High Wind — La Junta Vicinity / Otero County, Colorado
December 15, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
70 MG
Area
La Junta Vicinity / Otero County
Event narrative (NOAA)
Airport recorded a 81 MPH gust. Unfortunately there was a direct fatality associated with the damaging winds in La Junta. A city worker was killed while clearing debris from the side of a road and a tree fell on him.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.