DENVER — A “high impact wind event” expected to bring up to 90 mph gusts across the Front Range foothills Wednesday ended up beating expectations, with gusts nearing the triple digits later in the afternoon.
Officials from the National Weather Service in Boulder said earlier this morning the strongest wind gusts were expected to occur between 12-5 p.m, with 70-90 mph gusts likely for the area.
High winds did indeed arrive by Wednesday afternoon, with the NCAR Mesa Lab southwest of Boulder registering gusts of up to 96 mph, the Arvada RAWS station near Highway 93 registering gusts of up to 93 mph, and Boulder Airport recording 87 mph wind gusts…