High Wind — Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Colorado
2020-10-11 · Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Colorado
65 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
High wind gust at 1 NE Monarch Pass.
Wider weather episode
A cold front moved south across the region during the late afternoon and evening, providing a period of high northerly winds to southern Colorado. Multiple wind gust reports in excess of 60 mph were noted, that helped develop a dust storm, or haboob. As this dust storm moved through portions of the plains, visibility was reduced to near zero at times.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 923109. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.