High Wind — Phillips County, Colorado

2025-03-18 · Phillips County, Colorado

Event narrative

Peak wind gust 10.7 miles south of Holyoke along US 385 was 58 mph.

Wider weather episode

The following highways are closed all the way to the Kansas border due to weather conditions: I-70, US-385, US-40/287, Us-24, CO-94, CO-86, CO-59, CO-71. Parts of I-25 were closed last night in Douglas county due to blowing snow. Multiple crashes involving semi-trucks, and many spun-out-vehicles. Elbert Count School District 200 closed for Wednesday. At least 8 other school districts in eastern Colorado had a delayed start of 2 hours. Thousands are without power due to strong winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1242758. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.