A strong cold front swept south across Wyoming on St. Patrick's today inducing high wind both ahead of and behind the front. The highest gust was 110 mph at a station west of Clark ahead of the cold front. Southwest and central Wyoming experienced gusty west-southwest wind in excess of 60 mph in advance of the cold front. Portions of the Big Horn Basin and Johnson County saw post-frontal northerly wind ranging from 60 to 70 mph. Snowfall behind the front combined with the gusty north wind to cause road closures in northern Wyoming.

High Wind in CODY FOOTHILLS, WYOMING
From 17-MAR-14 08:10:00 to 17-MAR-14 09:56:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 96.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A wind sensor 5 miles west-northwest of Clark recorded several wind gusts of hurricane force, including a maximum gust of 110 mph at 0926MST.

High Wind in CODY FOOTHILLS, WYOMING
From 17-MAR-14 19:16:00 to 17-MAR-14 22:21:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 61.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A second wind event occurred in the Cody Foothills. Winds were sustained at 50 mph with gusts to 70 mph at a sensor on US 120 north of Meeteetse.

High Wind in UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN, WYOMING
From 17-MAR-14 14:59:00 to 17-MAR-14 16:24:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 51.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A mesonet sensor at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge recorded wind gusts to 59 mph with sustained speeds as high as 43 mph.

High Wind in GREEN MOUNTAINS & RATTLESNAKE RANGE, WYOMING
From 17-MAR-14 11:10:00 to 17-MAR-14 18:50:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong wind gusts were measured at Camp Creek and Fales Rock, with gusts to 62 and 60 mph, respectively.

High Wind in NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS, WYOMING
From 17-MAR-14 12:53:00 to 17-MAR-14 13:53:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 36.00 MS
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Winds were sustained at over 40 mph at the Casper/Natrona County International Airport.

High Wind in EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING
From 17-MAR-14 12:20:00 to 17-MAR-14 18:15:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

The ASOS at the Rock Springs airport recorded a wind gusts of 59 mph. Other peak gusts in the area included 63 mph at Snow Springs and 60 mph at Bitter Creek. The mesonet site at Bitter Creek also recorded several hours of sustained wind exceeding 40 mph.

High Wind in NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY, WYOMING
From 17-MAR-14 21:26:00 to 17-MAR-14 22:36:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 36.00 MS
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The WYDOT sensor at Piney Creek on Interstate 90 registered sustained winds of 40 mph.

High Wind in SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY, WYOMING
From 17-MAR-14 22:36:00 to 18-MAR-14 01:36:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Winds were measured at 51 mph sustained with gusts to 63 mph at the WYDOT sensor on Interstate 25 north of Kaycee along Reno Hill.

High Wind in NORTH BIG HORN BASIN, WYOMING
From 17-MAR-14 21:24:00 to 17-MAR-14 21:24:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

The ASOS at the South Big Horn County Airport north of Greybull recorded a wind gust of 64 mph.