DENVER (KDVR) — High winds disrupted weekend plans across the state, with powerful gusts causing power outages and many people canceling their plans.
Winds are expected to be strongest late Saturday into Sunday morning, primarily in the foothills, with gusts up to 160 mph.
As for Denver, wind gusts up to 115 mph are possible.
Dangerous wind gusts prompted Xcel Energy to preemptively cut power to 55,000 customers, mostly in Boulder County, which could last until around noon Sunday.
By Saturday evening, wind gusts in excess of 90 mph were reported in Summit, Larimer and Garfield counties.
These were the highest wind gusts reported as of 8:30 p.m.
- Summit County: 91 mph
- Larimer County: 91 mph
- Garfield County: 90 mph
- Jefferson County: 130 mph
- Boulder County: 137 mph
Wind gust conditions across the state as of 8:30 p.m. Saturday are as follows:
county | position | Wind speed (mph) |
alamosa | 2 S Alamosa | 60 |
archuleta | 2 WNW Pagosa Springs | 54 |
boulder | 1 NE Chrisman | 80 |
boulder | 2 ENE Marshall | 60 |
boulder | 2 NNW Rocky Flats | 87 |
boulder | 2 Audubon Namsan | 81 |
boulder | 3 East-Southeast Niwot | 59 |
boulder | 3 East Pine Cliff | 70 |
boulder | 3S Boulder | 69 |
boulder | 4 ENE Netherlands | 71 |
boulder | 5 West-Northwest Niwot | 59 |
boulder | Netherlands | 60 |
bloomfield | 2 SSW Bloomfield | 60 |
bloomfield | 3 SSE Superior | 57 |
clear creek | 1 N George Town | 74 |
clear creek | 1 SSE Dumont | 69 |
clear creek | 2 WN Brookvale | 63 |
clear creek | floyd hill | 60 |
delta | 12 SE Whitewater | 51 |
denver | Englewood Northeast Route 3 | 63 |
denver | 3 Southwest Commerce City | 60 |
dolores | 7 WNW Dove Creek | 51 |
el paso | 1 SE Peterson Air Force Base | 63 |
Fremont | Florence North Northeast Route 2 | 60 |
Fremont | 3 South Swiss Vale | 60 |
garfield | 1 W Douglas Pass | 90 |
garfield | 10 SSW Douglas Pass | 49 |
garfield | 14 North West Newcastle | 47 |
garfield | 2E Rifle | 51 |
garfield | 7 W Cattle Creek | 45 |
gilpin | 1 NE Aspen Springs | 68 |
gilpin | 3 SE Toland | 71 |
gunnison | 4 NNE Powder Horn | 49 |
Huerfano | 5 N Walsenburg | 67 |
Huerfano | 6S Colorado City | 76 |
Huerfano | 9 NNW Walsenburg | 69 |
jefferson | 1 WSW Chatfield Reserve | 61 |
jefferson | 1 WSW Pleasant View | 57 |
jefferson | 2 North-Northwest Genesee | 69 |
jefferson | 2 Northwest Ken Caryl | 68 |
jefferson | 2 SSE Pleasant View | 66 |
jefferson | 2 SSW Bloomfield | 60 |
jefferson | 2 Southwest Bloomfield | 72 |
jefferson | 3 East Pine Cliff | 67 |
jefferson | 3 SW Rocky Flats | 89 |
jefferson | 4 NNW White Ranch Open | 76 |
jefferson | 4 WNW Arvada | 62 |
kit carson | 1 NNE Flagler | 50 |
kit carson | 17 N Flagler | 58 |
kit carson | 2 NE Flagler | 55 |
kit carson | 5S Burlington | 52 |
kit carson | 8 Northwest Flagler | 60 |
kit carson | 8 Northwest Bethune | 53 |
kit carson | 9 Northwest Peconic | 50 |
La Plata | 3 West South West Oxford | 56 |
Larimar | 2 NNE Pinewood Springs | 61 |
Larimar | 2 SSW Laporte | 66 |
Larimar | 3 ESE Buckeye | 91 |
Larimar | 3 North West Campion | 58 |
Larimar | 3 WNW Mishawaka | 70 |
Larimar | 6 SW car | 82 |
Larimar | red feather lakes | 61 |
Larimar | Timnath | 71 |
Larimar | virginia dale | 69 |
Las Animas | Aguilar Northeast 2 Article | 60 |
Las Animas | 3 ESE Hoene | 67 |
Las Animas | 4 S Weston | 63 |
logan | 2 ESE Sterling | 84 |
logan | 3 WSW Stirling | 69 |
logan | 4 ESE Twin Butte | 57 |
logan | 4 W Petes | 72 |
logan | 5 N Pawnee Pass | 66 |
logan | north sterling reservoir | 67 |
mesa | 12 W Glade Park | 50 |
mesa | 2S Cameo | 55 |
mesa | 3 Northwest Fruitvale | 55 |
mesa | 5 Northwestern Mac | 50 |
mesa | 9 West Southwest Mac | 51 |
moffat | 2 ESE Craig | 49 |
moffat | 2 SW Great Divide | 54 |
moffat | 4 WNW Elk Springs | 48 |
Montezuma | 5 SW Cortez | 54 |
montrose | 2 Northwest Montrose | 61 |
montrose | 7 E Escalante Fork | 47 |
park | 3 SW Jefferson | 71 |
park | 7 West-Northwest Antero Reservoir | 61 |
phillips | 8 S Holyoke | 72 |
Pitkin | 3 Northwest Aspen | 45 |
pueblo | 1 NE Colorado City | 64 |
pueblo | 4 WNW Pueblo West | 62 |
pueblo | 5 ESE Wetmore | 70 |
pueblo | 5 NE Brende | 63 |
pueblo | 5 NNE Pueblo West | 61 |
rio blanco | 1 NE Rangely | 48 |
rio blanco | 13 SSW Rangely | 56 |
rio blanco | Masadona Southeast 18th | 52 |
rio blanco | meeker | 63 |
San Miguel | 5W Telluride | 52 |
summit | 2 ENE Copper Mountain | 91 |
summit | 3 Southeastern Copper Mountain | 83 |
Washington | 1 Northwest Akron | 62 |
welding | 2 NNE Natural Fort | 79 |
welding | 2 NNE New Raymer | 59 |
welding | 2 Northwest Briggsdale | 73 |
welding | 5 N Pawnee Buttes | 66 |
welding | 5 Northwestern Nan | 79 |
welding | 8 SSW Grover | 76 |
welding | naan | 59 |
Yuma | 1 Northwest Yuma | 55 |
Yuma | 2 Northwestern Ray | 61 |
Yuma | 2 SSE Yuma | 66 |
Yuma | 4 E Yuma | 69 |
Yuma | 4 Northeast Idaria | 54 |
Yuma | Hale | 60 |
Winds are expected to continue Saturday night into Sunday afternoon. This article will be updated as more data becomes available.
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