Travelers along Interstates 25 and 80 are being met with an ominous sight: semi-trucks lying on their sides, some of which have remained stranded for days. One such rig, perched precariously on a guardrail near milepost 279 on I-80, has become a stark symbol of the relentless windstorm hammering the region.

Since Tuesday, 39 blow-overs have been reported across Central and Southeastern Wyoming as hurricane-force gusts tear across the plains. The infamous “Dangerous Trio” — Wyo Hill on I-25 (MM 2–3), Bordeaux on I-25 (MM 71), and Cooper Cove on I-80 (MM 279) — once again live up to their reputation. But the destruction doesn’t end there.

High winds between Laramie and Elk Mountain on I-80, and Cheyenne to Wheatland on I-25, have turned long stretches of highway into danger zones. Of the 1

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