Property didnât go unscathed. In one instance, the wind significantly damaged a Pendleton apartment complex.
A section of roof lay across the hood of a green Honda sedan in the parking lot of Maryâs Mannor in Pendleton on Jan. 13, the remainder of the buildingâs roof sitting across the parking lot as crews worked to clear debris. Crews used crowbars and other tools to dismantle the large chunk of roof.
According to the National Weather Service station in Pendleton, the Pendleton airport had some of the highest recorded winds in its coverage area, which includes Eastern Oregon, Central Oregon, and Southeastern Washington. The weather serviceâs instruments at the Pendleton airport captured peak wind speed at 68 miles per hour, while the service also recorded a max wind speed of 59 miles per hour at a different point in Pendleton.
It s looking like we ll be at the low end of precipitation expectations in Edmonton but we ll still get some snow before the end of the day and it s still going to get windy.
93 MPH Wind Recorded In Laramie County At 11 a.m. Wednesday
A wind gust of 93 miles per hour was recorded in Laramie County at 11 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to the Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service.
A spokesman for the office says the gust was recorded in the Laramie Range Foothills, about 11 miles west of F.E. Warren Air Force Base. By comparison, any wind of 74 miles per hour or more is considered hurricane force.
The weather service posted this statement on their Facebook page:
High Wind Warnings remain in effect through Thursday evening for Southeastern Wyoming and through Friday morning for the Nebraska Panhandle. Strong winds have already been recorded along I-25 and I-80. Travelers across I-80 and I-25 should proceed with caution due to dangerous travel conditions, especially those with light weight and high profile vehicles! For the latest information from the Wyoming Department of Transportation, visit www.wyoroad.info on the web. For all updated