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High Wind in Eastern Larimer and Northwestern Weld Counties, Colorado

High Wind December 30, 1998 · Eastern Larimer and Northwestern Weld Counties, Colorado

78
Wind speed (unit not recorded)

The wider storm

High winds continue to buffet locations in and near the Front Range Foothills. Near Evergreen, a 100-foot blue spruce crashed down on to the roof of a home, splitting the corrugated metal roof in half. Fortunately the tree, which measured 10 feet in circumference, only penetrated the home's interior in a few places. In Boulder, high winds caused a power outage in the Pinebrook Hills and Boulder Heights subdivisions. Five hundred residents were without electricity for about 6 hours. Peak wind reports included: 90 mph (78 kts) at Carter Lake and Wondervu, 88 mph (76 kts) at the Rocky Flats Environmental Test Facility, 85 mph (74 kts) 4 miles south of Livermore, 83 mph (72 kts) 5 miles west of Conifer and 82 mph (71 kts) at Blue Mountain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5676979. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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