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High Wind in Converse County Lower Elevations, Wyoming

High Wind February 9, 2026 · Converse County Lower Elevations, Wyoming

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

WYDOT Mesonet station KDRC along I-25 near Glenrock (DOT) gusted 59 mph at 2:15 AM on February 9th to start the wind event for this zone.

ASOS station KDGW along I-25 3 miles north of Douglas gusted 64 mph at 12:56 PM on February 9th. This was the peak gust for this zone, as well as the last recorded gust over 58 mph.

The wider storm

Single day high wind event across the typical wind prone areas, but also including Converse County where strong subsidence off the North Laramie Range was experienced.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1312655. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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