Colorado, 2024High Wind and Winter Weather in Colorado, October 29 to 30, 2024
October 29 to 30, 2024 · NWS PUB · 7 events in 6 counties and zones
A trough associated with a strong jet streak developed over southern Colorado created strong winds over the I-25 corridor.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
A trough associated with a strong jet streak developed over southern Colorado created strong winds over the I-25 corridor.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 28, 10:44 PM MST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 10:44 PM MST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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</html>Winter Weather, Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM MST to October 30, 12:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 4 inches of snowfall was reported.
High Wind, Walsenburg Vicinity / Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft
- When
- October 29, 11:22 AM MST
- Where
- Walsenburg Vicinity / Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.685, -104.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mesonet 9 miles northwest of Walseburg.
High Wind, Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- October 29, 12:16 PM MST
- Where
- Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An AWOS at Fort Carson army base reported the gust.
High Wind, Trinidad Vicinity / Lower Huerfano River Basin & Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft
- When
- October 29, 12:42 PM MST
- Where
- Trinidad Vicinity / Lower Huerfano River Basin & Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.316, -104.039 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trinidad's Perry Stokes airport reported the gust.
High Wind, Pueblo Vicinity / Pueblo County Below 6300 Ft
- When
- October 29, 12:50 PM MST
- Where
- Pueblo Vicinity / Pueblo County Below 6300 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.173, -104.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mesonet in Colorado City reported the gust.
High Wind, Springfield Vicinity / Baca County
- When
- October 29, 1:32 PM MST
- Where
- Springfield Vicinity / Baca County forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.319, -102.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Springfield, KSPD, reported the gust.
Winter Weather, Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- October 29, 8:58 PM MST to October 30, 8:58 PM MST
- Where
- Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 1.6 inches of snow reported.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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