Strong winds developed across portions of eastern Colorado during the day. Wind gusts ranging from 54 mph to 65 mph were recorded across Cheyenne county.
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Strong winds developed across portions of eastern Colorado during the day. Wind gusts ranging from 54 mph to 65 mph were recorded across Cheyenne county. The strong winds also led to some dust storm conditions near the town of Kit Carson.
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NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 17, 9:48 AM MST, 55 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 230 AM MST Fri Jan 17 2025 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-181200- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas- Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- Red Willow- 230 AM MST Fri Jan 17 2025 /330 AM CST Fri Jan 17 2025/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... Snowfall accumulations of a trace to two inches are forecast tonight, mainly west of Highway 25. The highest amounts will be over Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties in Colorado where a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties in Colorado through 2 PM MST Saturday afternoon. Additional snowfall accumulations under an inch are forecast. A prolonged period of very cold air will impact the area Saturday through Monday night. Daytime wind chill readings are forecast to be in the single digits to lower teens above zero Saturday and Sunday with single digits above and below zero Monday. Overnight wind chill readings are forecast to drop into the 5 below to 15 below zero range Saturday night with 10 to 20 below zero readings Sunday night and 15 below to 25 below zero Monday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind, 1 dust storm. Local standard time, as filed.
A mesonet site named UP695 near Aroya, Colorado recorded a 65 mph wind gust. An additional wind gust of 59 mph was also recorded 2 E Arapahoe at a mesonet site named UP694.
COOP observer in the town of Kit Carson reported visibilities in blowing dust down to around 250 yards in town. He did mention that the visibilities improved by the time of the report. No information is known about the start time of the dust but based on surrounding observations winds began gusting above 58 mph around 10:43 local time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, January 2025
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: 1225640, 1225641.