83mph Mesa Lab. Mobile COVID-19 vaccination buses scheduled to be at Tavelli Elementary School and Olander Elementary School in Fort Collins and Bill Reed Middle Elementary School in Lovelandon Wednesday were canceled due to the weather, the state announced. The Four-Dimensional Data Assimilation module (FDDA) is used in combination with the WRF model for the analysis of two case studies of high tide (on 4 April 2019 and on 12 November 2019) that affected the Venice Lagoon in the recent past. The Colorado Division of Aeronautics considers the 148 mph wind gust above Monarch Pass to be true and accurate, and NWS Pueblo concurs, officials said. 103 White Ranch Open Space. If you have not prepared for the system that is forecast to bring damaging winds of 60 to 80 mph for many foothills and Eastern Plains locations and as high or higher than 100 mph for certain foothills areas, now would be the time. Winds continue. Extremely strong winds in Boulder and to east. Credit: Christina Ardolino via Storyful, Crews remove fallen tree on Whitcomb Street in Fort Collins after high winds, Crews from SavATree removed a fallen tree caused by Wednesday's windstorm from South Whitcomb Street in Fort Collins. Below is a list of significant Boulder area wind events and a table of high wind events per month. Station in place since 1997. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. Strong downslope winds continued across portions of the Front Range Mountains and Foothills on the 1st. You have permission to edit this article. Reporter Miles Blumhardt looks for stories that impact your life. #cowx pic.twitter.com/cFZpnSTnZp. Natl. If inside,avoid windows. On December 30, 2021 the devastating Marshall Fire roared through Superior and portions of Louisville, Colorado. Check out the National Weather Services' map showing wind speeds. Contact him at milesblumhardt@coloradoan.com or on Twitter @MilesBlumhardt. 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Boulder CO | Complete Wind Report & Forecast | WindAlert Boulder CO Favorite Alert Map Widgets Station Info All times Displayed are based on Boulder CO local time. Courtesy of NOAA. 101 Carter Lake. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Use the report to find the wind speed and wind direction today in Boulder Airport. Those 80 and over are lighter pink. Extended Forecast for Boulder CO . Poudre Fire Authority crews responded but have since cleared the scene. Officials said when the heating elements stop performing, there is a loss of data, but not a false spiking up of recorded wind gusts. High Wind Decision Support . Here are ways to prepare: Travel and outdoor activities are not recommended. Peak wind gusts included: 92 near Berthoud Pass, 88 near Gold Hill, 85 at Aspen Springs and 77 near Blackhawk. The system is implemented in the perspective of an operational use for nowcasting of 10 m wind, which will be part of a numerical system aimed at the . Scattered outages affected approximately 2,400 customers in Boulder and Jefferson Counties. Time/General. The highest wind speed officially reported in Colorado is 148 mph in February of 2016 on Monarch Pass. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing. There was a problem saving your notification. These showers will bring our first shot of strong, gusty winds of 40-50 mph. Saturday. Peak wind gusts included: 93 mph near Louisville, 89 mph at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport, 85 mph in southwest Arvada and 79 mph near Marshall. Most of these reports come from Boulder and Pueblo's National Weather Service offices. A peak wind gust of 87 mph just east of Steamboat Springs and snow squall warnings for the mountains before 6 a.m. are signs that one of Colorado's largest wind storms in recent years isbearing down on the Front Range. Very strong winds developed over portions of the Front Range mountains and foothills. The Colorado Department of Transportation shut down Interstate 70 in both directions for a short time late between Beaver Brook and Silverthorne. The highest wind gust reported Wednesday was 107 mph at Lamar Airport. High winds developed in the Front Range mountains and foothills. For updated information, check Poudre Valley REA's Twitter page,@PoudreValleyREA;Facebook page, www.facebook.com/PoudreValleyREA; or website,pvrea.coop/outages. On. Find updates from Thursday in this story rounding up the wind storm's gust speeds as well as its impacts in Larimer County. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Report. 90.4 Boulder NCAR Mesa Lab. 110 Rocky Flats. Reporter Miles Blumhardt looks for stories that impact your life. You can also use the calendar button to select a specific date, or click View Month to see an entire month's worth of archived wind graphs all at once. Be Nice. Roads closed from blowing snow. 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Here are the highest wind gusts today reported to the National Weather Service in Boulder as of 4 p.m. 107 mph - Lamar Airport - Unknown time101 mph - 2 SSW Manitou Springs - Unknown time95 mph 3 NNE White Ranch Open Space 10:25 a.m.94 mph 3 WSW Air Force Academy 10:51 a.m.93 mph 2 WSW Louisville 11:46 a.m.92 mph 6 SSW Colorado Springs 11:31 a.m.92 mph 5 N Colorado Springs 10:46 a.m.91 mph 3 SSW Boulder 10:00 a.m.91 mph 4 SE Air Force Academy 10:58 a.m.90 mph 2 SSE Peterson AFB 12:18 p.m.90 mph 6 SSW Westcliffe 7:46 a.m.89 mph 8 N Peconic 9:48 a.m.89 mph 1 SSW Caon City 9:05 a.m.88 mph 5 N Colorado Springs 10:36 a.m.87 mph 2 NW Rocky Flats 10:35 a.m.87 mph 2 S Cheesman Reservoir 12:23 p.m.85 mph Floyd Hill 12:28 p.m.85 mph 4 WSW Arvada 1:56 p.m.84 mph 5 S Air Force Academy 11 a.m.84 mph 9 S Springfield 9:56 a.m.82 mph 6 SSW Colorado Springs 11:01 a.m.82 mph 4 SW Campo 9:59 a.m.81 mph 6 NE Manitou Springs 10:38 a.m.81 mph 8 S Holyoke 12:58 p.m.81 mph 2 SSW Manitou Springs 11:24 a.m.80 mph 2 NNW Genesee 10:25 a.m.79 mph 3 WNW Loveland 10:59 a.m.78 mph 5 ESE Wetmore 10:58 a.m.77 mph 4 WNW Pueblo West 10:20 a.m.77 mph 2 S Eldorado Springs 10:35 a.m.76 mph 4 ENE Nederland 9:51 a.m.76 mph 4 SE Air Force Academy 10:43 a.m.76 mph 2 NNE Florence 9:55 a.m.75 mph 2 NNW Marshall 10:45 a.m.75 mph 2 ESE Sterling 1:09 p.m.74 mph 1 NE Crisman 10:46 a.m.74 mph 3 SW Swissvale 9:34 a.m.73 mph 2 S Cheesman Reservoir 10:23 a.m.72 mph 11 WSW Fountain 10:58 a.m.71 mph 2 ESE Buckeye 10:35 a.m.71 mph 4 SE Pinecliffe -9:35 a.m.71 mph 5 N Pawnee Pass 1:18 p.m.71 mph 1 E Granada 1:06 p.m.71 mph 17 NW Two Buttes 11:16 a.m.71 mph 5 NE Blende 9:22 a.m.70 mph 1 NE Aspen Springs 10:46 a.m.70 mph 1 N Glen Haven 3 p.m.70 mph 1 NE Arvada 11:08 a.m.70 mph 9 S Springfield 9:56 a.m.70 mph 2 NNE Natural Fort 10:56 a.m.70 mph 5 SW Buena Vista 9:35 a.m.69 mph 3 ENE Nederland 10:45 a.m.69 mph 3 SSW Boulder 9:35 a.m.68 mph 2 SSE Pleasant View 10:16 a.m.68 mph 2 SSW Broomfield 10:56 a.m.68 mph 9 NNW Woodland Park 11:54 a.m.68 mph 1 N Georgetown 10:46 a.m.68 mph 1 NNW Briggsdale 1:49 p.m.68 mph Downieville 1:09 p.m.68 mph 2 WSW Penrose 10:36 a.m.67 mph Floyd Hill 10:25 a.m.67 mph 2 NW Wray 12:55 p.m.67 mph 3 WSW Sterling 1:15 p.m.67 mph 4 ENE Severance 1:05 p.m.67 mph 1 S Lamar 11:35 a.m.67 mph WSW Fountain 11:10 a.m.67 mph 1 SE Peterson AFB 10:54 a.m.66 mph 2 NNW Briggsdale 1:07 p.m.65 mph 2 S Firstview 9:59 a.m.65 mph 4 E Thatcher 11:23 a.m.63 mph 1 WSW Louisville 11 a.m.63 mph 3 SE Pinecliffe 2:30 p.m.62 mph 2 ENE Pueblo 11:30 a.m.61 mph 2 SSW Laporte 10:55 a.m.61 mph 4 E Akron 1 p.m.61 mph 3 WNW Loveland 2:15 p.m.61 mph 14 S Hyde 9:34 a.m.61 mph 1 SSE Pueblo West Noon61 mph 2 WSW Penrose 9:34 a.m.60 mph 1 ENE Estes Park 10:37 a.m.59 mph Downieville 10:25 a.m.59 mph 2 NE Englewood 10:46 a.m.59 mph 2 SSW Denver 10:56 a.m.59 mph 3 WNW Mishawaka 10:16 a.m.59 mph 1 NE Ken Caryl 10:45 a.m.58 mph 2 NE Poncha Springs 9:55 a.m.57 mph 1 S Wellington 1:39 p.m.56 mph 1 SSE Eaton 1:06 p.m.56 mph 2 SE Federal Heights 1:29 p.m.56 mph 5 NNW Nunn 11:01 a.m.56 mph 11 WNW Westplains 10:46 a.m.55 mph Wilkerson Pass 9:55 a.m.55 mph 9 S Pleasant Valley 12:55 p.m.55 mph Fort Morgan 1:39 p.m. Roofs blown off houses and powerlines tipped. During the second high-wind period, NCAR recorded a 130 mph gust. A 2017 report from The Gazette's Matt Steiner indicates that while winds close to 200 miles per hour would certainly be noteworthy, they won't be record-breaking. Here are the highest wind gusts today reported to the National Weather Service in Boulder as of 4 p.m. 107 mph - Lamar Airport - Unknown time 101 mph - 2 SSW Manitou Springs - Unknown time 95 mph - 3 NNE White Ranch Open Space - 10:25 a.m. Here's how those compare to hurricane wind speeds: Category 1: Winds of 74-95 mph Category 2: Winds of 96-110 mph Category 3: Winds of 111-129 mph Category 4: Winds of 130-156 mph Category 5:. Do not ignite any flames outdoors because of strong winds and low humidity. Low: 21 F. or anything. According to data posted by the National Weather Service, wind speeds in Boulder and Douglas counties reached above 90 miles per hour. Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook These winds, often known in our area as downslope winds, can bring gusts of 60 to 100 mph near the foothills in areas such as Fort Collins, Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs, Canon City, Westcliffe, Walsenburg, and Trinidad. It was the first 80 degree temperature recorded in the month of February and established the all-time record for the month. Library, PDF versions of the severe weather bulletin, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), NCAR freq gusts >100 6-9pm 96 in 25 roofs blown off. Again, on January 24, the Chinooks howled down into the area. High resolution images show winds in excess of 100 mph in the foothills from the west Denver metro area north to Boulder and Fort Collins, with the timing of those winds in early afternoon. 92 Rocky Flats (NREL). Error! No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism Let's talk about where all that wind comes from and the current fastest recorded wind gust. Support his work and that of other Coloradoan journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today. As of 2:45 p.m., only 33 customers were without power due to the outage. The highest wind gust reported Wednesday was 107 mph at Lamar Airport. During the second high-wind period, NCAR recorded a 130 mph gust. ( 1:31 p.m. The 5,000 square-foot addition to a church swayed under the force of the wind then collapsed. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. In between those times, at 7:36 p.m., the MYP weather station recorded winds out of the west at 62 mph, with a gust to 148 mph. While there was some concern that issues with the sensor may have resulted in a falsely high reading, this was eventually cleared up by the National Weather Service. Be Proactive. Keep up with how Wednesday's wind speedscompare, and the impacton life in Northern Colorado, by checking our ongoing updates on the wind storm. The search radius can be changed in your settings. In all, 20 gusts of over 120 mph were clocked at NCAR between 1:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. MST. News, travel inspiration, podcasts, & more. strong gusts Mountains. Stronger winds now spreading across the plains with areas of blowing dust and hazardous travel expected. Two trucks also rolled over on I-70 in Georgetown. In Boulder, Colorado, the average high-temperature in January is essentially the same as in December - a still wintry 36.7F (2.6C). Intense wind gusts on the 10th caused power outages and damage to trees, fences and power lines across Boulder County. Grass fire started and spread near Plainview at 93 and 72 and spread quickly due to very dry conditions. Storm system brought winds. As the air descends and warms down the mountains, it will rapidly pick up speed and blow across the low-lying, flatter plains. Fire Weather Decision Support. heavy damage in Boulder area, NCAR: 60-70 Boulder and Rocky Flats widespread but moderate damage, wind 60-70 light widespread damage along front range, much damage to cars, buildings, power-lines, etc. Strong winds blew over a semi-tractor trailer on Interstate 25 near the Wyoming border, no injuries were reported. Colorado Land-Based Wind Speed at 100 Meters; . At the same time the 148 mph gust was recorded at the MYP weather station at the summit of a mountain on Monarch Pass, a 32 mph gust was recorded just 700 feet below at a CDOT weather station. Listed below are some of the highest gusts reported by automated wind sensors across the area on Christmas Day. Pressure-induced wind storms from the west or northwest into the eastern plains can gust as high as 100 mph. Bora in and near Foothills. LAMAR, Colo. (CBS4) - High winds are slamming Colorado on Wednesday. IN OTHER NEWS: A pedestrian bridge in Windsor has become quite polarizing. In one instance, a gust completely unroofed a home, with the roof sailing over two adjacent houses before landing on a third. With that in mind, here's a look at the top wind gusts that eastern Colorado saw on Wednesday. Many highways closed. Time Zone. Use the 'Report' link on Be it news, outdoors, sports you name it, he wants to report it. high winds at 6000-9000. As high winds hit Colorado, we looked back at the state's toprecorded winds prior to Wednesday's storm. The data shared by the weather service was valid as of 11:36 a.m. Wednesday, it noted. From a cold front. 88pmh 3 miles SW Rocky Flats. Gusts are expected to hit up to192 miles per hour, according to mountain forecasting service OpenSummit, though this is subject to change. Large grass fire developed from Marshall. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. #cowx pic.twitter.com/LnQQBCggIQ. Downed power lines caused scattered electrical outages in Boulder and Larimer Counties. The following Colorado wind speeds have been reported by the National Weather Service for Dec. 15, 2021. The National Weather Service office in Pueblo recorded a 107 mph wind gust in Lamar shortly before 9 a.m. Peak wind gusts included: 101 atop Berthoud Pass; 97 near Loveland Pass and 2 miles south-southeast of Gold Hill; 80 at the NCAR Mesa Lab southwest of Boulder and 2 miles southwest of Rocky Flats; and 75 , 4 miles east-northeast of Nederland. 116 mph wind gust reported on Peak 6 in Breckenridge, 90+ mph winds in Boulder, Glen Haven The windy conditions led to travel advisories along I-76 and between Fort Collins and DIA. "Over 5,000 members are currently out, mostly due to a fault with transmission lines feeding the area," according to the tweet. High-profile vehicles and semi-trucks were barred from that area of the interstate until the wind weakened. Editor's note: This story on a high wind warning Wednesday for Colorado has been made free to read due to public safety concerns. What are the current wind gust records in Colorado and the world? PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Contact him atmilesblumhardt@coloradoan.comor on Twitter @MilesBlumhardt. Inconsistent reporting may mean that events are missing or that the wind speeds are not accurate. If outside, be aware of blowing objects and falling tree limbs. With powerful winds in the forecast, potentially nearing 200 miles per hour, some Coloradans will surely ask "what's the fastest wind speed to ever be clocked in the Centennial State?". Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. Dates with gusts greater or equal to 100 MPH are shaded darker pink. Four mobile homes and many cars were damaged, as were nine planes at the Boulder Municipal Airport. The strongest wind ever recorded in the United States not including tornadoes or hurricanes was recorded at the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire, one of the windiest places on earth. The graph is for the current day. Be it news, outdoors, sports you name it, he wants to report it. Why is it so windy?There are two main reasons for Colorado being so windy: pressure differences over the mountains and plains, and Chinook winds. Blowing dirt reduced visibilities to a quarter-of-a-mile at times. We'd love to hear eyewitness Be Truthful. racist or sexually-oriented language. In the metro area, the wind speed hit 95 mph in the foothills of Jefferson County at White Ranch Park and a 91 mph blast was reported in southwest Boulder County, said Ayesha Wilkinson, a. Boulder, CO 80305-3328, Profiler Network Data & Image More: Larimer County school districts host year-end COVID vaccine clinics for students, community. In between those times, at 7:36 p.m., the MYP weather station recorded winds out of the west at 62 mph, with a gust to 148 mph. We have updated our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. Success! In 1971, the city of Boulder recorded a wind gust at 147 mph. The wind sensor stopped reporting wind data later Thursday night. Boulder. The wind toppled dozens of trees near Estes Park and Glen Haven. Extremely strong and widespread winds blew down many trees and closed roads. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph . Between 15 and 20 power poles were also snapped by the winds. After hours and during widespread outage situations, Poudre Valley REA will activate itscall center, which allows the center to take hundreds of member calls during a large outage. ET) 370,000+ Power Outages Across South. Share with Us. at NCAR 2:30am; 20 gusts > ;120 40% of all Boulder buildings damaged. Overnight. Broomfield 89mph. In Glen Haven, two sheds and several decks were damaged by fallen trees. The old record was a 147 mph gust recorded at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder on January 25, 1971, according to the Colorado State Climatologist who told the Weather Service that was the "accepted, yet unofficial highest recorded wind gust in Colorado.". For Xcel Energy Colorado updates, visit its Twitter page,@XcelEnergeyCO; Facebook page,www.facebook.com/XcelEnergyCO; orwebsite,co.my.xcelenergy.com. Blowing/drifting snow. High Winds over Front Range area in afternoon. according tohttps://flightaware.com/live/cancelled/today/KDEN. Several utility poles snapped, and thousands of electricity customers were without power. NCEI maintains a link to PDF versions of the severe weather bulletin going furthe back in time. The highest wind speed officially reported in Colorado is 148 mph in February 2016 on Monarch Pass. From strong storm system. Peak wind gusts included: 66 , 4 miles southwest of Sterling; 64 at Briggsdale and Crook; 63 , 8 miles south of Holyoke; 62 , 8 miles south-southwest of Grover; 60 , 2 miles south-southeast of Denver International Airport; 58 at Akron Municipal Airport and 55 at Greeley Airport. Gust is peak gust in Boulder (or very near) unless indicated. Lamar 107 . In Berthoud, strong winds destroyed a barn. TStorm System brought snow and high winds. Nederland 79mph. The National Weather Service says a new record was set Thursday night for the highest wind gust in the state when a weather station on Monarch Pass recorded a gust of 148 mph. An estimated 40% of all buildings in Boulder suffered at least minor damage between the night of January 16 and the morning of January 17; about 50 homes were damaged badly enough to be uninhabitable. Boulder, luckily, escaped the worst effects of this windstorm, but still saw several hundred thousand dollars of damage in the area. Main wind event starts 9-11 am with gusts of 55-70 mph, and 80-100 in/near the foothills! Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Just before 11 a.m. Poudre Valley REA tweeted that they were experiencing outages due to windy conditions in the mountain territories. Wind & weather forecast Boulder 6 mph West 27 F Overcast Data based on our forecast model Facebook Twitter Sunrise 6:31 AM Sunset 5:55 PM Local time 4:35 AM (UTC -7) Elevation 5347.77 ft Forecast Superforecast Report Statistics Webcams Daily forecast as Tables Bird's-eye Print this forecast Embed this forecast Wed, Mar 1 Thu, Mar 2 Fri, Mar 3 The site is secure. Please read and understand the disclaimer before using this information. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure youre on a federal government site. Power went out about 12:19 p.m. Wednesday, according to Xcel's electric power outage map. Seasonal cycle of Boulder winds What causes wave clouds All speeds in MPH unless indicated. As of 3 p.m., Denver International Airport had 485 flight delays and 145 cancellations. High Winds: downslope winds; started 2 fires. Wind speeds hit a high of 107 mph in Colorado Wednesday as hurricane-force winds swept across the Front Range, the National Weather Service said. Notifications from this discussion will be disabled. Our historical wind archives include a wealth of wind graphs & data, going back as far as 30 years in the case of some popular stations. Several trucks had been blown over and some cars received shattered windshields. Locally strong wind gusts occurred in the Front Range mountains and foothills. 2023 AccuWeather, Inc. "AccuWeather" and sun design are registered trademarks of AccuWeather, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Click the arrows to go backward or forward in time. Raw, numerical data:If you're looking for raw numerical data, click here to inquire about our data download packages. To learn more about this windstorm and other major weather events throughout the United States that month, check the January 1982 Storm Data Publication. However, officials said there is typically much more wind at the MYP AWOS weather station than at the CDOT weather station, due to the aerodynamic shape of the mountainside, especially with west winds. The fastest official official being the key word wind speed ever recorded in Colorado was a gust that reached 148 miles per hour in February 2016 on Monarch Pass. A cold front blows off the foothills and odwn onto the plains on the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. The setup showed a classic wind event possible as strong winds flowed down from the mountains of the Continental Divide (commonly known as Chinook or Foehn winds). Here are top wind speeds at three cities: Note: These were measured at Christman Field on the northwest side of Fort Collins. Weather. Sun & Moon. By early afternoon, PVREA reported less than 800 members without power across their service territory, saying Bellvue area members had power restored. Sign up for Denver7 email alerts to stay informed about breaking news and daily headlines. Or, keep up-to-date by following Denver7 on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. A very good summary of how Tides are calculated and a great general FAQ can be found here: http://www.flaterco.com/xtide/faq.html#50. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. roof damage, power, NCAR. 110 Gold Hill. The consistent speed will be much lower, likely somewhere in the 80s. Trees downed Frisco. Scattered rain and snow showers will spill onto the I-25 Corridor and adjacent plains between now and 9 am. Mostly Cloudy. There was an error processing your request. Support his work and that of other Coloradoan journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today. Power-line poles down along 30th Street just west of NOAAs Environmental Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, on January 17, 1982. On Thursday, the weather station on Monarch Pass (MYP) reported thunder and light snow in the vicinity and wind gusts of 98 mph at 7:16 p.m. MST and again at 7:53 p.m. MST. The left side shows the number of days per month a specific weather station reported average winds greater than 15, 20, and 25 miles per hour. The winds battered the county and partially wrecked a school in Central City. Peak wind gusts included: 81 at Berthoud Pass and Genesee; 78 at Loveland Pass and 75 near Glen Haven and Jamestown. OnSite Reports are crowdsourced (user-generated) wind and weather reports, contributed by real people via different applications. Wind Center. Largescale winds from Berthoud Pass to front range. Some of the debris pinned a construction worker; he suffered minor injuries. Brief high winds toward Golden. The winds also hit the Boulder Municipal Airport especially hard, destroying about 20 small planes.