71 mphの風と砂嵐によるコロラド州間衝突事故で4人死亡,29人が負傷,山火事が複数の州に広がった. Four died and 29 were injured in a Colorado interstate crash caused by 71 mph winds and dust storms, with wildfires spreading across multiple states.

2026年2月17日,コロラド州プエブロの南にあるI-25で複数の車両が衝突し,危険な"ブラウンアウト"状態を作り出した71マイル/hまでの風が吹いて,4人が死亡し,29人が負傷した. Four people died and 29 were injured in a multi-vehicle pileup on I-25 south of Pueblo, Colorado, on February 17, 2026, caused by winds gusting up to 71 mph that created hazardous "brown out" conditions. 6台の半トラックを含む30台以上の車両を巻き込んだ墜落事故は,同州間を3マイルの延長を閉鎖した. The crash, involving over 30 vehicles including six semi trucks, shut down a three-mile stretch of the interstate. 強い風はコロラド州,カンザス州,オクラホマ州,テキサス州で複数の野火を引き起こし,オクラホマ州ビバー郡で1件の火災が発生し,1万5千エーカーに火災が発生し,避難を促した. Strong winds also fueled multiple wildfires across Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, with one fire in Beaver County, Oklahoma, burning 15,000 acres and prompting evacuations. 国土交通省は,極度の火災の危険により赤旗の警告を発令し,風速が60 mph を超え,湿度が15%以下となった. The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings due to extreme fire danger, with wind gusts exceeding 60 mph and humidity below 15%.