High Wind — Washington County, Colorado

2022-04-22 · Washington County, Colorado

Event narrative

A peak winds included: 86 mph, 6 miles northeast of Otis; 71 mph at Colorado Plains Regional Airport in Akron, and 58 mph, 3 miles east of Union.

Wider weather episode

Another period of strong winds occurred in the afternoon and evening which impacted portion of the urban corridor and northeast plains of Colorado. Some of the strongest gusts included: 90 mph at the mouth Coal Creek Canyon; 86 mph, 6 miles northeast of Otis; 74 mph at Buckley AFB, with 71 mph at Akron-Colorado Regional Airport and near Sterling.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1020290. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.