High Wind — Yuma County, Colorado

2024-04-06 to 2024-04-07 · Yuma County, Colorado

Event narrative

Multiple mesonet sites across the county reported winds gusting over 58 MPH for over 17 hours, including a personal weather station in Yuma that recorded an 80 MPH gust. Dispatch also reported trees had been blown down in Yuma.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system entered eastern Colorado on the 6th and quickly moved east. There was a steep pressure rise as the low was leaving the area through the 7th. These sharp changes in pressure caused winds to gust up to 69 MPH near Yuma.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1166070. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.