High Wind in Grand Valley, Colorado

High Wind May 11, 2022 · Grand Valley, Colorado

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A man indirectly died from injuries that were sustained when he was cutting down a tree in gusty winds.

The wider storm

A strong area of low pressure lifted over the Great Basin and caused the pressure gradient to tighten over western Colorado. The presence of a strong jet aloft and deep mixing resulted in widespread wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph. Several areas directly under the jet saw gusts that exceeded 58 mph in the valley and 75 mph in the mountains, which met high wind criteria. Blowing dust was also a concern in southwest Colorado.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1014910. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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