Dust Storm — Yuma County, Colorado

2022-04-07 · Yuma County, Colorado

Event narrative

Very poor visibility reported outside of on Highway 59 causing the highway to be shutdown between Yuma and Haxtun. Near zero visibility also reported three miles east of Yuma during this time.

Wider weather episode

The weather pattern changed little from the previous day of high winds and blowing dust. The upper level disturbance continued to slide northeast over the Upper Midwest. High winds rounding the backside of the disturbance were able to reach the ground over East Central Colorado. The peak gust was 66 MPH at the Burlington airport. Dust storms also occurred due to the high winds and dry ground.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1020102. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.