High Wind in Ne Weld County, Colorado

High Wind February 17, 2026 · Ne Weld County, Colorado

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gusts reached 55 to 65 mph. The strongest recorded wind gusts were 62 mph at five miles south of Pawnee Buttes (KIOW AWOS) and 62 miles at the KILW AWOS.

The wider storm

High winds combined with warm and dry conditions led to critical fire weather conditions across the plains of eastern Colorado. Winds gusts of 50 to 70 mph were common. County Road 169 fire started near Matheson around noon and quickly spread into Lincoln County, covering 5,598 acres. A second large fire (300 to 400 acres) started in southeast Weld County and spread into southwest Morgan County. No known structures were impacted by either fire. Several other smaller fire were also reported on the 17th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1309092. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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