Strong Wind in Morgan County, Colorado

Strong Wind March 15, 2026 · Morgan County, Colorado

56 mph

Measured gust (49 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gusts reached 45 to 55 mph behind a cold front. The strongest wind gust was 56 mph at the Fort Morgan Airport (KFMM).

The wider storm

Strong cold raced south across eastern Colorado during the early morning hours of March 15th bringing wind gusts up to 65 mph across northern Colorado. Snow also developed behind the front. Most of the snowfall was light (less than 4 inches), however the northerly upslope flow across the northern slopes of the Palmer Divide dropped 4 to 10 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1320113. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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