(Shoshoni, WY) – A thunderstorm Friday afternoon and evening brought damaging winds to the Boysen Marina campground area on Boysen Reservoir around 3:50 PM, with many on scene reporting a tornado after significant damage that even resulted a carport thrown 100 yards.
After addressing the scene and further study, the National Weather Service in Riverton has stated that the damage was most likely specifically caused by straight-line winds that reached up to 85 mph.
“While we cannot rule out a brief spin-up, the damage pattern and radar data favors strong straight-line winds as the culprit,” the NWSR statement from Noah Myers reads.
“Though we are still awaiting final determination, we estimate winds of 75-85 mph came nearly five miles across open water directly into the campground.”
