Thunderstorm Wind in Grand County, Colorado
Thunderstorm Wind April 8, 2005 · Grand County, Colorado
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Kremmling (40.2167, -106.3000).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5444550. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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