South Laramie Range storm history
Storm events recorded in South Laramie Range, Wyoming between 1950 and 2025.
1,197
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Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Wyoming Department of Transportation site at Hynds Lodge Road located five miles north--northeast of Buford reported maximum gust of 59 mph. Gusts in the upper 50 mph range occurred at Wyoming Department of Transportation sites throughout the day. A 24 vehicle accident occurred d…
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A few WYDOT sites across the southern Laramie Range, mostly along Interstate 80, reported brief gusts of 58 MPH and sustained winds over 40 MPH. Peak gust of 58 MPH measured at Lone Tree WYDOT site, near Buford Wyoming.
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Periods of strong gusty winds were reported in the southern Laramie Range along Interstate 80. A peak gusty of 66 MPH was measured south of Buford Wyoming.
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A few brief strong wind gusts were reported near the Interstate 80 Summit. Peak gust of 66 MPH was measured at Vedauwoo.
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Two observation sites, Vedauwoo along Interstate 80 and Pumkin Vine along US highway 287, reported a few brief gusts of 58 MPH.
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Several WYDOT sites reported periods of strong wind gusts between 65 to 75 MPH. Peak gust of 76 MPH was recorded at Remount Road WYDOT site near Buford.
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Snow Squall. Brief snow squall observed at the Interstate 80 Summit between Cheyenne and Laramie. WYDOT site at Interstate 80 Summit East observed visibility below one quarter mile for 8 to 10 minutes with wind gusts between 46 to 62 MPH. A flash freeze also occurred.
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Most observation sites over the southern Laramie Range reported strong wind gusts between 60 to 83 MPH. Peak gust was measured at Pilot Hill mesonet 7 miles east of Laramie.
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Brief wind gust of 61 MPH observed at Remount Road near Buford Wyoming.
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Two peak wind gusts at Vedauwoo during the evening hours of December 12th.
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Strong gusty winds were reported at several WYDOT sensors in the southern Laramie Range along Interstate 80. Gusts were the most persistent at Remount Road and Wildcat Trail, which reported a peak gust of 69 MPH.
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Most observation sites in the zone reported persistent wind gusts between 65 and 80 MPH. Peak gust was 81 MPH recorded at Remount Road near Buford Wyoming.
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WYDOT sites along Interstate 80 between Laramie and Cheyenne reported periods of wind gusts between 58 to 63 MPH. Peak gust of 63 MPH was reported at Remount Road near Buford Wyoming.
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A few observation sites observed brief wind gusts up to 61 MPH. Peak gust of 61 MPH was at Wildcat Trail.
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Widespread gusts of 60 to 76 MPH over the southern Laramie Range including the Interstate 80 Summit. Peak gust of 76 MPH was at Lone Tree WYDOT observation sensor between Cheyenne and Laramie at 500 AM.
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The DALEWS UPR sensor (UP203) 2 miles west of Tie Siding reported a wind gust of 64 mph at 10:38pm on November 24th.
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The SHERWS UPR sensor (UR535) 2 miles west-northwest of Buford reported a wind gust of 72 mph at 2:01am on November 11th.
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The SHERWS UPR sensor (UR535) 2 miles west-northwest of Buford reported a wind gust of 69 mph at 3:25pm on November 7th.
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The Remount Road WYDOT sensor (WY29) 5 miles east of Buford reported a wind gust of 58 mph at 8:32pm on November 6th.
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The Buford UPR sensor (UP203) 2 miles west of Buford reported a wind gust of 66 mph at 10:39am on November 2nd.
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A peak wind gust of 58 MPH was recorded at a WYDOT site (Vedauwoo) in the South Laramie Range at 4:12 AM MST on 10/19.
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Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts between 50 and 60 MPH along Interstate 80. Lone Tree WYDOT sensor along Interstate 80 recorded a maximum wind gust of 71 MPH at 2:26 AM MST on 10/18.
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Multiple WYDOT sensors along Interstate 25 recorded wind gusts above 60 MPH on October 12. Two Union Pacific Railroad sensors recorded maximum gusts of 65 MPH during the morning hours on the 12th.
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WYDOT site near Vedauwoo reported a gust of 58 mph.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Most WYDOT observation sites and webcams showed visibilities between a sixteenth of a mile to less than a quarter mile for several hours.
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UR474 Granws gusted 63mph at 1:16pm MDT.
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Interstate 80 closed between Cheyenne and Rawlins for an extended period of time due to winter conditions. Webcams along Interstate 80 in the South Laramie Range showed snow covered roads and poor visibility.
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A peak wind gust of 62 MPH was recorded at the Vedauwoo WYDOT sensor along Interstate 80 at 4:06 PM MST on 4/9.
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Several WYDOT sites reported wind gusts over 58 mph for a two day wind event. Peak gust of 65 mph was observed at Remount Road along Interstate 80.
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Sherws Union Pacific Railroad site reported a gust of 58 mph.
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Sherws Union Pacific Railroad site reported a peak gust of 59 mph.
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Sustained winds over 50 mph reported at GranWS Union Pacific Railroad site.
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Several WYDOT sites reported wind gusts of 58 mph or over. Peak gust was 61 mph at Vedauwoo near Interstate 80.
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Several WYDOT sites reported gusts between 58 mph and 65 mph. The 65 mph gust was reported at Vedauwoo.
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Peak gust of 76 mph occurred at the Wildcat Trail (WY48) WYDOT sensor 7 miles northeast of Buford at 11:48 AM on February 24th. Multiple other gusts between 70 and 75 mph were reported in this zone, with one site reporting sustained winds of 40mph gusting to 56mph at 10:30 AM Feb…
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The Gurt Gowdy State Park Part Service reported 7.0 inches of snow. Several other locations in this zone reported 5 to 7 inches.
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Peak gust of 67 mph occurred at the SHERWS (UR535) UPR site 2 miles west-northwest of Buford at 5:32 AM on February 16th. Other gusts of 58 to 62 mph were reported in this zone.
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Peak gust of 66 mph occurred at the SHERWS (UR535) UPR site 2 miles west-northwest of Buford at 5:25 AM on February 13th. Multiple other gusts between 58 and 62 mph were reported in this zone.
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Peak gust of 60 mph at the Pilot Hill (PC236) sensor 7 miles east of Laramie.
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Peak gust of 62 mph at the GRANWS UPR (UR474) sensor 6 miles east of Buford. Multiple other gusts between 58 and 60 mph were reported for this zone.
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Gust of 60 mph at the WIldcat Trail WYDOT (WY48) sensor 7 miles northeast of Buford. This was the peak gust for the zone in February.
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Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts between 55 and 60 MPH along Interstate 80. The Wildcat Trail WYDOT sensor (7 NE Buford) along WY-210 recorded a maximum wind gust of 63 MPH at 1:02 AM MST on 1/24.
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A snow squall passing over the Interstate 80 corridor in the South Laramie Range resulted in near-zero visibility due to strong winds and blwoing snow. A WYDOT sensor at Vedauwoo along Interstate 80 reported visibility below one-quarter mile and 50 MPH wind gusts. Webcams showed …
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Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts between 60 and 65 MPH along Interstate 80. A UPR sensor (2 WNW Buford) recorded a maximum wind gust of 66 MPH at 11:32 AM MST on 1/21.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Overnight low temperatures fell to near -20 F across the South Laramie Range from 1/20 into 1/21. The combination of cold temperatures and gusty winds resulted in a prolonged period of extreme wind chills under -35 F. Minimum observed wind chill values reached -46 F at the Summit…
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Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts between 55 and 60 MPH along Interstate 80. A WYDOT sensor at Summit East (11 SE Laramie) recorded a maximum wind gust of 65 MPH at 5:45 AM MST on 1/17.
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Multiple sensors recorded wind gusts between 60 and 70 MPH along Interstate 80. A UPR sensor (6 E Buford) recorded a maximum wind gust of 70 MPH at 4:21 AM MST on 1/11.
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A PacificCorp sensor (7 E Laramie) reported a peak wind gust of 59 MPH at 12:50 PM MST on 1/2.
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Frequent gusts above 58 MPH occured along Interstate 80 in the South Laramie Range. The highest gust occured at a WYDOT sensor at Remount Road on Interstate 80. It was 62 MPH and was reported at 9:46 AM MST.
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Frequent gust of 60 to 65 MPH were recorded along Interstate 80 from WYDOT sensors. A maximum gust of 66 MPH from a WYDOT sensor at Wildcat Trail was recorded at 9:52 AM MST on 12/28.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | 0 |
| 2024 | 39 | 0 |
| 2023 | 35 | 0 |
| 2022 | 46 | 0 |
| 2021 | 43 | 0 |
| 2020 | 41 | 0 |
| 2019 | 49 | 0 |
| 2018 | 106 | 0 |
| 2017 | 144 | 0 |
| 2016 | 170 | 0 |
| 2015 | 107 | 0 |
| 2014 | 106 | 0 |
| 2013 | 106 | 0 |
| 2012 | 61 | 0 |
| 2011 | 51 | 0 |
| 2010 | 35 | 0 |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 |