A strong cold front and shortwave moved across Wyoming. Showers and thunderstorms mixed strong low level winds to the surface and brought numerous reports of wind gusts over 50 mph. The highest wind occurred in the Wind River Range where favored channeling brought wind gusts as high as 96 mph. In the lower elevations, the highest wind gust was 80 mph to the north of Casper. Wind gusts over 58 mph occurred in Fremont, Teton, Natrona, Sublette and Sweetwater Counties. In Fremont County, the wind capsized a kayak and threw two men into the water at Ocean Lake. One man could not be rescued and was presumed drowned. On the north shore of Lake Yellowstone, a microburst downed hundreds of trees in the Lake Village area of the park, blocking roads and causing a loss of power for multiple days.

Thunderstorm Wind in SWEETWATER, WYOMING
From 03-JUL-23 14:42:00 to 03-JUL-23 14:42:00 (MST-7)
Location: FARSON
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A 59 mph wind gust was reported at Farson.

Thunderstorm Wind in SWEETWATER, WYOMING
From 03-JUL-23 15:20:00 to 03-JUL-23 15:20:00 (MST-7)
Location: POINT OF ROCKS
Magnitude: 62.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Thunderstorm Wind in FREMONT, WYOMING
From 03-JUL-23 15:46:00 to 03-JUL-23 16:15:00 (MST-7)
Location: SWEETWATER STATION
Magnitude: 60.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Around a half an hour period of severe thunderstorm winds occurred at Beaver Rim, with a maximum gust of 69 mph. A 68 mph wind gust was reported at the Camp Creek RAWS site.

Thunderstorm Wind in FREMONT, WYOMING
From 03-JUL-23 15:39:00 to 03-JUL-23 16:15:00 (MST-7)
Location: (LND)HUNT FLD LANDER
Magnitude: 60.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

A line of thunderstorms moved eastward across the Wind River Basin and Lander Foothills and brought high wind gusts. The maximum gust reported was 69 mph at the Riverton airport. Other notable gusts included 66 mph at the Lander airport and 58 mph at Shoshoni. There were numerous reports of large tree limbs blown down in Riverton with the strong wind. On Ocean Lake near Riverton WY, a kayak was capsized and two men were thrown into the water. One was rescued by a nearby boater, but the other could not be found and was presumed dead by the Fremont County Sheriff (Sheriff Office press release from July 5, 2023).

Thunderstorm Wind in FREMONT, WYOMING
From 03-JUL-23 15:39:00 to 03-JUL-23 16:25:00 (MST-7)
Location: SOUTH PASS CITY
Magnitude: 83.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Very strong wind occurred as thunderstorms moved across the Wind River Mountains. Where winds tend to channel near Red Canyon, a maximum 96 mph wind gust occurred. A 60 mph wind gust occurred to the west of South Pass City.

High Wind in NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS, WYOMING
From 03-JUL-23 17:02:00 to 07-JUL-23 18:12:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 70.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A line of thunderstorms moved across Natrona County and brought high wind to much of the area. The strongest wind occurred north of Casper where gusts of 80 mph were reported along Interstate 25. Wind gusts over 60 mph were also reported in Casper as well as near the Pathfinder Reservoir.

Thunderstorm Wind in PARK, WYOMING
From 03-JUL-23 16:00:00 to 03-JUL-23 16:15:00 (MST-7)
Location: CANYON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Park/Forest Service

A thunderstorm produced a microburst that caused damage in the Lake Village area of Yellowstone Park, along the north shore of Yellowstone Lake. Several hundred trees were downed by the wind. Some trees landed on vehicles. The Lake Yellowstone Hotel also suffered minor damage from falling trees. Some portions of the Lake Village had no power for two days. Damage estimates based on Yellowstone National Park News Release dated July 5, 2023.

Thunderstorm Wind in SUBLETTE, WYOMING
From 03-JUL-23 14:40:00 to 03-JUL-23 14:40:00 (MST-7)
Location: PINEDALE
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A 58 mph wind gust was reported near Pinedale.

Thunderstorm Wind in FREMONT, WYOMING
From 03-JUL-23 21:10:00 to 03-JUL-23 21:54:00 (MST-7)
Location: ATLANTIC CITY
Magnitude: 77.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A second round of thunderstorms moved across southern Fremont County and brought a second round a high wind. The highest wind gust occurred at Beaver Rim along South Pass where a maximum wind gust of 89 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in SWEETWATER, WYOMING
From 03-JUL-23 20:17:00 to 03-JUL-23 21:34:00 (MST-7)
Location: (RKS)ROCK SPGS ARPT
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

A second round of thunderstorms moved across Sweetwater County and brought another round of strong wind gusts. A maximum wind gust of 62 mph occurred at the Sweetwater County airport.

Thunderstorm Wind in TETON, WYOMING
From 03-JUL-23 13:45:00 to 03-JUL-23 13:45:00 (MST-7)
Location: JENNY LAKE
Magnitude: 63.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A 73 mph was measured at the Teton Saddle weather sensor.

Thunderstorm Wind in BIG HORN, WYOMING
From 03-JUL-23 17:17:00 to 03-JUL-23 17:17:00 (MST-7)
Location: GREYBULL ARPT
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

The South Big Horn County airport had a 61 mph wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind in SUBLETTE, WYOMING
From 03-JUL-23 14:13:00 to 03-JUL-23 14:30:00 (MST-7)
Location: (BPI)BIG PINEY ARPT
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

A 61 mph wind gust was reported at the Big Piney Airport. Tree damage was reported near Big Piney. A roof was peeled off a commercial warehouse in Marbleton.