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High Wind in Upper Green River Basin, Wyoming
High Wind April 22, 2026 · Upper Green River Basin, Wyoming
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 62 mph wind gust occurred at the Big Piney airport. A WYDOT wind sensor reported a 63 mph gust.
The wider storm
A cold front moving across the area combined with a strong jet stream to produce high wind gusts across portions of western and central Wyoming. The highest recorded wind gust was 89 mph at Red Canyon along South Pass. In the lower elevations, wind gusts of 70 mph or greater occurred in Johnson and Natrona Counties.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1333664. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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