DENVER — Strong wind gusts were felt throughout parts of Colorado on Tuesday, with the National Weather Service issuing a high wind warning for the Front Range mountains and northern foothills. The weather caused several power outages, some semis to overturn on major highways , and an avalanche watch was issued for the Park Range.

Greg Heavener, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said there has not been a high wind warning since late October and that gusts of 90-plus miles an hour had been recorded just to the west of Boulder.

“We have a low pressure that's being created in parts of eastern Colorado, and a high pressure over on the west slopes, say like Grand Junction. The difference in high and low pressure, depending on how tight, how close the pro

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