High Wind — Debeque To Silt Corridor, Colorado
2023-02-22 · Debeque To Silt Corridor, Colorado
54 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A peak wind gust of 62 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at Rifle Garfield County Airport.
Wider weather episode
Winds increased as yet another upper level trough and associated cold front dropped into the Great Basin. This led to some stronger winds across west-central Colorado. Some stronger gusts met high wind criteria, or 58 mph, in the Debeque to Silt Corridor and the Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1075002. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.