Thunderstorm Wind — Arapahoe, Colorado

2024-07-20 · near Smoky Hill, Arapahoe, Colorado

Event narrative

A small tree fell onto a car in the parking lot of the shopping plaza, causing minor damage.

Wider weather episode

Widely scattered thunderstorms developed in the afternoon hours of July 20th across the northeastern plains of Colorado, producing a few severe wind gusts. A more prolific storm developed near the Wyoming border and tracked south across the I-25 corridor through the evening hours, producing a swath of severe hail and wind from Fort Collins into the Denver metro.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1186187. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.