High Wind — Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin, Colorado

2025-10-04 · Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin, Colorado

Event narrative

At approximately 9:26 AM PM MDT on the 4th, the KMTJ AWOS at the Montrose Regional Airport recorded a gust to 64 mph. Other sites around the zone recorded gusts to 45-50 mph during the late morning and afternoon hours. No reports of injuries, damages, or fatalities were received in association with this event.

Wider weather episode

A jet streak ahead of a shortwave trough tightened the pressure gradient aloft on October 4th. This, in addition to deep mixing and isolated convection, strengthened southwesterly winds primarily across central and west central Colorado. Most gusts fell below 55 mph, though localized areas of 70-80 mph winds in the mountains and 65-70 mph winds in the valleys were still exhibited.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1296937. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.