Thunderstorm Wind — Archuleta, Colorado

1997-04-28 · near Pagosa Spgs, Archuleta, Colorado

Wider weather episode

Strong thunderstorm outflow winds entered the west side of Pagosa Springs and blew down two large billboards as well as six pine trees which were about 80 feet tall and over two feet in diameter. As the winds advanced, construction scaffolding near downtown Pagosa Springs was toppled, fatally crushing one worker and injuring another. Further east in Pagosa Springs, a metal walkway roof was ripped off a building. The same outflow winds continued at least 25 miles southeast to a recent airplane crash site near the continental divide where rescue workers had to take shelter from wind-blown tree branches and pebbles.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5600868. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.