High Wind in East Platte County, Wyoming

High Wind January 4, 2026 · East Platte County, Wyoming

91 mph

Measured gust (79 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Frequent gust of 60 to 80 MPH were recorded along Interstate 25 from WYDOT sensors. A maximum gust of 91 MPH from a WYDOT sensor at Coleman was recorded at 4:16 AM MST on 1/4.

The wider storm

A shortwave moving across the Rockies lead to strong winds aloft combined with strong subsidence over portions of southeast Wyoming. As a result, strong winds affected the usual southeast Wyoming wind prones and wind prone adjacent areas along the Interstate 25 corridor.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1301080. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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