High Wind in Absaroka Mountains, Wyoming

High Wind February 17, 2026 · Absaroka Mountains, Wyoming

74 mph

Measured gust (64 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds were sustained at over 50 mph along the Chief Joseph Highway for several hours with maximum gusts of 74 mph.

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 1320313. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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