High Wind — C & S Weld County, Colorado

2026-01-16 · C & S Weld County, Colorado

Event narrative

Wind gusts reached 55 to 70 mph with a few gusts of 70 to 75 mph. Here are some of the stronger wind reports. At Severance 73 mph, Greeley Airport 61 mph, near Masters 71 mph, and 60 mph near Keenesburg.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front swept southward across eastern Colorado during the evening of January 15th, with it bringing wind gusts of 55 to 70 mph. Winds subsided overnight, but became strong again during morning and afternoon hours of January 16th. A few power poles came down in Larimer County. Several miles of I-25 north of Fort Collins to the WY state line was closed to all traffic and US 85 north of Greeley to the WY line was closed to all traffic as well. A grass fire (about 500 acres) occurred along I-76 in Sedgwick county south of Sedgwick. Mandatory evacuations south of I-76 and east of HWY 59 lasted about hour before the fire was contained.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1302377. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.