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High Wind in South Laramie Range Foothills, Wyoming

High Wind February 24, 2026 – February 26, 2026 · South Laramie Range Foothills, Wyoming

81 mph
Measured gust (70 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

WYDOT Mesonet station WY38 16 miles west-southwest of Cheyenne gusted 58 mph at 4:56 AM on February 24th. This was the first gust recorded for this zone.

UPR Mesonet station UP226 14 miles west-southwest of Cheyenne gusted 81 mph at 11:12 AM on February 24th. This was the highest gust recorded for this zone for the first half of the event.

WYDOT Mesonet station KWTR 16 miles east of Horse Creek gusted 61 mph at 9:16 PM on February 25th. This was the highest gust recorded for this zone for the second half of the event.

UPR Mesonet station UP226 16 miles west-southwest of Cheyenne gusted 59 mph at 10:18 AM on February 26th. This was the final gust recorded for this zone.

The wider storm

A widespread, high wind event impacting much of southeast Wyoming throughout the duration from February 23rd to February 25th. A few lulls in wind speeds occurred overnight, but high winds continued during the daylight hours.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1313811. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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