Thunderstorm Wind in Archuleta County, Colorado

Thunderstorm Wind May 11, 2020 · Archuleta County, Colorado

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The automated weather station at the Stevens Field Airport in Pagosa Springs recorded a peak wind gust of 59 MPH from a severe thunderstorm.

The wider storm

An unseasonably moist Pacific shortwave trough lifted across western Colorado and produced scattered to numerous showers beginning the night of May 10th. A break in the clouds the morning of May 11th fueled the atmosphere's instability and allowed showers and thunderstorms to redevelop across the region. The stronger storms produced frequent lightning, heavy rain, gusty winds to 63 MPH, and large hail.

Began near Pagosa Spgs Arpt (37.2900, -107.0600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 881148. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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