Thunderstorm Wind, Mesa
- When
- October 8, 5:15 PM MST to 5:16 PM MST
- Where
- Mesa County, 2 mi E of Fruita
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.150, -108.700
Damaging Wind in Colorado, October 8, 2005
Strong winds along 20 Road downed a large tree which hit power lines and cut off electricity to at least one residence. The falling tree also cracked a storm window.
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
- $5,000
- 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.
Strong winds along 20 Road downed a large tree which hit power lines and cut off electricity to at least one residence. The falling tree also cracked a storm window. Additionally, the wind blew down a gazebo and tore the roof off a shed.
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:16 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
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- Flooding in New Hampshire, October 8 to 10, 2005
- Flooding and Strong Wind in Maryland, October 8, 2005
- Flash Flood and Flood in Pennsylvania, October 8 to 9, 2005
- Flooding in Massachusetts, October 8 to 9, 2005
- Flood in Pennsylvania, October 8 to 9, 2005
- Flooding in Maine, October 8 to 10, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Pennsylvania, October 8 to 9, 2005
- Flash Flood and Flood in Pennsylvania, October 8 to 9, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New Jersey, October 8 to 10, 2005
- Flood and Strong Wind in District of Columbia, October 8, 2005
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, October 8, 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: 5477884.