High Wind in Lander Foothills, Wyoming

High Wind February 16, 2026 – February 17, 2026 · Lander Foothills, Wyoming

74 mph

Measured gust (64 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

High wind occurred in the Lander foothills. The strongest wind gusts reported was 74 mph at the Lander Airport. Near Lander, a shed was flipped and damaged when landing on a fence. A hot tub cover was thrown by the winds and impaled on a tree branch.

The wider storm

A weather system moved into Wyoming and mixed strong winds aloft down to the surface, bringing high wind to much of central Wyoming. The highest wind occurred in the mountains, with a maximum wind gust of 95 mph at Red Canyon over South Pass in the Wind River Range. In the lower elevations, some notable wind gusts included 74 mph at the Lander Airport, 75 mph at Twenty Mile Hill to the north of Casper, 75 mph in Clark, and 69 mph near Buffalo.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1320134. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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