closure of South Pass over the southern end of the Wind River Mountains for a time due to blowing snow. Wind gusts exceeding 58 mph were also reported in Johnson, Natrona, Big Horn and Sweetwater counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 995040. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.