Fierce Friday winds slammed Colorado’s northern Front Range to finish out the last workweek of fall. In some spots, wind gusts in Boulder County were comparable to a category 2 hurricane.
As of early evening on Friday, one of the strongest gusts was 112 mph near Marshall in Boulder County. Category 1 hurricane winds are 74 to 95 mph and category 2 hurricane winds run from 96 to 110 mph. Here is a look at some of the higher gusts.
112 MPH , 3 NW Marshall, Boulder, CO110 MPH , Sunshine, Boulder, CO102 MPH ,2 WNW Niwot, Boulder, CO99 MPH , 1 NE Crisman, Boulder, CO97 MPH , 1 S Wallstreet, Boulder, CO96 MPH , 2 SW Hygiene, Boulder, CO95 MPH , 3 S Carter Lake, Larimer, CO94 MPH , 3 N Berthoud Pass, Grand, CO92 MPH , 5 N Boulder, Boulder, CO90 MPH , 1 SSW Brookvale, Clear Creek, CO90 MPH , 6 S Lyons, Boulder, CO89 MPH , 3 WSW Bellvue, Larimer, CO88 MPH , 1 NNE Boulder, Boulder, CO85 MPH , 3 NW Boulder, Boulder, CO84 MPH , 2 WNW Brookvale, Clear Creek, CO81 MPH , 3 ESE Pinecliffe, Boulder, CO81 MPH , 1 NE Eldorado Springs, Boulder, CO81 MPH , 3 WNW Mishawaka, Larimer, CO80 MPH , 4 ENE Nederland, Boulder, CO80 MPH , 2 SW Wallstreet, Boulder, CO77 MPH , 2 S Cheesman Reservoir, Douglas, CO76 MPH , 1 E Berthoud Pass, Clear Creek, CO75 MPH , 4 SSW Lyons, Boulder, CO74 MPH , 1 SE Raymond, Boulder, CO73 MPH , 4 ESE Estes Park, Larimer, CO73 MPH , 4 NNW White Ranch Open, Jefferson, CO71 MPH , 3 ESE Buckeye, Larimer, CO70 MPH , 2 N Jamestown, Boulder, CO69 MPH , 2 NNE Floyd Hill, Jefferson, CO68 MPH , 2 NE Wah Keeney Park, Jefferson, CO64 MPH , 1 SW Evergreen, Jefferson, CO64 MPH , 2 NW Superior, Boulder, CO63 MPH , Red Feather Lakes, Larimer, CO63 MPH , 3 S Pine Grove, Jefferson, CO61 MPH , 1 SSW Erie, Weld, CO61 MPH , 3 E Pinewood Springs, Larimer, CO59 MPH , 2 S Winter Park, Grand, CO59 MPH , 2 NW Masonville, Larimer, CO59 MPH , 2 SSW Boulder, Boulder, CO58 MPH , 3 WNW Loveland, Larimer, CO58 MPH , 6 SW Carr, Larimer, CO
Tens of thousands of people were out of power in Jefferson County, Boulder County and several other counties due to a mix of planned and unplanned outages. The wind forced closures of several highways close to the foothills.
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Wind damage including downed trees were reported in places like the University of Colorado Boulder campus.
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