High Wind in Shirley Basin, Wyoming

High Wind March 14, 2026 · Shirley Basin, Wyoming

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

WYDOT sensor at Shirley Rim measured a wind gust around 58 MPH.

The wider storm

This was the second part of the prolonged wind event which started on March 11th and the 12th. There was a twelve-hour lull in the strong winds outside of the wind prone areas of southeast Wyoming, but winds quickly increased by late morning on March 14th. Although winds weren't quite as strong, nor as widespread, compared March 12th, peak wind gusts between 70 to 85 MPH were observed along with travel impacts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1317994. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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