NWS Riverton WYHW.W 0012September 13, 2026
High Wind Warning: Absaroka Mountains, Cody Foothills and Upper Wind River Basin, WY
The National Weather Service office in Riverton issued a high wind warning for Absaroka Mountains, Cody Foothills and Upper Wind River Basin in Wyoming, which was in force until 2:00 p.m. local time on September 14. It was the 12th high wind warning the NWS office in Riverton issued in 2026. Wyoming had 2 high wind warnings in September 2026, against 1 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Wyoming's high wind warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 14 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Riverton WY
- Area
- Absaroka Mountains, Cody Foothills and Upper Wind River Basin
- State
- Wyoming
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:10 a.m. MDT, September 13, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 a.m. MDT, September 14, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 p.m. MDT, September 14, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KRIW HW.W 0012
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Upper Wind River Basin, Absaroka Mountains, and Cody Foothills Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 2 PM MDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will make travel difficult. Strong cross-wind gusts on area highways could cause high-profile vehicle blow-overs.
What the agency told people to do
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.