High Wind — Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Colorado

1996-02-22 · Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Colorado

Wider weather episode

High winds occurred along the lee slopes of the Rampart Range and Wet Mountains in the morning hours. Winds gusted to over 60 knots throughout much of that area...with a peak gust of 76 knots at Monument in El Paso county. Winds at the Air Force Academy gusted to 72 knots. Damage to roofs...shingles and fences was seen in western Colorado Springs and over 2,600 homes lost power for between 2 and 6 hours. Beulah...in western Pueblo county had a peak wind gust of 64 knots. A few mobile homes in Williamsburg in Fremont county were rolled over and a few people had minor injuries. Around 1,100 customers lost power in Pueblo for an hour. Two mobile homes in transit on Interstate 25 were blown over.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5542692. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.