Thunderstorm Wind — Archuleta, Colorado

2020-05-11 · near Pagosa Spgs Arpt, Archuleta, Colorado

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 881148. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.