High Wind in East Platte County, Wyoming

High Wind January 6, 2026 – January 7, 2026 · East Platte County, Wyoming

70 mph

Measured gust (61 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Frequent gust of 60 to 65 MPH were recorded along Interstate 25 from WYDOT sensors. A maximum gust of 70 MPH from a WYDOT sensor at Coleman was recorded at 11:46 AM MST on 1/7.

The wider storm

A system moving across the Rockies caused widespread high winds in the usual southeast Wyoming wind prones and wind prone adjacent areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1301511. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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