High Wind in Green Mountains & Rattlesnake Range, Wyoming

At the Camp Creek RAWS, a maximum wind gust of 82 mph was reported. In the lower elevations, a wind gust of 68 mph was reported along Wyoming Highway 220 near Pathfinder Reservoir.

A Pacific trough and associated cold front brought high wind to areas along and east of the Continental Divide. The highest wind gust reported was 92 mph along the Chief Joseph Highway in the Absaroka Range. As for the lower elevations, the peak wind was an 81 mph gust near I-25 and Hat Six Road to the east of Casper. An 84 mph wind gust was reported along Wyoming Highway 28 at Red Canyon in the Wind River Range. Wind gusts exceeding 60 mph were also reported in the lower elevations of Johnson and Fremont counties. The high winds closed numerous roads to high-profile vehicles.