High Wind in Washington County, Colorado

High Wind April 22, 2022 · Washington County, Colorado

86 mph

Measured gust (75 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 1020290. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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