Thunderstorm Wind — Kiowa, Colorado

2021-07-09 · near Towner, Kiowa, Colorado

Event narrative

A garage was destroyed. There were also 33 broken telephone poles on Highway 96 around the town of Towner.

Wider weather episode

Strong to severe thunderstorms were expected across much of southern Colorado on this day, especially across the plains. Severe storms did occur late in the day into the evening, with damaging wind gusts the main threats. A few gusts up to around 75-85 mph were also observed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 977410. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.