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Strong Wind in Northwestern San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Strong Wind June 6, 2020 · Northwestern San Juan Mountains, Colorado
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 70 year old man was struck and killed by a tree that had been snapped by an earlier derecho event that moved across the area as he was clearing debris. The snapped tree had been stuck in taller trees and was dislodged by gusty winds that continued to blow in the wake of the derecho.
The wider storm
Gusty winds in the wake of an earlier Derecho event that snapped trees north of Ouray, CO. dislodged a tree hanging above a man clearing debris. The tree landed on the gentleman, resulting in one fatality.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 891933. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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