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High Wind in Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, Arizona
High Wind February 18, 2026 · Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
Sustained winds of 40 mph or higher were common for 3 hours and 45 minutes at the Taylor Airport AWOS (KTYL). Wind gusts of 60 mph or higher were common between 10:35 AM and 12:55 PM. The peak wind gust of 70 mph occurred at 11:35 AM.
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 1306890. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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