North Snowy Range Foothills storm history
Storm events recorded in North Snowy Range Foothills, Wyoming between 1950 and 2025.
1,953
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
2
Deaths
$30K
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Interstate 80 between Laramie and Rawlins was closed for an extended period of time due to winter conditions and a large scale multi-vehicle accident. A total of 44 cars and trucks were involved with the pileups at mile markers 261 and 266. CoCoRaHS observer near Elk Mountain rep…
As the winter storm moved through the area, conditions along Interstate 80 on the afternoon of the 20th quickly deteriorated with icy conditions and limited visibility from blowing snow. A single vehicle rollover crash occurred at 4 PM on Wednesday where a female passenger who wa…
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A three hour period of strong winds impacted the Interstate 80 corridor between Elk Mountain and southeast of Arlington. Peak gust of 66 MPH measured at the WYDOT sensor at County Road 402, 3 miles southeast of Elk Mountain.
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Several WYDOT observation sites along Interstate 80 recorded periods of strong gusty winds. Winds were infrequent and diminished quick after the peak gust. Peak gust of 70 MPH was measured at Foote Creek.
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A few WYDOT observation sites reported strong wind gusts, which redeveloped after the event on December 26th. The most persistent was the WYDOT Elk Mountain site, along Interstate 80, which measured a peak gust of 62 MPH.
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Most WYDOT sites reported strong wind gusts of 58 to 65 MPH. Peak wind gust of 70 MPH measured at Cooper Cove.
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Most WYDOT observations sites between Elk Mountain and Laramie reported strong wind gusts between 60 to 74 MPH. Peak wind of 74 MPH was measured at the WYDOT site at Cooper Cove.
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Most WYDOT sites along Interstate 80 between Rawlins and 15 miles northwest of Laramie reported periods of 60 to 70 MPH gusts. Peak gust of 75 MPH was measured at Strouss Hill, southeast of Arlington.
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Most WYDOT sites between Rawlins and Arlington reported prolonged and widespread very strong wind gusts of 65 to 88 MPH. Peak wind gust of 88 MPH measured at WYDOT site at Halleck Ridge, northwest of Elk Mountain.
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Snow Squall. Webcam and WYDOT observations confirmed a strong snow squall moved across Interstate 80 west of Elk Mountain at Dana Ridge and Halleck Ridge WYDOT webcams and wind sensors. Visibility below one quarter mile, gusts up to 63 MPH, and a flash freeze were reported during…
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Persistent and widespread very strong wind gusts of 70 to 106 MPH were measured along Interstate 80 between Rawlins and Laramie. Peak gust of 106 MPH measured at Wagonhound WYDOT site during the early evening hours. Another maximum gust of 102 MPH was recorded at a similar time a…
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Several WYDOT sites along Interstate 80 reported occasional strong wind gusts between 58 MPH to 70 MPH. Peak gust was observed at County Road 402 exit along Interstate 80, near Elk Mountain Wyoming.
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Numerous WYDOT sites between Elk Mountain and Laramie reported strong wind gusts between 58 MPH and 73 MPH. Peak gust was 73 MPH observed at Cooper Cove 7 miles east of Arlington.
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Most WYDOT sites between Elk Mountain and Arlington along Interstate 80 reported constant strong winds between 58 and 78 MPH. Peak gust of 78 MPH occurred at Strouss Hill, northwest of Laramie.
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Nearly all WYDOT sites in the zone reported persistent wind gusts between 65 to 85 MPH. WYDOT webcam at Cooper Cove showed a flipped over 16 wheel truck, which likely occurred that morning during wind gusts of 70 to 76 MPH.
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Two periods of Strong winds with gusts between 60 to 78 MPH. First period was between the hours of 900 PM and midnight, with the second period between 700 AM and 1100 AM. Peak gust was 78 MPH at Strouss Hill.
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Snow accumulations between 1 to 2 inches were reported across the area with very strong winds. Blowing and drifting snow were common during this event with gusts up to 73 MPH.
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Frequent wind gusts between 58 to 73 MPH reported by numerous WYDOT sites. Peak gust of 73 MPH observed at Halleck Ridge, northwest of Elk Mountain.
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A few WYDOT sensors between Elk Mountain and Laramie Wyoming reported gusts between 62 to 73 MPH. Peak gust of 73 MPH was observed at Halleck Ridge.
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Multiple WYDOT wind sensors reported gusts between 65 to 75 MPH in and near Arlington and Elk Mountain along Interstate 80. Peak gust was 75 MPH west of Elk Mountain Wyoming.
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The Cooper Cove WYDOT sensor (WY24) 7 miles east-southeast of Arlington reported a wind gust of 66 mph at 6:32am on November 25th.
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The Strouss Hill WYDOT sensor (WY25) 15 miles north-northeast of Centennial reported a wind gust of 67 mph at 12:56am on November 25th.
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The Arlington East WYDOT sensor (WY23) 2 miles east-southeast of Arlington reported a wind gust of 65 mph at 4:22am on November 17th.
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The Arlington East WYDOT sensor (WY23) 2 miles east-southeast of Arlington reported a wind gust of 71 mph at 4:52am on November 15th.
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The Strouss Hill WYDOT sensor (WY25) 15 miles north-northeast of Centennial reported a wind gust of 65 mph at 2:16am on November 11th.
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The Cooper Cove WYDOT sensor (WY24) 7 miles east-southeast of Arlington reported a wind gust of 71 mph at 12:32pm on November 7th.
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The Cooper Cove WYDOT sensor (WY24) 7 miles east-southeast of Arlington reported a wind gust of 71 mph at 1:30am on November 6th.
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The Halleck Ridge WYDOT sensor (WY18) 7 miles northwest of Elk Mountain reported a wind gust of 60 mph at 12:32pm on November 2nd.
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Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts between 60 and 70 MPH. The Halleck Ridge WYDOT sensor on Interstate 80 recorded a maximum wind gust of 73 MPH at 1:30 PM MST on 10/19.
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Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts between 60 and 65 MPH. The Halleck Ridge WYDOT sensor on Interstate 80 recorded a maximum wind gust of 69 MPH at 9:56 PM MST on 10/19.
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Frequent gusts of 60 to 65 MPH were recorded along Interstate 80 from WYDOT sensors. A maximum gust of 66 MPH from a WYDOT sensor at Strouss Hill was recorded at 1:02 AM MST on 10/17.
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Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts above 60 MPH on October 12. The Cooper Cove WYDOT sensor on Interstate 80 recorded a maximum wind gust of 65 MPH at 6:32 AM MST.
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Halleck Ridge reported a peak gust of 63 mph.
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Most WYDOT sites reported gusts over 60 and 70 mph during this event. Peak gust was Halleck Ridge at 78 MPH.
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Mesonet station at County Road 402 along I-80 gusted 57 mph under some gusty showers for about 20 minutes.
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A CoCoRaHS observer reported 6.6 inches of snow 0.3 miles SW of Elk Mountain in eastern Carbon County. WYDOT closed Interstate 80 around 10 PM due to winter condition.
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Frequent gust of 60 to 65 MPH were recorded along Interstate 80 from WYDOT sensors. A maximum gust of 65 MPH from a WYDOT sensor at Halleck Ridge was recorded at 2:52 PM MST on 4/9.
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Seven different WYDOT sites along Interstate 80 reported wind gusts over 58 MPH and sustained winds over 40 mph for a two day wind event. Observed peak wind gust of 78 mph was reported at Strouss Hill.
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Numerous reports of high winds from multiple WYDOT sites. Peak gust of 80 mph observed at Halleck Ridge along Interstate 80.
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Several WYDOT sites reported wind gusts of 58 to 64 mph, mainly during the afternoon of March 20th. Peak gust of 64 mph was reported at Halleck Ridge.
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Several sites reported wind gusts over 58 mph for over 24 hours. Peak gust of 70 mph reported at Elk Mountain, Arlington, and Strouss Hill WYDOT sites.
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Two WYDOT reports southeast of Arlington of 60 and 62 mph. Both sensors are along Interstate 80.
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WYDOT sensors at Halleck Ridge and Arlington reported peak wind gusts of 58 mph and 62 mph respectively.
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Peak gust of 81 mph occurred at the Halleck Ridge (WY18) WYDOT sensor 7 miles northwest of Elk Mountain at 12:24 PM on February 24th. Multiple other gusts between 70 and 80 mph were reported in this zone.
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Cocorahs station in Elk Mountain reported 8.5 inches of snow. Multiple other Cocorahs sites reported 8 inches.
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Peak gust of 66 mph occurred at the Strouss Hill (WY25) WYDOT site 15 miles north-northeast of Centennial at 10:28 AM on February 16th. Other gusts of 58 to 63 mph were reported in this zone.
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Peak gust of 69 mph occurred at the Cooper Cove (WY24) WYDOT site 7 miles est-southeast of Arlington at 12:56 AM on February 13th. Multiple other gusts between 58 and 65 mph were reported in this zone.
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Peak gust of 68 mph occurred at the Halleck Ridge (WY18) sensor 7 miles norhtwest of Elk Mountains at 9:40 AM on February 7th. Multiple other gusts between 58 and 68 mph were reported in this zone.
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Snow Squall. WYDOT sensor at Halleck Ridge reports 50 MPH wind gusts with visibility below one-quarter mile. Visibility fell to 0.15 miles with a rapid drop in temperature.
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Peak gust of 70 mph at the Halleck Ridge sensor 7 miles northwest of Elk Mountain. Multiple other gusts between 58 and 68 mph were reported for this zone.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | 0 |
| 2024 | 52 | 0 |
| 2023 | 53 | 0 |
| 2022 | 66 | 0 |
| 2021 | 76 | 0 |
| 2020 | 59 | 0 |
| 2019 | 54 | 0 |
| 2018 | 175 | 0 |
| 2017 | 329 | 0 |
| 2016 | 217 | 0 |
| 2015 | 161 | 0 |
| 2014 | 201 | 0 |
| 2013 | 185 | 0 |
| 2012 | 146 | 0 |
| 2011 | 64 | 0 |
| 2010 | 44 | 0 |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 |