High Wind in Cimarron, Oklahoma

The peak wind gust in Cimarron County was 64mph and this was observed at the mesonet site located three miles south-southeast of Boise City at 1330CST and also at the mesonet site located five miles southeast of Kenton at 1215CST. Gusts around 60 mph were observed from about 1100 CST until 1600CST.

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.