Thunderstorm Wind — Grand, Colorado

2005-04-08 · near Kremmling, Grand, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A mixture of a strong gradient wind, coupled with thunderstorm outflow winds, swept across parts of North-Central and Northeast Colorado during the afternoon. The strong wind downed power lines and knocked out electricity to approximately 19,000 customers on the east side of the Denver area. Peak wind reports from around the region included: 70 mph (61 kts) in Greeley, 68 mph (59 kts) in Longmont, 67 mph (58 kts), 12 miles northeast of Kiowa, 64 mph (56 kts), at Cheesman and 4 miles northwest of Masonville, 61 mph (53 kts), 3 miles northeast of Castle Rock and 11 miles north-northeast of Kremmling, 60 mph (52 kts) at Limon and 59 mph (51 kts) at Centenniel Airport.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5444550. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.