High Wind — Logan County, Colorado

2023-03-31 · Logan County, Colorado

Event narrative

A peak wind gust to 60 mph occurred 5 miles north of Pawnee Pass.

Wider weather episode

In and near the Front Range Foothills, peak gusts included: 90 mph at the junction of highways 93 and 72; 86 mph near Crisman, 85 mph near Buckeye, 84 mph at NREL Flatirons Campus, 80 mph near Sunshine and White Ranch Open Space; 79 mph at Marshall, the NCAR Mesa Lab and Rocky Mountain Metro Airport in Broomfield; 78 mph at Floyd Hills, near Pinecliffe and the National Wind Technology Center, 77mph, 4 miles south of Rocky Flats. Blowing dust produced near zero visibility along highway 287, south of Longmont.

Across the northeast plains, peak gusts included: 69 mph, 5 miles north of Pawnee Buttes, 67 mph in northeast Englewood, 66 mph, 5 miles north-northwest of Nunn and 7 miles north of Rockport; 64 mph, 4 miles west-southwest of Johnstown, 63 mph, 3 miles southwest of Commerce City, 61 mph near Briggsdale, north Denver and at Fort Morgan Municipal Airport, 60 mph at Buckley AFB; 59 mph, 8 miles south of Holyoke, 4 miles west of Peetz, 58 mph at Limon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1080175. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.