High Wind in Beaver, Oklahoma

The peak wind gust in Beaver County was 67 mph observed at the mesonet site located one mile south-southwest of Beaver at 1220CST. Other wind gusts around the 60 mph range were observed from about 1100CST until 1500CST.

A strong upper level weather system moved across the High Plains region and brought down very strong winds to the surface from the late morning to the late afternoon on February 17, 2026. Many locations across the Oklahoma Panhandle observed wind gusts o 60mph or greater. These strong winds brought blowing dust and extreme critical fire weather conditions as well. Several wildfires developed due to the dry grasses, low relative humidity and high wind gusts. One wildfire in Beaver County burned into Kansas and consumed over 200,000 acres.