Strongest wind gusts recorded across Colorado Wednesday, Thursday

Strong winds rocked part of the Front Range overnight Wednesday into Thursday.

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Dec 19, 2024 - 15:38

Strongest wind gusts recorded across Colorado Wednesday, Thursday

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DENVER (KDVR) — While December's weather has been pretty moderate for this time of the year, strong winds rocked part of the Front Range overnight Wednesday into Thursday.

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The Pinpoint Weather team issued a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for strong winds across the Front Range, foothills and mountains. Some areas above 9,000 feet were expected to see gusts exceeding 60 miles an hour.

According to the National Weather Service, one area saw gusts in the triple digits.

The peak of the wind event occurred between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. on Thursday, causing power outages for nearly 5,000 customers in Cleark Creek and Gilpin County.

Strongest wind gusts recorded Wednesday-Thursday

Here are the highest recorded wind gusts across Colorado from Dec. 18-19, according to NWS:

Location	County	Gust (mph)
1 W Wallstreet	Boulder	102
4 NNW White Ranch Open Space	Jefferson	97
1 S Wallstreet	Boulder	93
3 SE Tolland	Gilpin	85
2 SW Owl Canyon	Larimer	83
1 NE Crisman	Boulder	81
2 WSW Brainard Lake	Boulder	81
1 SSW Brookvale	Clear Creek	80
3 ESE Buckeye	Larimer	77
Aspen Springs	Gilpin	76
2 NNW Central City	Gilpin	76
3 SSE Pinewood springs	Boulder	74
1 NE Aspen Springs	Gilpin	72
1 ESE Downieville	Clear Creek	72
2 SSW Laporte	Larimer	71
4 NNE Buckeye	Larimer	71
4 NE Nederland	Boulder	71
3 S Boulder	Boulder	70
3 ESE Pinecliffe	Boulder	69
2 WNW Brookvale	Clear Creek	67
3 SW Rocky Flats	Jefferson	66
2 NNW Marshall	Boulder	65

National Weather Service Boulder

The Pinpoint Weather Alert Day has since expired, and Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Travis Michels said the winds over the foothills will continue to slow throughout Thursday.

Temperatures on Thursday will be above average in the upper 50s.