High Wind in Buena Vista, Iowa

High Wind February 18, 2026 · Buena Vista, Iowa

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sustained winds were between 40 and 47 mph at times, with gusts as high as 59 mph at an Iowa Department of Transportation site near Storm Lake.

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 1321018. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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