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High Wind in Upper North Platte River Basin, Wyoming
High Wind February 17, 2026 · Upper North Platte River Basin, Wyoming
What the National Weather Service wrote
WYDOT Mesonet station KSKL 12 miles east-southeast of Encampment gusted 60 mph at 3:52 AM on February 17th. This was the first gust recorded for this zone.
WYDOT Mesonet station KSKL 12 miles east-southeast of Encampment gusted 64 mph at 3:16 PM on February 17th. This was the final and highest gust recorded for this zone.
The wider storm
A widespread high wind event occurred across the entire CWA from the 16th through the 17th.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1312769. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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