Colorado Wind Damage Report, September 6, 2026: near Greeley, Evans and Eaton

Preliminary report: based on early NWS storm reports and warning products. We update every report once complete verified NWS data is available, typically within about 10 days.

A severe thunderstorm produced wind damage near Greeley, Evans and Eaton on September 6, 2026. The National Weather Service has logged 2 wind-damage reports so far in and around Red Hawk’s service area for that date; none of them carried a measured gust. Report totals typically grow for several days after a storm; this is the picture as of publication.

Where the Colorado wind reports came from — September 6, 2026

Map of National Weather Service wind reports and the storm-based severe thunderstorm warning polygons in effect over Colorado on September 6, 2026 — National Weather Service wind reports and the storm-based severe thunderstorm warning polygons in effect for September 6, 2026. Report locations are as issued by the NWS. No radar wind estimate is shown — none exists for surface wind.

Every wind report in and around Red Hawk’s service area so far

These are National Weather Service Local Storm Reports — wind an instrument measured or an observer reported, not a radar estimate. Times are MDT. “Measured” means an anemometer reading the NWS flagged as measured (an airport, mesonet or personal weather station); “estimated” means an observer’s estimate; “damage” means the NWS logged what the wind broke, with no speed attached. Speeds are as issued by the NWS.

Location	Wind	Time	Source	Basis	Details
1 NW Garden City	damage	6:58 PM	Public	damage	Large tree blown down on UNC Campus. Damage to car.
1 E Galeton	damage	7:18 PM	Trained Spotter	damage	3 inch diameter tree limbs broken.

By location so far: 1 NW Garden City (1.7 mi from Greeley); 1 E Galeton (8.1 mi from Eaton). An NWS wind report names the nearest place the observer or station reported from, not everywhere the wind blew.

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What the NWS warned for, and what was measured

The National Weather Service issued 2 severe thunderstorm warnings covering the reports in the table, the first at 6:54 PM MDT, warning for winds to 60 mph. A warning's wind figure is the forecaster's radar-based judgment of what the storm could produce, issued ahead of the wind; the figures in the table are what was then measured or observed on the ground. The nearest automated weather station, Greeley/Weld (KGXY, elevation 4,659 ft), 4.4 miles from the 1 NW Garden City report, logged a peak gust of 41 mph (36 kt) at 6:59 PM MDT.

What wind does to an asphalt roof

Wind damages a roof at its edges first. Uplift concentrates along eaves, rakes, ridges and hips and at the corners — the perimeter zones building codes treat as the highest-pressure parts of a roof — and on the slopes facing the wind. The field of the roof is usually the last place to fail.

No gust was measured in the reports for this event, so this report makes no claim about the wind speed at any roof. What the record does establish is that the National Weather Service confirmed wind damage at the locations in the table, inside an area it had warned for damaging winds to 60 mph.

The failure that matters most is invisible from the street: a broken seal strip. A tab lifted by a gust and dropped back in place looks fine, and fails in the next ordinary windy afternoon. Wind damage is progressive, which is why the inspection question is whether the seal was broken, not whether a shingle is missing today.

What to look for if you were under it

Check from the ground, not the roof. Walking a wind-struck roof is how people get hurt, and a lifted tab does not show from up close anyway.
Walk the yard and gutters. Shingle tabs, pieces and granule trails on the ground are the most common first sign.
Look at the edges. Eaves, rakes, ridge and hip caps: lifted, creased, curled or missing tabs, and exposed nail heads.
Check flashing, vent caps and gutters. Wind bends and displaces metal rather than denting it.
Photograph what you find with your phone. Phone photos carry a timestamp. Do not edit them.
Get it inspected. A broken seal strip is invisible from the ground and is the failure that leads to the next one.

Frequently asked questions

Was there wind damage near Greeley, Evans and Eaton on September 6, 2026?

Yes. The National Weather Service has logged 2 wind-damage reports so far near Greeley, Evans and Eaton on September 6, 2026 — 1 NW Garden City: Large tree blown down on UNC Campus. Damage to car.; 1 E Galeton: 3 inch diameter tree limbs broken.. No gust was measured in those reports.

How strong was the wind on September 6, 2026 near Greeley, Evans and Eaton?

No wind speed was measured at the damage locations in the NWS record. The nearest automated weather station, Greeley/Weld (KGXY), 4.4 miles away, logged a peak gust of 41 mph at 6:59 PM MDT; a thunderstorm gust a few miles away can be much stronger or weaker than that.

Was there a severe thunderstorm warning near Greeley, Evans and Eaton on September 6, 2026?

Yes. The National Weather Service issued 2 severe thunderstorm warnings covering the area near Greeley, Evans and Eaton, the first at 6:54 PM MDT, warning for winds to 60 mph. A warning's wind figure is the forecaster's radar-based judgment of what the storm could produce, issued ahead of the wind; the figures in the table are what was then measured or observed on the ground.

Could my roof have wind damage from this?

Possibly, and it would not necessarily show from the street. Wind lifts and creases shingles along eaves, rakes, ridges and hips and on the slopes facing the wind, and its most common damage — a broken seal strip under a tab that dropped back into place — is invisible from the ground and fails progressively in later wind. Roof age and sealant condition change the outcome house by house.

How do I check my roof for wind damage?

From the ground, never by climbing up. Walk the yard and gutters for shingle pieces and granule trails, then look at the roof edges for lifted, creased or missing tabs and exposed nail heads, and at flashing, vent caps and gutters for bent or displaced metal. Photograph anything you find with your phone.

Is wind damage different from hail damage?

Yes. Hail bruises the field of the roof at random points; wind lifts, creases and tears shingles along the edges and on the windward slopes, and it gets worse with each later wind. They are inspected and documented separately, and one storm can do both.

Red Hawk tracks every hail and damaging-wind day across the Front Range. See our other storm reports for the rest of the 2026 season.

Nearby cities and their storm histories

Not sure what to do first? Start with emergency roof repair after a storm: the first 24 hours and our storm damage roof repair service page.

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Storm figures are National Weather Service Local Storm Reports for Colorado on September 6, 2026 (local time), retrieved from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive as of September 8, 2026 and de-duplicated; wind speeds are as issued by the NWS in miles per hour. Warning polygons and wind figures are from the NWS storm-based warning products. Airport gusts are from the IEM ASOS archive, converted from knots. No radar wind estimate is used. Wind-resistance figures are from published shingle standards and impact research. Storm reports indicate where damaging wind occurred; only a physical inspection establishes whether a specific roof was damaged.