High Wind in Box Butte, Nebraska

High Wind January 18, 2026 · Box Butte, Nebraska

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A maximum wind gust of 61 MPH was observed at KAIA at 11:53 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 1301646. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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