Thunderstorm Wind — Washington, Colorado

2024-08-02 · near (ako)akron Weather Station, Washington, Colorado

Event narrative

The ASOS station AKO reported a wind gust of 64 mph.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms brought isolated strong winds to 65 mph across parts of the eastern Colorado plains. In addition to this, a storm dropped golf ball (1.75 inch) hail over Elbert County just south of Agate.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1198532. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.