Denver Metro Area Windstorm: Power Outages, Property And Vehicle Damage

The strong winds are gone, but many people across the Denver metro area will be spending Wednesday cleaning up the damage the 70 and even 80 mph gusts left behind. Tuesday’s winds knocked down trees and street signs, blew over semis, spread fires and shattered windows Tuesday afternoon. They also caused widespread power outages. On Wednesday Xcel Energy was working to restore power to thousands of customers. A total of 10,000 customers were without power in the metro area in the morning. Some schools are closed Wednesday due to issues related to the windstorm.