A mid-December wind storm pushed into Colorado on Wednesday, prompting power outages, school and business closures and traffic impacts for most of the day. Winds blew steadily between 25-35 mph, but some gusts pushed over 100 mph in Colorado’s high country. The wind began picking up speed i n the late morning/early afternoon in the foothills west of Denver, Boulder and Loveland, fueled by a passing cold front north of Colorado. Here are some Colorado locations where wind gusts were reported from the National Weather Service: Peak 6 at Breckenridge: 124 mph Parsenn Bowl summit at Winter Park: 124 mph Dillon: 110 mph Marshall: 109 mph NCAR Mesa Laboratory in south Boulder: 109 mph Winter Park: 103 mph Rocky Flats: 102 mph Berthoud Pass: 102 mph West Arvada: 93 mph Boulder: 91 mph Boulder Airport: 87 mph Dakota Hill: 87 mph Pikes Peak: 86 mph Crisman: 86 mph Broomfield: 83 mph Monarch Pass: 82 mph Loveland Pass: 80 mph Canon City: 73 mph Lyons: 72 mph White Ranch Open Space: 70 mph Pinewood Springs: 69 mph Julesburg: 68 mph Spanish Peaks: 68 mph Cottonwood Pass: 66 mph Buckeye: 64 mph Denver International Airport: 63 mph Leadville: 62 mph Walsenburg: 62 mph Estes Park: 53 mph Red Feather Lakes: 51 mph Chatfield Reservoir: 50 mph Salida: 49 mph Monument: 48 mph Parker: 48 mph Limon: 47 mph Meeker: 47 mph Fort Collins CSU campus: 46 mph Empower Field at Mile High: 45 mph Colorado Springs Airport: 45 mph Springfield: 43 mph Jefferson County Courthouse: 42 mph Gunnison: 40 mph Pueblo West: 40 mph Weld County airport Greeley: 40 mph Downtown Longmont: 27 mph ...read more read less