High Wind in Shirley Basin, Wyoming

High Wind January 7, 2022 · Shirley Basin, Wyoming

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Occasional wind gusts 55-60 MPH were observed at multiple Mesonet stations across Shirley Basin.

The wider storm

A prolonged period of high winds occurred across much of southeast Wyoming along and west of I-25 from the morning of January 6th through the afternoon on January 7th. Wind gusts 65-75 MPH were common with peak gusts exceeding 80 MPH near Arlington along I-80 between Laramie and Cheyenne. The high winds also resulted in a brief 3 to 4 hour period of blizzard conditions due to significant blowing snow near Arlington on the morning of January 6th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 995472. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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