High winds developed in the early morning hours of May 6, 2024 across the Front Range of Colorado, and spread onto the nearby adjacent plains during the day. A burst of high winds over Douglas County and the far southeast portions of metro Denver between 6 and 7 am produced some tree damage, and 12 planes were damaged at Centennial Airport where a wind gust to 75 mph was recorded!
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Denver CO 838 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024 ...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS... Location Speed Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Colorado... ...Adams County... Aurora I-70/Airport Blvd 56 MPH 1042 PM 05/06 39.76N/104.78W Aurora 55 MPH 0715 AM 05/06 39.75N/104.80W Bennett 53 MPH 0651 AM 05/06 39.74N/104.43W Aurora I-70/Airport Blvd 51 MPH 0800 AM 05/06 39.77N/104.79W FEDERAL HEIGHTS 50 MPH 0745 AM 05/06 39.86N/105.02W ...Arapahoe County... Aurora 76 MPH 0745 AM 05/06 39.59N/104.70W 2 SSE Centennial 75 MPH 0628 AM 05/06 39.57N/104.85W 4 ESE Foxfield 68 MPH 0815 AM 05/06 39.57N/104.73W Bennett 63 MPH 0710 AM 05/06 39.61N/104.51W 10 E Arapahoe Park 63 MPH 0738 AM 05/06 39.61N/104.51W Greenwood Village I-25/Orcha 62 MPH 0639 AM 05/06 39.61N/104.89W Dry Creek 60 MPH 0631 AM 05/06 39.58N/104.88W 3 SSW Arapahoe Park 58 MPH 0415 AM 05/06 39.59N/104.70W Englewood 57 MPH 0630 AM 05/06 39.57N/104.83W 3 SSE Aurora 56 MPH 0622 AM 05/06 39.67N/104.79W Aurora 56 MPH 0627 AM 05/06 39.67N/104.79W 1 ESE Greenwood Village 55 MPH 0619 AM 05/06 39.61N/104.89W 2 SW Foxfield 54 MPH 0635 AM 05/06 39.57N/104.83W ...Boulder County... 3 SSW Boulder 80 MPH 1036 AM 05/06 39.99N/105.27W 1 NE Crisman 76 MPH 1150 AM 05/06 40.05N/105.35W 2 WSW Brainard Lake 76 MPH 0720 PM 05/06 40.06N/105.62W 4 ENE Nederland 74 MPH 0811 PM 05/06 39.99N/105.45W Nederland 73 MPH 0610 PM 05/06 39.99N/105.45W Wondervu 72 MPH 0545 PM 05/06 39.91N/105.38W Louisville US 36 Overlook 71 MPH 0810 AM 05/06 39.97N/105.19W Sunshine 69 MPH 1256 PM 05/06 40.08N/105.35W 2 NNW Superior 65 MPH 0205 PM 05/06 39.95N/105.16W Boulder Fairview 65 MPH 0415 PM 05/06 39.97N/105.25W Ward 65 MPH 0803 PM 05/06 40.10N/105.50W 2 SSW Boulder 64 MPH 0620 AM 05/06 40.01N/105.26W Boulder Flatiron 64 MPH 0931 AM 05/06 39.96N/105.27W 1 NE Sunshine 62 MPH 0608 AM 05/06 40.08N/105.35W Nederland 60 MPH 0500 PM 05/06 39.96N/105.50W 1 NE Crisman 59 MPH 0640 AM 05/06 40.05N/105.35W Longmont 59 MPH 0159 PM 05/06 40.15N/105.27W 1 NNE Boulder 58 MPH 0957 AM 05/06 40.04N/105.24W Longmont 58 MPH 0230 PM 05/06 40.13N/105.23W Boulder 58 MPH 0250 PM 05/06 39.96N/105.37W Heil Ranch 57 MPH 0231 PM 05/06 40.17N/105.30W 5 S Lyons 56 MPH 0607 AM 05/06 40.15N/105.27W 3 ENE Marshall 56 MPH 0608 AM 05/06 39.97N/105.19W Boulder 56 MPH 0735 AM 05/06 40.03N/105.23W Boulder 56 MPH 1230 PM 05/06 39.96N/105.24W Boulder North West 54 MPH 0215 PM 05/06 40.05N/105.29W Lafayette 53 MPH 0415 AM 05/06 40.06N/105.12W 2 NW Marshall 53 MPH 0515 AM 05/06 39.97N/105.25W 2 NNE Ward 53 MPH 0603 AM 05/06 40.10N/105.50W 1 E Boulder 53 MPH 0635 AM 05/06 40.03N/105.23W Lafayette 52 MPH 1052 AM 05/06 39.99N/105.11W Longmont 52 MPH 1115 AM 05/06 40.12N/105.26W Louisville 52 MPH 0300 PM 05/06 39.96N/105.15W Crescent Village 52 MPH 1125 PM 05/06 39.91N/105.33W Boulder US 36/Baseline Rd 51 MPH 1244 PM 05/06 40.00N/105.26W Ward 50 MPH 1036 AM 05/06 40.08N/105.50W Boulder Baseline Reservoir 50 MPH 1140 AM 05/06 40.00N/105.20W Boulder 50 MPH 1215 PM 05/06 40.06N/105.29W Longmont 50 MPH 0905 PM 05/06 40.20N/105.15W ...Broomfield County... Broomfield 55 MPH 0105 PM 05/06 39.89N/105.14W Broomfield I-25/Highway 7 50 MPH 0523 AM 05/06 40.00N/104.98W ...Clear Creek County... I-70 Empire Junction 86 MPH 0152 PM 05/06 39.76N/105.66W I-70 Dumont 79 MPH 0858 PM 05/06 39.76N/105.59W I-70 Georgetown Lake 72 MPH 1124 PM 05/06 39.73N/105.69W Corral Creek 70 MPH 0658 PM 05/06 39.64N/105.46W I-70 Herman Gulch 65 MPH 0536 AM 05/07 39.70N/105.86W I-70 Idaho Springs 63 MPH 0716 PM 05/06 39.74N/105.50W I-70 E of Dumont 63 MPH 1129 PM 05/06 39.76N/105.56W I-70 West Idaho Springs 61 MPH 0836 PM 05/06 39.74N/105.53W Downieville 60 MPH 0818 PM 05/06 39.77N/105.61W I-70 Floyd Hill 58 MPH 1029 PM 05/06 39.72N/105.41W EVERGREEN 53 MPH 0125 PM 05/06 39.67N/105.40W Dfpc Portable 2 53 MPH 1245 AM 05/07 39.60N/105.49W Silver Plume 52 MPH 0604 PM 05/06 39.70N/105.76W I-70 Fall River Rd 52 MPH 0250 AM 05/07 39.75N/105.55W ...Denver County... Denver I-25/University Blvd 58 MPH 0626 AM 05/06 39.68N/104.96W Denver I-70/Pecos 57 MPH 0359 AM 05/06 39.78N/105.00W Denver I-70/Central Park 57 MPH 0713 AM 05/06 39.78N/104.88W Denver I-70/Peoria St 57 MPH 0715 AM 05/06 39.77N/104.85W 2 SE Denver Intl Airport 56 MPH 0237 AM 05/06 39.85N/104.65W Denver Intl Airport 56 MPH 0237 AM 05/06 39.85N/104.65W Denver I-70/Washington 56 MPH 0211 PM 05/06 39.78N/104.97W Denver I-70/Quebec 55 MPH 1134 PM 05/06 39.78N/104.90W Denver I-70/Peoria St 54 MPH 0721 AM 05/06 39.77N/104.85W Denver I-25/Alameda 53 MPH 0210 PM 05/06 39.71N/105.00W Denver I-70/Dahlia St 53 MPH 1102 PM 05/06 39.78N/104.93W Denver I-25/6th Avenue 52 MPH 0209 PM 05/06 39.73N/105.02W Denver I-25/51st Ave 51 MPH 0358 AM 05/06 39.79N/104.99W DON````T USE I-25/I-70 51 MPH 0643 AM 05/06 39.78N/104.99W Denver I-70/Colorado Blvd 51 MPH 0732 AM 05/06 39.78N/104.94W Denver I-70 and I-225 51 MPH 0733 AM 05/06 39.77N/104.83W Denver I-70/York St 51 MPH 1229 PM 05/06 39.78N/104.96W Denver I-70/Monaco 51 MPH 1133 PM 05/06 39.78N/104.91W Denver I-25/I-70 flyover 50 MPH 0713 AM 05/06 39.78N/104.99W ...Douglas County... Greenland 1 NW 79 MPH 0551 AM 05/06 39.21N/104.86W Greenland 78 MPH 0622 AM 05/06 39.18N/104.85W I-25 and C470 70 MPH 0641 AM 05/06 39.56N/104.87W 2 NNE Lone Tree 68 MPH 0630 AM 05/06 39.56N/104.87W 2 SSE Centennial 64 MPH 0653 AM 05/06 39.56N/104.85W I-25 and C470 63 MPH 0628 AM 05/06 39.56N/104.87W 2 NNW Greenland 62 MPH 0258 AM 05/06 39.21N/104.86W Carpenter Peak 60 MPH 0457 AM 05/06 39.42N/105.08W 2 NE Lone Tree 58 MPH 0402 AM 05/06 39.56N/104.85W Castle Rock 58 MPH 0630 AM 05/06 39.39N/104.81W Castle Rock 58 MPH 0650 AM 05/06 39.28N/104.76W 5 S Castlewood Canyon 57 MPH 0620 AM 05/06 39.28N/104.76W 2 SSW Roxborough Park 55 MPH 0357 AM 05/06 39.42N/105.08W 1 S Greenland 55 MPH 0430 AM 05/06 39.18N/104.85W Polhemus 54 MPH 0354 AM 05/06 39.25N/105.13W Parker 53 MPH 0550 AM 05/06 39.52N/104.73W Franktown 52 MPH 0720 AM 05/06 39.39N/104.75W I-25 Founders Point 51 MPH 0841 AM 05/06 39.42N/104.88W ...Elbert County... Monument Hill/Kelly Air Park 60 MPH 0955 AM 05/06 39.22N/104.65W Cedar Point 53 MPH 0548 AM 05/06 39.31N/103.83W Elizabeth 52 MPH 0815 AM 05/06 39.32N/104.62W 3 SSW Elizabeth 50 MPH 0545 AM 05/06 39.32N/104.62W ...Gilpin County... Dakota Hill 87 MPH 1115 PM 05/06 39.87N/105.55W Aspen Springs 69 MPH 0915 PM 05/06 39.83N/105.48W Black Hawk 66 MPH 0956 PM 05/06 39.84N/105.47W Pickle Gulch 66 MPH 1224 AM 05/07 39.84N/105.52W Aspen Springs 62 MPH 1225 AM 05/07 39.83N/105.48W Golden 52 MPH 0545 PM 05/06 39.90N/105.40W Pinecliffe 51 MPH 0655 PM 05/06 39.91N/105.43W ...Grand County... Berthoud Pass 77 MPH 0655 AM 05/07 39.80N/105.77W Berthoud Pass 59 MPH 0435 AM 05/06 39.80N/105.77W Granby 51 MPH 0515 AM 05/06 40.10N/105.94W ...Jefferson County... Rocky Flats Hwy 93 and 72 81 MPH 1054 AM 05/06 39.87N/105.24W 2 NW Rocky Flats 81 MPH 1234 PM 05/06 39.91N/105.23W Coal Creek Canyon 73 MPH 0520 PM 05/06 39.87N/105.32W 2 NNW Rocky Flats 69 MPH 0822 AM 05/06 39.91N/105.22W Genesee 68 MPH 1236 PM 05/06 39.71N/105.29W I-70 at C470 68 MPH 0151 PM 05/06 39.71N/105.19W 4 S Crescent Village 67 MPH 0750 AM 05/06 39.87N/105.32W Broomfield Rocky Mtn Metro A 67 MPH 1249 PM 05/06 39.90N/105.10W Arvada 67 MPH 0455 PM 05/06 39.83N/105.20W 2 SW Rocky Flats 63 MPH 0336 AM 05/06 39.87N/105.24W Lakewood 59 MPH 0130 PM 05/06 39.70N/105.15W Arvada 59 MPH 0400 PM 05/06 39.84N/105.17W 1 WSW Chatfield Reservoir 58 MPH 0803 AM 05/06 39.55N/105.08W Littleton C470/Wadsworth 58 MPH 0119 PM 05/06 39.55N/105.08W Westminster US 36 58 MPH 0137 PM 05/06 39.90N/105.08W Alderfer Three Sisters Park 54 MPH 1220 PM 05/06 39.62N/105.36W Conifer 54 MPH 0215 AM 05/07 39.56N/105.37W Conifer 53 MPH 0325 AM 05/06 39.47N/105.26W Wheat Ridge I-70/Kipling 52 MPH 1216 PM 05/06 39.78N/105.10W Arvada 52 MPH 0439 PM 05/06 39.85N/105.16W 3 WSW Crescent Village 51 MPH 0347 AM 05/06 39.91N/105.38W 1 WSW Pleasant View 50 MPH 0339 AM 05/06 39.71N/105.19W Lakewood 50 MPH 0205 PM 05/06 39.65N/105.18W ...Larimer County... Virginia Dale 67 MPH 1139 PM 05/06 40.95N/105.35W I-25 and Buckeye Rd 59 MPH 1106 AM 05/06 40.84N/104.97W Buckeye 59 MPH 0435 AM 05/07 40.81N/105.04W Livermore 58 MPH 0330 PM 05/06 40.71N/105.41W LIVERMORE 57 MPH 0254 PM 05/06 40.70N/105.41W Red Feather RAWS 57 MPH 0432 PM 05/06 40.80N/105.57W 6.9 E Virginia Dale 56 MPH 0720 AM 05/07 40.97N/105.22W Livermore 55 MPH 0333 PM 05/06 40.87N/105.36W 3 WNW Loveland 55 MPH 0630 PM 05/06 40.43N/105.12W Lily Lake 52 MPH 0459 AM 05/06 40.31N/105.54W Loveland 52 MPH 0130 PM 05/06 40.43N/105.12W Christman Air Field 52 MPH 1045 PM 05/06 40.59N/105.14W ...Lincoln County... 7.7 NW Boyero (UPR) 57 MPH 0747 AM 05/06 39.02N/103.35W ...Logan County... I-76 Sterling 56 MPH 1221 AM 05/06 40.62N/103.17W ...Park County... Badger Mtn/Wilkerson Pass 60 MPH 0315 AM 05/06 39.05N/105.52W 5 WNW Wilkerson Pass 58 MPH 0457 AM 05/06 39.08N/105.62W Jefferson 54 MPH 0247 AM 05/06 39.35N/105.84W 1 NNE Wilkerson Pass 54 MPH 0435 AM 05/06 39.05N/105.52W Jones Hill 54 MPH 0158 PM 05/06 39.04N/106.00W Wilkerson Pass 54 MPH 0236 PM 05/06 39.04N/105.53W Bailey 53 MPH 1100 AM 05/06 39.42N/105.46W Kenosha Pass 52 MPH 0254 AM 05/06 39.41N/105.75W Kenosha Pass 50 MPH 0354 AM 05/06 39.41N/105.75W ...Sedgwick County... I-76 Julesburg 59 MPH 0552 PM 05/06 40.97N/102.25W 2.3 NE Ovid (UPR) 51 MPH 0709 PM 05/06 40.99N/102.36W ...Summit County... 2 E Copper Mountain 85 MPH 0900 AM 05/06 39.50N/106.11W 2 S Loveland Pass 70 MPH 0900 AM 05/06 39.63N/105.88W Red Cliff Pass 66 MPH 0715 AM 05/07 39.48N/106.15W 2 SSW Silverthorne 63 MPH 0935 AM 05/06 39.62N/106.10W Denver 63 MPH 0935 AM 05/06 39.62N/106.10W I-70 Copper Mtn 54 MPH 0527 AM 05/06 39.52N/106.15W 1 W Frisco 53 MPH 0608 AM 05/06 39.58N/106.11W I-70 Frisco 53 MPH 0719 AM 05/06 39.58N/106.11W 1.3 Mi W Of Frisco 52 MPH 0949 PM 05/06 39.56N/106.13W I-70 Silverthorne 6 E 50 MPH 0217 AM 05/06 39.66N/105.98W ...Washington County... I-76 Merino exit 54 MPH 1142 PM 05/05 40.35N/103.44W ...Weld County... I-25 at Wyoming Border 61 MPH 1206 PM 05/06 40.99N/104.91W I-25 Berthoud 60 MPH 1028 PM 05/06 40.32N/104.98W I-25 Berthoud Hill 59 MPH 1059 PM 05/06 40.27N/104.98W Briggsdale 58 MPH 0648 PM 05/06 40.76N/104.28W 2 NW Pawnee Buttes 58 MPH 0155 AM 05/07 40.88N/104.00W 4.9 N Nunn (UPR) 55 MPH 1221 PM 05/06 40.77N/104.81W Milliken 54 MPH 0846 PM 05/06 40.35N/104.87W 1 NNE New Raymer 51 MPH 0409 PM 05/06 40.63N/103.83W Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. $$
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