High Wind — Northwest Fremont County Above 8500 Ft, Colorado
2011-12-30 to 2011-12-31 · Northwest Fremont County Above 8500 Ft, Colorado
65 EG
Magnitude
Wider weather episode
A strong upper level system generated high winds to a large portion of southern Colorado. Wind gusts generally reached 75 to 85 mph in the affected area...up to an impressive 111 mph gust at Monarch Pass (Chaffee County).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 357286. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.