High Wind in O'brien, Iowa

High Wind February 18, 2026 · O'brien, Iowa

41 mph

Measured sustained (36 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sustained winds were between 40 and 41 mph at times at the Automated Weather Observing System site in Sheldon (KSHL).

The wider storm

Two cold fronts associated with an elongated surface low pressure system swept across northwest Iowa during the morning and early afternoon of February 18. Periods of sustained winds from 40 to 47 mph with gusts as high as 60 mph were reported across the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1321015. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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