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High Wind in Wind River Mountains East, Wyoming
High Wind June 9, 2026 · Wind River Mountains East, Wyoming
What the National Weather Service wrote
A mountain wave produced around a four hour period of high wind. The maximum wind gust recorded was 91 mph.
The wider storm
A cold front moved across Wyoming and brought showers and gradient wind that produced strong wind gusts, some over 58 mph. Some of the strongest wind was in the eastern Wind River Range and the Lander Foothills where a breaking mountain wave developed. A maximum wind gust of 91 mph occurred at Red Canyon along South Pass in the Wind River Range.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1350766. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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