Thunderstorm Wind — Archuleta, Colorado

2010-09-23 · near Pagosa Spgs Arpt, Archuleta, Colorado

Event narrative

Strong thunderstorm outflow winds flipped over two trailers, a flat bed trailer and a utility trailer, as well as some mature pine trees in the vicinity of Stevens Field Airport near Pagosa Springs. The AWOS at the airport measured gusts to 58 mph. There were no known eyewitnesses to this damaging wind event since it occurred shortly after midnight.

Wider weather episode

An upper trough moving across the region produced some strong thunderstorms that rolled across portions of Archuleta County during the night.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 253447. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.