Power outages from Colorado's weekend windstorm continue Monday

Fort Collins Coloradoan

The weekend windstorm that left 150,000 people without power, uprooted trees and closed roads has finally moved out of Colorado.

Here is a look at the aftermath, including continued power outages, top wind speeds and how common such wind events are in Colorado:

Power outage pain from wind continues into Monday morning

As of 6 a.m. Monday, April 8, Poudre Valley REA said power remained off for 265 members, down from more than 13,000 at the height of the storm.

Crews will return to work Monday morning in these areas where power remains off:

As of 6 a.m. Monday morning, Xcel Energy reported 55,424 customers were out of power in Colorado, mostly in the Denver area.

In the Fort Collins area, there remained 14 outages impacting 328 customers.

Up to 150,000 customers lost power during the peak of the event.

Here are official top wind speeds as reported by the National Weather Service:

Fort Collins area

Statewide

The National Weather Service recorded more than 40 wind gusts of 75 mph or more during the April 6-7 storm.

Still, April pales in comparison to other months with strong windstorms with gusts exceeding 70 mph. Winter is when we get our big wind events.

Here is a look by month at winds exceeding 70 mph at the National Weather Service office in Boulder since 1969: