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Strong Winds Affect
Northern Wyoming
December
11th,
2004 - Strong winds near mountain top level descended the eastern
slopes of the Absaroka Mountains impacting portions of northern Big Horn
Basin, including the cities of Cody, Clark, and Powell. In addition,
strong winds also affected southern Fremont County and southwest Natrona
County. The following statement reflects wind reports received by
the National Weather Service Office in Riverton, Wyoming.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
142 PM MST SAT DEC 11 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY
LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY
LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG CODY
44.52N 109.05W
12/11/2004
PARK
WY TRAINED SPOTTER
THE TOP OF A
LARGE TREE BLEW OFF AND FELL ON A SHEEP
HERDERS WAGON
WHICH BROKE THE AXLE OF THE WAGON AT
STAMPEDE AVE
AND SKYLINE DRIVE.
0500 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 N WAPITI
44.50N 109.43W
12/11/2004 66 MPH
PARK
WY PUBLIC
AFTER THE
GUST OF 66 MPH WAS MEASURED THE PROPELLER BLEW
OFF THE DAVIS
WIND EQUIPMENT SO IT IS ESTIMATED THAT EVEN
HIGHER WINDS
OCCURRED LATER.
0650 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 25 WNW JEFFREY CITY
42.62N 108.29W
12/11/2004 59 MPH
FREMONT
WY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
0751 AM NON-TSTM WND GST CODY
44.52N 109.05W
12/11/2004 57 MPH
PARK
WY LAW ENFORCEMENT
MEASURED
RIGHT AT THE S.O.
0825 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SE CODY
44.50N 109.03W
12/11/2004 60 MPH
PARK
WY TRAINED SPOTTER
0948 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 W CLARK
44.90N 109.27W
12/11/2004 90 MPH
PARK
WY TRAINED SPOTTER
50 TO 70 MPH
WINDS SINCE THE PRE DAWN HOURS.
1028 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG POWELL
44.79N 108.74W
12/11/2004
PARK
WY LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES
DOWN IN 3 PORTIONS OF TOWN INCLUDING THE
AREAS NEAR
BERGER KING...ONE STOP SHOP AND SKIPPYS CAR
WASH.
1112 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 W CODY
44.52N 109.11W
12/11/2004 59 MPH
PARK
WY TRAINED SPOTTER
SOUTHWEST
WINDS 40 TO 52 MPH WITH A PEAK GUST OF 59 MPH.
1155 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 N POWELL
44.82N 108.74W
12/11/2004 49 MPH
PARK
WY AWOS
WIND GUST
OCCURRED AT THE POWELL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
1245 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 35 NE JEFFREY CITY
42.84N 107.35W
12/11/2004 65 MPH
NATRONA
WY OTHER FEDERAL
WIND GUST
MEASURED AT THE FALES ROCK RAWS SITE.
0125 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 W CODY
44.52N 109.16W
12/11/2004 77 MPH
PARK
WY PARK/FOREST SRVC
MEASURED AT
THE RATTLESNAKE RAWS SITE.
0230 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CODY
44.52N 109.05W
12/11/2004
PARK
WY TRAINED SPOTTER
A 20 FOOT
TALL LIGHT POLE BLEW OVER AT THE BURGER KING AT
1902 MOUNTAIN
VIEW DRIVE IN CODY.
0230 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CODY
44.52N 109.05W
12/11/2004
PARK
WY TRAINED SPOTTER
A 25 FOOT
TALL SIGN WAS SHATTERED AT THE TACO BELL-KFC IN
CODY.
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