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High Wind in Kit Carson County, Colorado
High Wind April 6, 2024 · Kit Carson County, Colorado
What the National Weather Service wrote
Two sites in Kit Carson county gusted over 58 mph for a total duration of 1.5 hours. KCOFLAGL13 (mesosite near Flagler) recorded the maximum wind speed in the county of 60 MPH.
The wider storm
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 1166360. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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