Dust Storm — Yuma County, Colorado

2022-04-06 · Yuma County, Colorado

Event narrative

Highway 59 was closed 9 SW of Clarkville due to zero visibility in blowing dust.

Wider weather episode

During the day a strong upper level disturbance centered over the upper Midwest caused wind gusts up to 70 MPH to occur over East Central Colorado. The highest wind gust occurred in Cheyenne County. The high winds over dry ground caused localized dust storms to occur at several locations. In addition the largest wildfire so far this year for Kit Carson County occurred.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1019883. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.