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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
812 AM MST Sat Jan 17 2026

...Highest Wind Reports Thursday through Friday...

Strong winds impacted portions of central and northern Wyoming
beginning on Thursday, January 15th. Below are gusts of at least 58
mph.

Location                     Speed     Time/Date   Elevation (ft.)

...Big Horn County...
Willow Creek                 70 MPH    0549 PM 01/15   4310
Greybull Airport (ASOS)      63 MPH    0725 PM 01/15   3934

...Fremont County...
Camp Creek                   62 MPH    1150 AM 01/15   7380

...Johnson County...
School House                 85 MPH    0447 AM 01/16   8604
I-90 Indian Creek Rd (DOT)   79 MPH    1128 AM 01/16   4605
Buffalo Airport (ASOS)       78 MPH    0842 AM 01/16   4925
Poker Creek                  77 MPH    0846 AM 01/16   6439
Buffalo 1 (CWOP)             75 MPH    1230 PM 01/16   4675
I-90 Piney Creek (DOT)       65 MPH    0616 AM 01/16   4633
Purdy East (PC)              64 MPH    0300 PM 01/15   4687
Buffalo South (PC)           64 MPH    0900 AM 01/16   4511
Buffalo 2 (CWOP)             62 MPH    0915 AM 01/16   4370
I-90 Dead Horse (DOT)        59 MPH    1148 AM 01/16   4022
I-25 Tisdale Divide (DOT)    58 MPH    0352 PM 01/15   4990

...Natrona County...
Scenic Dr (PC)               72 MPH    1010 AM 01/16   5827
I-25 Twenty Mile Hill (DOT)  65 MPH    0412 PM 01/15   5656
Casper Airport (ASOS)        62 MPH    1011 AM 01/16   5348
Claude Creek (PC)            61 MPH    1030 AM 01/16   6282
Casper Mtn Rd (PC)           61 MPH    1110 AM 01/16   6302
I-25 Smokey Gap (DOT)        60 MPH    0356 PM 01/15   5161
US20 Natrona (DOT)           60 MPH    1026 AM 01/16   5594
US20 Hiland (DOT)            60 MPH    1059 AM 01/16   6115

...Washakie County...
Leigh Creek                  68 MPH    0314 AM 01/16   8202

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

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