Thunderstorm Wind, Eagle
- When
- October 5, 4:55 PM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eagle County, (Ege)eagle
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.650, -106.833
Damaging Wind in Colorado, October 5, 2005
Thunderstorm outflow winds produced wind gusts to 71 mph at the Eagle Airport and sent a number of loose objects airborne. Another anemometer at the airport measured gusts to 89 mph, though this measurement was considered suspect due to the lack of significant wind damage.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.
Thunderstorm outflow winds produced wind gusts to 71 mph at the Eagle Airport and sent a number of loose objects airborne. Another anemometer at the airport measured gusts to 89 mph, though this measurement was considered suspect due to the lack of significant wind damage. An aircraft landed and taxied off the Eagle Airport runway just seconds prior to the gust front's arrival.
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 135 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:59 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Florida, October 5, 2005
- Blizzard in North Dakota, October 5, 2005
- Tropical Storm in Georgia, October 5 to 7, 2005
- Tornado in Georgia, October 5, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Montana, October 5, 2005
- High Surf in Hawaii, October 5 to 8, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Georgia, October 5 to 7, 2005
- Tropical Storm in Georgia, October 5 to 6, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Montana, October 5, 2005
- Blizzard in North Dakota, October 5 to 6, 2005
- Tropical Storm in Georgia, October 5 to 6, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, October 5, 2005
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, October 2005
Sources
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: 5477887.