High Wind — Yuma County, Colorado

2025-03-14 · Yuma County, Colorado

Event narrative

Winds began gusting over 58 MPH just after 1130 AM LST and continued until 1345 LST. The peak recorded wind gust was 59 MPH at the start of the event recorded from the Wray AWOS. Both the Wray and Yuma AWOS sites reported visibilities under 5 miles in blowing dust, but nothing under 3 miles.

Wider weather episode

During the morning of the 14th, northwesterly winds began speeding up as a cold front moved across the region from the northwest to the east. Eastern Colorado saw winds up to 85 MPH that lofted dust, causing visibilities to drop to around 200 feet in Cheyenne county. U.S. Highway 40 and Interstate 70 were both shut down due to the hazardous conditions. Conditions began to improve in the early to mid-afternoon. Scattered storms also occurred and assisted in 70 MPH winds reaching the surface.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1237708. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.