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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1151 AM MST THU DEC 19 2024
..SUMMARY
A STRONG JET STREAK PUSHED DOWN INTO WYOMING ON WEDNESDAY, WITH THE
RIGHT EXIT REGION SITUATED OVER THE AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS ALLOWED FOR THE
STRONG JET STREAK WIND TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE FOR SEVERAL
LOCATIONS. HIGH WIND WARNINGS WERE ISSUED AND VERIFIED IN THE CODY
FOOTHILLS, ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS, AND NATRONA COUNTY. SOME LOCAL
TERRAIN EFFECTS RESULTED IN HIGH WIND AT BUFFALO WEDNESDAY EVENING
AS THE JET STREAK SLID EAST. THERE WERE REPORTS OF LOOSE OBJECTS
GETTING BLOWN AROUND AND SOME OBJECTS BEING BLOWN OVER, BUT THERE
WAS NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OR DOWNED TREES REPORTED.
..HIGHEST WIND REPORTS
LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE ELEVATION (FT.)
..WYOMING
..FREMONT COUNTY
RED CANYON - SOUTH PASS 81 MPH 1258 PM 12/18 6581
LAVA MOUNTAIN (BTAVAL) 72 MPH 0845 PM 12/18 10359
MUDDY GAP 7 SW 70 MPH 0750 PM 12/18 7379
FORT WASHAKIE 10 W 68 MPH 0801 PM 12/18 9234
SKYLINE 57 MPH 0640 PM 12/18 8500
LANDER 7 NW 55 MPH 0525 PM 12/18 5797
ELKHORN 54 MPH 1257 PM 12/18 8084
BADWATER ROAD 53 MPH 0630 PM 12/18 6270
CROWHEART 52 MPH 1145 PM 12/18 6137
RIVERTON AIRPORT 52 MPH 0111 AM 12/19 5509
..HOT SPRINGS COUNTY
BOYSEN PEAK 61 MPH 0535 PM 12/18 7099
..JOHNSON COUNTY
BUFFALO AIRPORT 64 MPH 0715 PM 12/18 4905
STORY 5.5 SE (WYDOT) 61 MPH 0626 PM 12/18 4632
BUFFALO 18 NW 60 MPH 0747 PM 12/18 8604
TISDALE MOUNTAIN 55 MPH 0250 PM 12/18 5557
PURDY EAST 54 MPH 1100 PM 12/18 4687
BARNUM 7 SW 53 MPH 0446 PM 12/18 6439
I25 US87 - TISDALE DIVIDE 51 MPH 0306 PM 12/18 4990
BUFFALO 50 MPH 0700 PM 12/18 4675
..LINCOLN COUNTY
MOUNT COFFIN (BTAVAL) 93 MPH 0615 PM 12/18 10855
..NATRONA COUNTY
CLAUDE CREEK 73 MPH 0420 PM 12/18 6282
HILAND 16 S 68 MPH 0310 PM 12/18 6379
CASPER 2.1 SW (WYDOT) 66 MPH 0202 PM 12/18 5462
I25 - HAT SIX 65 MPH 0512 PM 12/18 5157
COATES RD 64 MPH 0100 PM 12/18 5866
MUDDY CREEK 60 MPH 0600 PM 12/18 5571
BAR NUNN 13.6 N (WYDOT) 57 MPH 0202 PM 12/18 5656
MILLS 2 NE (WYDOT) 53 MPH 0406 PM 12/18 5312
EVANSVILLE 51 MPH 0431 PM 12/18 5187
CASPER AIRPORT 51 MPH 0611 PM 12/18 5327
HILAND 2.4 SE (WYDOT) 51 MPH 1206 AM 12/19 6115
..PARK COUNTY
SUNLIGHT BASIN 8 E (WYDOT) 85 MPH 0902 PM 12/18 8083
DEAD INDIAN RIDGE 71 MPH 0850 PM 12/18 8145
IRMA LAKE 70 MPH 0740 PM 12/18 6222
PAHASKA 3 E 64 MPH 0657 PM 12/18 7500
WOOD RIVER EAST 62 MPH 0310 PM 12/18 7070
CEDAR MOUNTAIN 58 MPH 1200 PM 12/18 7542
SHOSHONE SOUTHFORK 58 MPH 0100 PM 12/18 5896
CLARK 57 MPH 0145 PM 12/18 4270
CODY 10 WNW 54 MPH 0240 PM 12/18 8400
WAPITI 54 MPH 1205 AM 12/19 5993
CRANDALL 53 MPH 0512 PM 12/18 6640
..SUBLETTE COUNTY
HOGSBACK 54 MPH 0610 PM 12/18 9008
COTTONWOOD MERNA 50 MPH 0700 PM 12/18 7830
..TETON COUNTY
JACKSON HOLE - SUMMIT (BTAVA 65 MPH 0500 PM 12/18 10328
SURPRISE PINNACLE (BTAVAL) 65 MPH 0530 PM 12/18 9770
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS
FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
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