Wind speeds ranged from 50 to 70 mph in the Fort Collins area on Wednesday night, with one town in Larimer County recording near-100 mph winds, the National Weather Service reported. 

Around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13, the town of Glen Haven had wind gusts clocked at 99 mph. Glen Haven is west of Loveland, and north of Estes Park.

January 13 top wind speeds in Northern Colorado

  • Wellington: 77 mph
  • Red Feather Lakes: 74 mph
  • Wyoming border (I-25): 64 mph
  • Greeley: 62 mph
  • Loveland: 56 mph
  • Berthoud: 53 mph
  • Estes Park: 53 mph
  • Fort Collins: 51 mph

 

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