An upper level disturbance and strong surface low pressure combined to bring high winds across much of the area. where some trees were downed and power outages occurred.
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The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.
An upper level disturbance and strong surface low pressure combined to bring high winds across much of the area. Most winds were just above 50 mph...but in the lee of the Wet Mountains in Pueblo county winds gusted to 70 and 97 mph...at Rye and Beulah respectively...where some trees were downed and power outages occurred. Minor damage occurred 15 miles south of Pueblo at a subdivision.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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Every storm in Colorado in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, May 2000
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5144974, 5144975.