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Winds equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane howled near Clark on Thursday night, when a weather station recorded a gust as fast as 103 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

The town near the Montana-Wyoming border wasn’t the only place in Wyoming to experience powerful winds. Strong gusts blew through much of the state Thursday and Friday.

On Thursday, a 94 mph gust was recorded northwest of Cody. On Friday morning, winds between Cheyenne and Laramie gusted at 66 mph, while winds in Casper ranged from 45 to 50 mph.

“It’s not abnormal to get winds this strong across Wyoming at times,” said meteorologist Mark Heuer of Day Weather in Cheyenne. “The reason why we’ve had this latest and current high wind event is that we’ve had a strong jet stream, or jet max, along with a cold front and a Pacific disturbance moving across the state.

“In general, it’s our relatively high elevation, our topography of Wyoming and this immediate region that really helps facilitate these strong winds when we get the right atmospheric conditions.”

Winds were so strong in Evansville on Thursday that they took the roof off of a home. The displaced family of four is being assisted by the Red Cross.