High Wind in East Laramie County, Wyoming

High Wind January 4, 2022 · East Laramie County, Wyoming

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Union Pacific Railroad mesonet station LNDBRG (UP343) measured maximum wind gust 6 miles south of Albin. Additionally, AWOS station Alpha - Burns (K1AW) measured a 58 mph wind gust 9 miles south-southeast of Gun Barrel.

The wider storm

Widespread high winds across much of southeast and south-central Wyoming resulted in extended road closures for light, high-profile vehicles. Many sensors along Interstate 80 in the North Snowy Range Foothills recorded wind gusts 60 to 80 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 995220. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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