A strong cold front brought damaging winds and wildfires to parts of southern Colorado.  Some of the highest wind gusts included 73 mph 5 miles southwest of South Fork in Rio Grande county and at the airport near Salida in Chaffee county, 72 mph at both Palmer Lake in northern El Paso county and 12 miles southwest of Creede in Mineral county.  A wildfire spread from a neighborhood burning pit near the Great Sand Dunes National Monument in Alamosa county, where about 5000 acres of grass and juniper burned.  On Fort Carson in southern El Paso county 800 acres of grass was consumed when a power line sparked after being blown down.  In Kiowa county a prescribed burn got out of control and burned large amounts of grassland west of Arlington, which was evacuated for a time.  Power lines were blown down in southwest Fremont county, resulting in a power outage for about 2 hours for around 400 customers around Hillside, Texas Creek, and Howard.  A few trees were brought down in Pueblo, including City Park.  In Fountain, in El Paso county, a section of a roof at an apartment complex was ripped off, damaging three vehicles.

High Wind in LA GARITA MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 11:35:00 to 18-APR-00 11:35:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 61 E
Reported by: UNKNOWN

High Wind in UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY/SALIDA AND VICINITY, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 12:00:00 to 18-APR-00 12:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 62 M
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind in WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 14:00:00 to 18-APR-00 14:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 61 E
Reported by: UNKNOWN

High Wind in UPPER PURGATOIRE RIVER BASIN/TRINIDAD AND VICINITY, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 14:50:00 to 18-APR-00 14:50:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 51 M
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 13:00:00 to 18-APR-00 13:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 61 E
Reported by: UNKNOWN

High Wind in NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 14:34:00 to 18-APR-00 14:34:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 63 M
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 14:00:00 to 18-APR-00 14:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 62 E
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 14:00:00 to 18-APR-00 14:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 61 E
Reported by: UNKNOWN

High Wind in NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY/DEL NORTE AND VICINITY, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 13:00:00 to 18-APR-00 13:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 61 E
Reported by: UNKNOWN

Wildfire in ALAMOSA, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 13:00:00 to 19-APR-00 14:00:00 (MST)
Location: ALAMOSA
Magnitude: 5000 
Reported by: PARK/FOREST SERVICE

High Wind in UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN/WALSENBURG AND VICINITY, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 15:00:00 to 18-APR-00 15:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 50 E
Reported by: UNKNOWN

High Wind in PUEBLO AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTIES/PUEBLO AND VICINITY, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 14:00:00 to 18-APR-00 14:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 50 E
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

High Wind in EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 11:35:00 to 18-APR-00 12:35:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 63 M
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Wildfire in KIOWA, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 16:00:00 to 18-APR-00 22:00:00 (MST)
Location: ARLINGTON
Reported by: PARK/FOREST SERVICE

High Wind in CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES/LA JUNTA AND VICINITY, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 19:14:00 to 18-APR-00 19:14:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 50 M
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE/PIKES PEAK, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 15:00:00 to 18-APR-00 15:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 61 E
Reported by: UNKNOWN

High Wind in WESTERN FREMONT AND NORTHERN CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 13:00:00 to 18-APR-00 13:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 61 E
Reported by: UNKNOWN

High Wind in SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/COLORADO SPRINGS AND VICINITY, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 13:02:00 to 18-APR-00 13:02:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 56 M
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in ALAMOSA COUNTY/ALAMOSA AND VICINITY, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 13:03:00 to 18-APR-00 13:03:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 53 M
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Wildfire in EL PASO, COLORADO
From 18-APR-00 16:00:00 to 18-APR-00 22:00:00 (MST)
Location: (FCS)FT CARSN AAF CO
Magnitude: 800 
Reported by: PARK/FOREST SERVICE