Thunderstorm Wind in Otero County, Colorado

Thunderstorm Wind July 6, 2022 · Otero County, Colorado

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Otero county sheriffs office reported numerous trees down across the county.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed in the afternoon over and near the higher terrain, with an initial risk of strong to severe storms in the Pikes Peak region. This risk then spread into the eastern plains along the Highway 50 corridor later in the evening, where large hail damaging wind gusts up to around 75 mph, localized flash flooding, and even a tornado occurred.

Began near Rocky Ford (38.0500, -103.7000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Otero County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1045362. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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