Thunderstorm Wind — Moffat, Colorado

2024-06-21 · near (cag)craig/moffat Ar, Moffat, Colorado

$2K

Property damage

57 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorm that moved through Craig on the evening of the 21st produced several severe weather types, including winds. The peak gust was 66 mph, which was recorded at the KCAG ASOS at Craig-Moffat County Airport. In addition, at the nearby Loudy-Simpson Park, the Whittle the Wood festival sustained damage in the form of porta-potties and tents being blown over. In addition, multiple reports of downed limbs were received, some with a diameter of 4 inches.

Wider weather episode

Very deep tropical moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Alberto combined with monsoonal moisture was forced through eastern Utah and western Colorado due to a large high pressure ridge over the Central U.S. and a deep low pressure trough over the Great Basin. This deep moisture combined with strong instability and shear to produce widespread severe weather across eastern Utah and western Colorado with thunderstorms producing severe wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain which resulted in flash flooding and debris flows. One particular storm even produced a landspout tornado in southeast Utah. Frequent lightning also resulted in lightning damage in Montrose, Colorado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1198090. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.