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High Wind in Green Mountains & Rattlesnake Range, Wyoming

High Wind February 17, 2026 · Green Mountains & Rattlesnake Range, Wyoming

74 mph
Measured gust (64 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A maximum wind gust of 74 mph occurred at Fales Rock. Along Beaver Rim, wind gusts as high as 66 mph were recorded.

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 1320135. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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