High Wind — Wet Mountains Above 10000 Ft, Colorado

2016-02-18 · Wet Mountains Above 10000 Ft, Colorado

Wider weather episode

A strong weather system produced strong and damaging winds. Some of the reported damage included some barn roofs being blown off...semi-truck blown over and trees being blown down. Wind gusts in the 58 mph to 66 mph range were reported across much of the area for which there were warnings. Wind gusts between 70 and 80 mph occurred across the higher terrain. Wind gusts between 80 and 90 mph were noted around the Wet Mountain Valley and Sangre de Cristo mountains. Finally, an incredible wind gust of 148 mph was recorded at Monarch Pass.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 619777. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.