It’s a storm for the record books, strengthening from a run-of-the-mill weather disturbance into a historic cyclone in just 24 hours. The National Weather Service described it as “incredible” and a “Great Plains cyclone of historic proportions.”[A ‘bomb cyclone’ is barreling across the U.S. Here’s when a storm reaches ‘bomb’ status.] Hurricane-force gusts hit Dallas (78 mph) as well as Denver (80 mph) and Colorado Springs (97 mph), which were also enduring blinding snow. Cold air surging down from Canada into the backside of the system is leading to a “dangerous” blizzard from northeast Colorado to northwest Minnesota. https://t.co/VyWINDk3xP pic.twitter.com/TG0rEQCise — NWS (@NWS) March 13, 2019South of Denver, Colorado Springs logged a wind gust of 97 mph, its highest ever recorded.

Source: Washington Post March 13, 2019 15:42 UTC