Thunderstorm Wind in Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Thunderstorm Wind July 13, 2020 · Rio Blanco County, Colorado

66 mph

Measured gust (57 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Meeker Arpt (40.0500, -107.8800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 894266. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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