Strong gusty winds blew across portions of extreme northeast Colorado during the morning hours. Peak wind gusts included: 62 mph (54 kts) at Merino, 59 mph (51 kts) at Hereford and 58 mph (50 kts) 4 miles east of Haxtun.
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The episode as NWS BOU wrote it up.
Strong gusty winds blew across portions of extreme northeast Colorado during the morning hours. Peak wind gusts included: 62 mph (54 kts) at Merino, 59 mph (51 kts) at Hereford and 58 mph (50 kts) 4 miles east of Haxtun.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, October 1998
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5672693, 5672694.