High Wind in Western Mogollon Rim, Arizona

High Wind February 18, 2026 · Western Mogollon Rim, Arizona

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A railfan webcam located at Flagstaff's Train Depot showed a wind gust had snapped a railroad crossing barrier in half. Winds measured in the area including Flagstaff airport were approaching or exceeding 60 mph.

The wider storm

The second of three winter storms moved in on the morning of February 18th and departed quickly on the night of February 18th. This was a colder storm with more snow than the previous one, however, the bigger impact was the high winds. This storm caused near blizzard conditions at times as well as blowing and drifting snow and lower snowfall amounts than expected.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1306785. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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