Thunderstorm Wind — Rio Blanco, Colorado

2020-07-13 · near Meeker Arpt, Rio Blanco, Colorado

Event narrative

A peak wind gust of 66 mph was measured by the automated weather station at the Meeker Coulter Field Airport.

Wider weather episode

Midlevel moisture gradually increased across western Colorado as a ridge of high pressure remained overhead. This increase in moisture was enough to fuel scattered showers and thunderstorms on Sunday, July 12th and again on Monday, July 13th. However, the lower levels of the atmosphere remained dry which led to minimal rainfall and gusty and erratic outflow winds from showers and storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 894266. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.