High Wind — Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Ft, Colorado
1996-01-27 to 1996-01-28 · Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Ft, Colorado
68
Magnitude
Wider weather episode
A strong upper level flow from the west-southwest brought high winds to the Sangre De Cristo and Wet Mountains and to the Rampart Range. Winds gusted to between 58 and 68 knots in and near the mountains to near 50 knots in the southeast plains.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5537713. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.