High Wind in Dawes, Nebraska

High Wind January 18, 2026 · Dawes, Nebraska

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A maximum wind gust of 59 MPH was observed at the Kings Canyon sensor (7 S Chadron) at 11:22 AM MST on 1/18.

The wider storm

A secondary arctic front dropping down from Canada lead to another round of brief high winds in the wind prones of southeast Wyoming and the northern Nebraska panhandle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1301632. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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