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What Causes Spring Winds in the Four Corners?

Austin Cope
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KSJD News

Many locals know spring is wind season in the Four Corners.

Over the past week there have been two red flag warnings for Southwestern Colorado, and gusty winds commonly occur between the months of March and June. According to Cortez weather observer and meteorologist Jim Andrus, variations in atmospheric pressure and differences in temperature cause wind in genera. In spring, that pattern becomes more predictable. KSJD's Austin Cope sat down with Andrus to learn more about what causes spring winds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Austin Cope is a former Morning Edition host for KSJD and now produces work on a freelance basis for the station. He grew up in Cortez and hosted a show on KSJD when he was 10 years old. After graduating from Montezuma-Cortez High School in 2010, he lived in Belgium, Ohio, Spain, northern Wyoming, and Himachal Pradesh, India before returning to the Cortez area. He has a degree in Politics from Oberlin College in Ohio.
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