High Wind in Mckenzie, North Dakota

High Wind January 15, 2026 – January 16, 2026 · Mckenzie, North Dakota

62 mph

Measured gust (54 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Watford City AWOS reported wind gusts to 62 mph.

The wider storm

A pair of cold fronts moving through western and central North Dakota combined with a series of short-wave troughs resulted in an extended period of strong winds. The strongest reported wind gust was 74 mph at the Bowman Airport in Bowman County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1311556. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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