PHOTOS: Windstorm slams Colorado

Arvada resident Steven Andrews looks at a large evergreen tree, recently decorated for the holidays, that fell due too high winds at the intersection of West 57th Avenue and Olde Wadsworth Boulevard on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Arvada, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

Chad, no last name given, looks at a large evergreen tree, recently decorated for the holidays, that fell due too high winds at the intersection of West 57th Avenue and Olde Wadsworth Boulevard on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Arvada, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

Charlie Brown’s Bar & Grill employee Stratis Katsaros looks at the damage of a metal roof that blew off the front porch and onto a parked car in front of the bar as Katsaros gets into work on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

Mary Heiman and her five-year old dog Zoe brave the high winds to o for a walk on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

A metal roof that blew off the front porch and onto a parked car sits in front of Charlie Brown’s Bar & Grill on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

A tent at the side of the road in collapsed down from high winds on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

The insulating wrap of a building under construction flaps in the wind on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Littleton, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

A pedestrian walks down 16th Street Mall on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

Two pedestrians walk down North Broadway on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

A pedestrian’s hair blows in front of her face while walking on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

Chad, no last name given, looks at a large evergreen tree, recently decorated for the holidays, that fell due too high winds at the intersection of West 57th Avenue and Olde Wadsworth Boulevard on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Arvada, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette) (Timothy Hurst)

Dorcie Childs walks under the two evergreen trees in his Colorado Springs front yard that were blown over in a wind storm Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. The first one snapped at the trunk and landed on his neighbor’s house to the left and the second one was uprooted and landed on the house he has lived in for 50 years. Gusts more than 100 mph were recorded in the Colorado Springs area. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)

Two semi trucks, one southbound and one northbound, were part of the truck carnage on I-25 Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. These trucks were north of Briargate Pkwy. Over a dozen semi trucks were blown over by high winds in the Pikes Peak region on I-25. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)

A semi-truck just north of N. Academy Blvd. in the southbound planes was part of the truck carnage on I-25 Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Over a dozen semi trucks were blown over by high winds in the Pikes Peak region on I-25. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)

After checkin on a wrecked A semi-truck just north of N. Academy Blvd. in the southbound lanes, firefighters cross the highway to check on an overturned semi on the onramp of I-25. Over a dozen semi trucks were blown over by high winds in the Pikes Peak region on I-25. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)

A semi-truck collided with a light pole on the onramp of I-25 north of N. Academy Blvd.. Over a dozen semi trucks were blown over by high winds in the Pikes Peak region on I-25. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)

Paramedics tend to an injured person on the onramp of I-25 north of N. Academy Blvd.. Over a dozen semi trucks were blown over by high winds in the Pikes Peak region on I-25. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)

Paramedics tend to an injured person on the onramp of I-25 north of N. Academy Blvd. Over a dozen semi trucks were blown over by high winds in the Pikes Peak region on I-25. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)

Another semi-truck in the carnage of trucks that were blown over by high winds on I-25 north of Colorado Springs.. Over a dozen semi trucks were blown over by high winds in the Pikes Peak region on I-25. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)

High winds toppled a semi-truck on I-25 in the northbound lane just past Garden of the Gods Rd. on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)

High winds toppled a semi-truck on I-25 in the northbound lane on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. There were over a dozen semi-trucks that were toppled on I-25 in the Pikes Peak region. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)

High winds toppled a semi-truck on I-25 in the southbound lane on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. There were over a dozen semi-trucks that were toppled on I-25 in the Pikes Peak region. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)

High winds toppled a semi-truck on I-25 in the northbound lane on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. There were over a dozen semi-trucks that were toppled on I-25 in the Pikes Peak region. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)

Firefighters head back to their truck in winds that have them walking at almost a 45 degree angle. Over a dozen semi trucks were blown over by high winds in the Pikes Peak region on I-25. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)

An injured person is taken away on the onramp of I-25 north of N. Academy Blvd. Over a dozen semi trucks were blown over by high winds in the Pikes Peak region on I-25. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)

High winds toppled a semi-truck on I-25 in the northbound lane just past Garden of the Gods Rd. on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)

A large limb lays in the street by the side of the road on N. Tejon St. on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) (Jerilee Bennett)

Wind toppled a big tree at Manitou Springs Elementary School on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Seth Boster, The Gazette)

Wind didn’t yield to this street sign in downtown Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Nathan Van Dyne, The Gazette)

Multiple semi-trucks overturned on Interstate 25 on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Courtesy Colorado State Patrol)

High winds hit Pueblo on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, knocking down this tree. (Mary Shinn, The Gazette)

The wind and snow hit Teller County Wednesday morning, Dec. 15, 2021. (Debbie Kelley, The Gazette)

Trees were toppled in north Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Courtesy Lisa Wiley)

Robert Lee, retired Colorado College professor, right, takes a moment of pause as Benedict Wright helps saw branches after a large evergreen tree and half of an ash tree blew over at Lee’s home on Tejon Street near Buena Ventura Street in the Old North End neighborhood of Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Wright, CC alumni Class of 2020, was visiting Lee for the day. Lee has lived at his home since 1982. “I’m grateful that the damage doesn’t seem to be greater than it is and no one got hurt,” said Lee. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)

Shannon Howell braves the strong winds in downtown Colorado Springs during a wind storm that swept through El Paso County on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)

Eli Kasper ,5, checks out a large uprooted tree that blew over in front of his home on Boulder Street near Custer Avenue during a wind storm that swept through Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)

Laura and Jordan Burt climb over a large tree that blew over in front of their home on Boulder Street near Custer Avenue during a wind storm that swept through Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)

Several trees uprooted on Boulder Street near Custer Avenue during a wind storm that swept through Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)

Eli Kasper ,5, checks out a large uprooted tree that blew over in front of his home on Boulder Street near Custer Avenue during a wind storm that swept through Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)

Anna Barber closes her eyes as a strong wind gust blows dust and debris in downtown Colorado Springs during a wind storm that swept through El Paso County on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)

Sara Sendelbach braces as strong wind gusts blow dust and debris in downtown Colorado Springs during a wind storm that swept through El Paso County on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)

A large evergreen tree uprooted onto a home on Tejon Street near Buena Ventura Street in the Old North End neighborhood of Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)

A person wears googles while walking through strong wind gusts, dust and debris in downtown Colorado Springs during a wind storm that swept through El Paso County on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)

Michael Forbis holds onto his hat as he walks through strong wind gusts in downtown Colorado Springs during a wind storm that swept through El Paso County on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)

Benedict Wright helps saw branches after two trees toppled over at Robert Lee’s home on Tejon Street near Buena Ventura Street in the Old North End neighborhood of Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Lee has lived at his home since 1982. “I’m grateful that the damage doesn’t seem to be greater than it is and no one got hurt,” said Lee. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)

A crew from Colorado Springs Utilities closes Palmer Park Blvd. near Hancock Avenue after high winds knocked down power lines and blew three evergreen trees into the house in the background Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. The storm brought Colorado Springs wind gusts more than 100 mph. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)

Members of the Colorado Springs Utilities Catamount crew remove a fallen tree the crushed a car driving westbound on Unitah Street in Colorado Springs as wind gusts reached more than 100 mph in the Pikes Peak Region Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. The driver and passenger were transported to a local hospital. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)

A crew from Colorado Springs Utilities clear Hancock Avenue near Unitah Street in Colorado Springs after a wind storm with gusts more than 100 mph hit the Pikes Peak Region Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)

A large evergreen tree lies on a house near Palmer Park Blvd. and N. Hancock Avenue Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, after a wind storm with gusts more than 100 mph it the Pikes Peak Region. The house was hit by two other large trees on the other side. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)

Dorcie Childs surveys the damage to his neighborhood in Colorado Springs after wind gust more than 100 mph hit the Pikes Peak Region Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Childs said he had never seen a storm this bad in the 50 years he has lived in his home. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)

Members of the Colorado Springs Utilities Catamount crew remove a fallen tree the crushed a car driving westbound on Unitah Street in Colorado Springs as wind gusts reached more than 100 mph in the Pikes Peak Region Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. The driver and passenger were transported to a local hospital. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)