High Wind — Box Butte, Nebraska

2026-01-18 · Box Butte, Nebraska

Event narrative

A maximum wind gust of 61 MPH was observed at KAIA at 11:53 AM MST on 1/18.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1301646. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.