A strong cold front swept south across Wyoming during the afternoon of Saturday, February 13. Ahead of this front, strong mid-level winds worked their way to the surface in the lee of the Absaroka Range west of Clark. This produced a pre-dawn 81 mph gust near Clark. The combination of the mid-level winds and a tightening surface pressure gradient ahead of the front brought high winds to portions of central and northern Wyoming. Peak gusts generally occurred with the abrupt wind shift to the northwest and favored areas prone to northwest wind. The airports at Buffalo and Dubois both registered 70 mph gusts and several other locations recorded peak gusts around 60 mph.

High Wind in CODY FOOTHILLS, WYOMING
From 13-FEB-16 13:11:00 to 13-FEB-16 13:16:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The weather sensor north of Meeteetse reported a peak wind gust of 62 mph with passage of a cold front.

High Wind in NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY, WYOMING
From 13-FEB-16 12:50:00 to 13-FEB-16 15:20:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 61.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Several locations across northern Johnson County reported wind gusts over 58 mph. The strongest was at Buffalo where the wind gusted to 70 mph.

High Wind in GREEN MOUNTAINS & RATTLESNAKE RANGE, WYOMING
From 13-FEB-16 13:50:00 to 13-FEB-16 15:50:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

The wind gusted as high as 62 mph at the Camp Creek RAWS site.

High Wind in UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN, WYOMING
From 13-FEB-16 12:55:00 to 13-FEB-16 14:26:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 61.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

The wind sensor at the Dubois airport reported wind gusts as high as 70 mph.  An anemometer at Crowheart gusted to 59 mph.

High Wind in LANDER FOOTHILLS, WYOMING
From 13-FEB-16 14:19:00 to 13-FEB-16 14:34:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The wind sensor along the North Fork of the Popo Agie River reported wind gusts to 60 mph.

High Wind in NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS, WYOMING
From 13-FEB-16 15:40:00 to 13-FEB-16 15:46:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The WYDOT sensor at Twenty Mile Hill recorded a wind gust to 58 mph.

High Wind in NORTH BIG HORN BASIN, WYOMING
From 13-FEB-16 12:35:00 to 13-FEB-16 12:35:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

A 58 mph gust was measured at the Cowley airport.

High Wind in CODY FOOTHILLS, WYOMING
From 13-FEB-16 05:35:00 to 13-FEB-16 05:50:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 70.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The wind sensor 5 miles west-northwest of Clark reported a wind gust of 81 mph.

High Wind in SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY, WYOMING
From 13-FEB-16 14:46:00 to 13-FEB-16 14:56:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The I-25 Divide wind sensor near Reno Hill north of Kaycee registered a peak gust of 62 mph with passage of a cold front.

High Wind in SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN, WYOMING
From 13-FEB-16 13:55:00 to 13-FEB-16 14:05:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A spotter about 6 miles south of Worland reported shingles being blown off his roof and that his power was out.

High Wind in NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS, WYOMING
From 13-FEB-16 13:26:00 to 13-FEB-16 13:31:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A peak gust to 58 mph was recorded along Wyoming Boulevard ahead of the passage of a cold front.