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High Wind in Southeast Big Horn Basin, Wyoming
High Wind April 22, 2026 · Southeast Big Horn Basin, Wyoming
What the National Weather Service wrote
A maximum wind gust of 63 mph was recorded at the Hidden Creek weather station.
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 1333665. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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