Thunderstorm Wind in Mesa County, Colorado

Thunderstorm Wind May 14, 2024 · Mesa County, Colorado

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A peak wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Grand Junction Regional Airport. Light rain fell at the time of observation with distant lightning to the northwest.

The wider storm

Overnight convection and left over outflow boundaries helped spark widespread to numerous showers and thunderstorms across much of eastern Utah and western Colorado as a trough of low pressure tracked through the region. One particular thunderstorm to the northwest generated outflow winds above 58 mph across Mesa County.

Began near (gjt)walker Arpt (39.1200, -108.5200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1180603. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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