Thunderstorm Wind in Prowers County, Colorado

Thunderstorm Wind August 23, 2024 · Prowers County, Colorado

81 mph

Measured gust (70 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A public source reported a measured wind gust of 70 kts, and snapped tree branches, down power poles, damage to side of a barn.

The wider storm

An active upper level pattern with a series of shortwave troughs moving over the region throughout the course of the week produced several days of strong to severe thunderstorms over the region.

Began near Granada (37.9900, -102.3100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1213020. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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