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High Wind in Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Colorado
High Wind May 17, 2000 · Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Colorado
The wider storm
A very strong surface low pressure system over northeast Colorado generated high winds across southeast Colorado. Winds gusted to around 60 mph in the southeast plains, and as high as 70 mph in the Sangre de Cristo mountains. In El Paso county gusts to near 60 mph caused widespread minor damage. A large tree fell on a van and house in southwest Colorado Springs, and numerous signs and tree limbs were downed in central and southern sections of the city. About 2500 customers lost power for up to an hour.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5145297. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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