High Wind in Shirley Basin, Wyoming

High Wind December 19, 2025 · Shirley Basin, Wyoming

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Brief gust of 61 MPH late in the afternoon at Shirley Rim WYDOT site.

The wider storm

A potent jet stream moved over Wyoming and the high plains resulting in another round of strong gusty winds, and occasionally very strong winds across the wind prone areas of southeast Wyoming. Gusts of 60 to 70 MPH were common, with some gusts as high as 88 MPH.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1299894. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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