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High Wind in Wet Mountains Above 10000 Ft, Colorado

High Wind March 29, 2021 · Wet Mountains Above 10000 Ft, Colorado

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Eight miles west northwest San Isabel.

The wider storm

As flow aloft increased out ahead of an approaching system, strong downslope winds developed lee of the eastern mountains, especially lee of the Sangre de Cristo and Wet mountains. Further north across Pikes Peak and Rampart Range, strong winds slid down the lee slopes into extreme western El Paso county. Strongest winds during this period were in the 70 to 80 mph range.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 952565. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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