High Wind — Southern San Luis Valley, Colorado

2000-01-10 · Southern San Luis Valley, Colorado

Event narrative

A strong jet stream brought strong winds across portions of southern Colorado from the evening of the 9th through the early afternoon of the 10th. Some of the higher wind gusts follow. In El Paso county, wind gusts of 54 mph were noted at Monument...64 mph around the Black Forest...73 mph blasted Fort Carson and 78 mph winds were measured at the Air Force Academy. In Pueblo county...49 mph wind gusts were noted at Pueblo Memorial Airport...54 mph wind gusts were observed 25 miles southwest of Pueblo...and 58 mph wind gusts were noted 30 miles southeast of Pueblo. South of Walsenburg...50 mph winds gusts were observed...with 51 mph wind gusts noted 15 miles southwest of Conejos. Finally, Canon City in Fremont county recorded a wind gust of 60 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5129404. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.