High Wind Reports for April 17th

April 17th, 2018 High Wind Event

A strong upper level trough moved across northern Colorado on Tuesday. As the system moved across a strong pacific front accompanied the trough. Strong downward forcing aloft, behind the the trough, allowed for stronger winds aloft to mix down to the surface behind the pacific front. This enhanced wind gusts across the Front Range and adjacent Plains. Widespread gusts from 60 to 80 mph were common as the pacific front moved across the area. This type of set up is typically called a bora wind.

The high winds caused wind damage in some areas, power outages, blown over semi trucks and quite a bit of blowing dust. The blowing dust was so bad in some areas that roads were closed due to very poor visibility.

Here are some of the higher wind gusts that occurred on April 17th.

A list of compiled reports is show below.

Location	County	Peak Gust
1E Lousville	Boulder	89
Jeffco Airport	Jefferson	86
2NW Rocky Flats	Jefferson	83
Superior	Boulder	84
3N Eldorado Springs	Boulder	81
8 S Holyoke	Phillips	81
2NW Loveland	Larimer	80
4 E Buckeye	Larimer	79
Akron-Washington County Airport	Washington	78
3 E Gold Hill	Boulder	78
1 S Cheesman Reservoir	Douglas	74
5NE Broomfield	Broomfield	73
7 NE Ponderosa Park	Elbert	73
7NE Broomfield	Weld	72
2 NNW Longmont	Boulder	72
2 SE Sterling	Logan	72
4 ESE Erie	Adams	72
2SE Wattenburg	Adams	71
4 SE Denver	Denver	71
1 SSW Bennett	Adams	71
5N Loveland	Larimer	70
2 SSE Gold Hill	Boulder	70
Denver International Airport	Denver	70
28E Grover	Weld	69
8NW Limon	Elbert	69
2 W Keenesburg	Weld	69
1 SSW Erie	Weld	69
4 S Mead	Weld	68
Virginia Dale	Larimer	68
Sterling	Logan	68
1 E Boulder	Boulder	68
Briggsdale	Weld	68
2 NE White Ranch Open S	Jefferson	68
Limon Municipal Airport	Lincoln	68
1 N Buckley Angb	Arapahoe	67
1 ESE Strasburg	Arapahoe	67
Superior	Boulder	67
2 NNE Natural Fort Rest	Weld	66
2 SE Loveland	Larimer	66
1 NE Hygiene	Boulder	66
2 N Campion	Larimer	66
2 ENE Wiggins	Morgan	65
8 SSW Grover	Weld	65
2 WSW Gunbarrel	Boulder	64
Akron	Washington	64
9 N Manila Village	Adams	64
3 SW Jefferson	Park	64
Beverly Hills	Douglas	63
4 WNW Woodlin School	Washington	63
Fort Morgan Muni	Morgan	62
3 E Denver	Adams	62
Mead	Weld	62
12 ENE Kiowa	Elbert	62
1 WNW Loveland Pass	Clear Creek	62
5 S Lyons	Boulder	62
1 S Hygiene	Boulder	62
Berthoud Pass	Clear Creek	62
2 ENE Longmont	Boulder	62
8 SE Oea Building	Elbert	62
5 NNW Ramah	Elbert	61
1 NW Glen Haven	Larimer	61
3 NNW Louviers	Douglas	60
4 NNW Nunn	Weld	60
Centennial Airport	Douglas	60
2 E Loveland Heights	Larimer	60
1 SW Pleasant View	Jefferson	60
4 SSW Keenesburg	Weld	60
10 NNE Kremmling	Grand	60
Front Range Airport	Adams	60
Woodrow	Washington	63
4 W Buckley Angb	Arapahoe	59
1 SSE Rocky Flats	Jefferson	59
7 SSW Rand	Jackson	59
3 WSW Fort Lupton	Weld	59
3 ENE Parker	Douglas	59
1 W Brighton	Adams	59
2 S Erie	Broomfield	59
2 NW Genesee	Jefferson	58
Holyoke Airport	Phillips	58
Floyd Hill	Clear Creek	58
2 NW Harmony	Larimer	58
6 ESE Byers	Arapahoe	58
Hugo	Lincoln	58
3 E Elizabeth	Elbert	58
Agate	Elbert	58
Kassler	Douglas	58
2 NE Thornton	Adams	58
Wilkerson Pass	Park	57
7 S Shamrock	Adams	57
1 SE Julesburg	Sedgwick	57
1 WSW Buckley Angb	Arapahoe	57
2 SSW Boulder	Boulder	57
3 E Mountain View	Denver	57
2 SSE Keenesburg	Weld	57
3 NNW Lochbuie	Weld	57
Chatfield Reservoir	Jefferson	57
2 E Edgewater	Denver	57
Berthoud Pass	Grand	56
2 WSW Wattenburg	Weld	56
Grandview Estates	Douglas	56
2 WNW Erie	Boulder	56
5 W Elbert	Elbert	56
2 E Welty	Weld	56
4 E Gold Hill	Boulder	56
Lochbuie	Weld	55
2 SE Boulder	Boulder	55
2 NW Ken Caryl	Jefferson	55
2 WSW Coronado	Jefferson	55
3 NNW Henderson	Adams	55