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High Wind in Sedgwick and Phillips Counties, Colorado
High Wind January 17, 1998 · Sedgwick and Phillips Counties, Colorado
The wider storm
Hurricane force winds developed on a very localized scale as a strong mountain wave developed ahead of an approaching storm system. A peak wind gust to 125 mph (109 kts) was recorded 1 mile east of Buckhorn Mountain with a gust to 75 mph (65 kts) at Golden Gate Canyon. Strong winds developed in portions of the Northeast Plains later in the evening as Padroni recorded a peak wind gusts to 67 mph (58 kts).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5628293. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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