Gusts at NCAR’s Foothills Lab were clocked at 75 miles per hour, while 80-mph winds were recorded about 25 miles north of Boulder. Some NCAR employees who were blown across the parking lot or observed windows shaking in the Mesa Lab estimate that gusts on the mesa might have been as high as 100 mph.
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First day to your site, man you are one active poster. I’ve learned some things and had some laughs. Thanks. This post is a great example, massive winds and the pics in the story show people laughing in the halls, making scary faces with flashlights. In a way, a great testament to human spirit. Thanks to SUYTS site, James and Latitude for referring you. Keep up the awesome job,
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I don’t know how he finds the time to do all of these posts. But, he does a great job!
Occasionally, during spring and fall, Fargo, ND, can get fronts rolling across the plains that produce incredible micro-bursts, some creating wind speeds in excess of 100Mph and able to sustain that for minutes at a time. They will sometimes rip roofs right off. Occasionally these bursts are initially mis-identified as tornado’s by damage assessment, but later realized to be nothing more than straight line winds produced by micro-bursts.
You want to feel wind? … go North and experience the winds that roll across the prairie, 40-60Mph is nothing and happens all the time… A calm day in Fargo is more rare.
You want to feel wind? Stand out on a beach as a Hurricane rolls up on it for 12+ hours….
No doubt that micro-bursts are powerful, but do they sit in one spot for a day and dump a foot of rain on one spot?? There’s a reason why Hurricanes are a big deal.
Likewise here in Southern California, especially Nov – Dec when the Santa Anas hit. You live anywhere near the foothills – hope you have a strong roof. Typical wind speed in the 40 – 60 mph range, with gusts of upward to 85 mph. Next door neighbor lost a 100 ft. wind breaker tree last year. Damage to his roof was extensive. Winds close down Ontario, CA airport.
Thank God for insurance.
These winds hit Boulder once or twice a year. Greater than 120 mph is not uncommon. While attending CU in Boulder I lived in a mobile home. It, and the shed, were required to be tied down by law because of these winds. It is very intimidating to live in a trailer in Boulder County.
Are those caused by Micro-Bursts? … just asking because while I was living up in North Dakota (25yrs) we used to get those once in a while and the local meteorologists labeled them as Micro-Bursts. They could produce straight line winds in excess of 100Mph for minutes at a time. Pretty scary stuff and can blow away an un-tethered mobile home without much trouble.
No, downslope winds off the mountains