Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post
An exit sign is down along I-70 Wednesday, March 13, 2019, as the bomb cyclone picks up in Colorado. Getting your player ready...
COLORADO SPRINGS — The National Weather Service says winds reached a record 96 mph in Colorado Springs during last week’s blizzard.
The 96-mph gust was measured at 1:04 p.m. on March 13 during the bomb cyclone storm that hit the state.
The previous wind gust record was 78 mph, which was recorded in both 1999 and 2017.
