Thunderstorm Wind — Mineral, Colorado

2020-06-06 · near Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral, Colorado

Event narrative

Wind gust report from 2 South Wolf Creek Pass. AWOS Station Wolf Creek Pass.

Wider weather episode

A powerful upper-level disturbance moving through the Rockies sparked the development of a line of thunderstorms that brought widespread damaging winds across southern Colorado. Given the scope and intensity of the damaging winds, the storm system was classified as a derecho.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 902918. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.