High Wind in Sedgwick County, Colorado

A peak wind gust to 59 mph was observed near Julesburg.

Strong winds from 58 to 74 mph developed over northeast plains of Colorado during the afternoon. Grassfires developed over Morgan County, one northwest of Wiggins and another just south of Fort Morgan. The fire near Wiggins burned at total of 40 acres. Colorado Department of Transportation issued a high wind restriction for Interstate 76. CO34 was closed for a brief time in Morgan County due to the fire. The smoke severely limited visibilities to near zero and contributed to an accident involving 3 vehicles, all of which were minor. In Logan County, a downed tree near Sterling damaged two parked vehicles. Downed power lines near Sterling also sparked a small grassfire. A fence was blown down and a chicken coop was damaged near Iliff. Peak wind gusts up to 74 mph were observed.