Dangerous Winds Cause Deadly Colorado Pileup Sparks Fast-Moving Plains Wildfires

Colorado weather: Strong winds create hazardous driving, fire conditions in southern part of state

The strongest wind gusts are forecast south of Interstate 70, and a red flag warning will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday for Lincoln and Elbert counties.

Colorado windstorm causes fatal I-25 pileup crash, fuels Eastern Plains wildfire

A deadly windstorm ripped across Colorado’s Front Range and Eastern Plains on Tuesday, causing a massive pileup on Interstate 25 that killed four people. Wind fueled a wildfire, cut power to hundreds of homes and delayed or canceled more than 1,100 flights at Denver International Airport. Widespread winds over 60 mph swept through Colorado communities east of Interstate 25, reaching 73 mph southeast of Lamar and 72 mph in Cheyenne County, accord…

Dangerous winds cause deadly Colorado pileup sparks fast-moving Plains wildfires

Powerful winds kicking up dust across the Plains contributed to multiple fatal crashes and sparked rapidly spreading wildfires on Tuesday.