Thunderstorm Wind — Arapahoe, Colorado

2025-07-07 · near Centennial Airport, Arapahoe, Colorado

Event narrative

A few trees in the area were uprooted and part of the IKEA sign was blown down.

Wider weather episode

High based showers and thunderstorms produced wind gusts up to 66 mph (KAPA). A couple tree were up rooted in the Centennial area due to the strong winds. Lightning did not accompany all of the high wind reports. As storms moved east into a more moist airmass, they began to produce hail. Including, a one inch hail was reported with a storm in Washington County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1261439. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.