High Wind — Western Fremont and Northern Custer Counties, Colorado

1999-02-10 · Western Fremont and Northern Custer Counties, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A strong weather disturbance brought a period of high winds to the southeast mountains and adjacent plains. A few wind gusts over 80 mph occurred in the mountains and over 70 mph in the adjacent plains. In Woodland Park, in Teller county, a part of a roof of a building supply store was ripped off, and several power lines were downed, causing local power interruptions. In the Colorado Springs area, north of town, a truck and towed modular home flipped over and a semi-trailer was tipped over on I-25. There were a few power outages due to downed trees or limbs in the area as well. In the Pueblo area, a truck and towed modular home were blown off I-25 just south of Pueblo. Several small grass fires temporarily were out of control, one consuming 1,500 bales of hay near Avondale. A large downed tree crushed a vehicle in downtown Pueblo. One airline canceled a couple of flights, stranding about 100 passengers. Farther east, in Otero county, burns started by local residents were fanned out of control by winds gusting to around 50 mph. Several residences and other buildings were threatened in the Fowler area. Ironically, the winds blew the poorly anchored roof off the Fowler Fire Department. In the Lamar area, a fire to burn weeds started by employees of a company west of town, threatened a 69-kilovolt power line for several hours. And, part of the roof on an elementary school was ripped off in Springfield by winds approaching 60 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5689731. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.