Strong winds briefly returned to the wind prone areas of southeast Wyoming from the morning of February 19th into the pre-dawn hours on February 20th. Mountain waves resulted in extreme wind speeds at Bordeaux along Interstate 25 between Chugwater and Wheatland, with peak gusts approaching 100 MPH per the WYDOT sensor at KBRX shortly before Midnight on the 20th. Winds also briefly spread outside of the wind corridors, particularly during the late morning and afternoon on the 19th with gusts 55+ MPH impacting Laramie, Wheatland, Cheyenne, and Pine Bluffs.

High Wind in NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS, WYOMING
From 19-FEB-22 02:56:00 to 20-FEB-22 06:26:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 68.00 MG
Reported by: Department of Highways

Wind gusts 60-70 MPH were common along the Interstate 80 corridor between Laramie and Rawlins. The peak gust was 78 MPH at the WYDOT sensor at Arlington (KARL) at 1:50 PM MST on 2/19.

High Wind in LARAMIE VALLEY, WYOMING
From 20-FEB-22 20:08:00 to 20-FEB-22 20:18:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Reported by: Department of Highways

Wind gusts briefly reached 58 MPH at Quealy Dome (WY26) along I-80 west of Laramie at 8:08 PM MST on 2/20. The peak gust at the Laramie Airport ASOS (KLAR) was 56 MPH.

High Wind in CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY, WYOMING
From 19-FEB-22 11:30:00 to 20-FEB-22 03:54:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 86.00 MG
Reported by: Department of Highways

The Bordeaux Interchange along I-25 between Chugwater and Wheatland experienced frequent gusts of 65 to 75 MPH, with a period of locally extreme wind gusts occurring late in the evening into the early morning hours on 2/20. The peak wind gust at Bordeaux (KBRX) was 99 MPH at 11:08 PM MST on 2/19.

High Wind in EAST PLATTE COUNTY, WYOMING
From 19-FEB-22 11:38:00 to 20-FEB-22 01:24:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 70.00 MG
Reported by: Department of Highways

The WYDOT sensor at Coleman (WY1) recorded numerous wind gusts 60-70 MPH with a peak gust to 80 MPH at 11:56 AM MST on 2/19.

High Wind in SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE, WYOMING
From 19-FEB-22 09:41:00 to 20-FEB-22 04:57:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 67.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Numerous wind gusts 60-70 MPH were observed across the South Laramie Range including the I-80 Summit between Laramie and Cheyenne. The peak wind gust was 77 MPH at UR535 at 11:24 PM MST on 2/19.

High Wind in SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS, WYOMING
From 19-FEB-22 12:30:00 to 20-FEB-22 04:28:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 59.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Multiple WYDOT and UPR sensors over the South Laramie Range Foothills recorded wind gusts to 60+ MPH. The peak gust was 68 MPH at SPEER3 (UP229) at 2:08 AM MST on 2/20.

High Wind in CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY, WYOMING
From 19-FEB-22 12:30:00 to 20-FEB-22 02:00:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 63.00 MG
Reported by: Department of Highways

The WYDOT sensor at Bear Creek (WY40) along the Laramie/Platte County line recorded frequent gusts 65+ MPH, with a peak gust to 73 MPH at 12:20 AM MST on 2/20.

High Wind in EAST LARAMIE COUNTY, WYOMING
From 20-FEB-22 00:58:00 to 20-FEB-22 01:34:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Reported by: Department of Highways

A brief period of wind gusts around 60 MPH was observed at multiple sensors across eastern Laramie County shortly after Midnight on 2/20. The peak gust was 65 MPH at the WYDOT sensor at Gun Barrel (KGUN) along US-85 at 12:58 AM MST.