High Wind in Shirley Basin, Wyoming

High Wind January 31, 2022 · Shirley Basin, Wyoming

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Union Pacific Railroad mesonet station measured maximum wind gust near the town of Medicine Bow.

The wider storm

Widespread high winds across southeast Wyoming closed out the month of January ahead of a cold frontal passage with 85 mph wind gusts being reported along Interstate 80 west of Laramie. Extended road closures along Interstate 80 between Laramie and Rawlins were reported due to crashes and truck blow overs.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 997027. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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