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<br />Other Wind Hazards: <br />Beyond tornadoes, the Planning Area is subject to potentially destructive straight-line <br />winds. High winds are common throughout the planning area, throughout the entire year. <br /> <br />The impacts of strong, straight-line winds can be: <br />· Erosion (soil loss) <br />· Dry land farming seed loss, <br />· Wind blown weeds, such as tumbleweed, and <br />· Occasional building damage, primarily to roofs. <br /> <br /> <br />Photo by Ted Billinger, Jr., Cheyenne Wells, CO <br />While there has been some scattered record keeping describing the impacts of dust <br />storms, and the removal of concentrated piles of tumbleweeds, there is little information <br />to indicate that straight-line winds are little more than a nuisance. For example, while <br />tumbleweeds can create an additional expense for their removal, they often cause little <br />damage and there is little justification for allocating resources to combat them. In some <br />areas, it should be noted though, that mitigation measures, such as "Living Snow Fences" <br />(and traditional snow fences) have been established to protect roadways and/or <br />farmsteads from wind-blown snow. Conversely, the frequent windmills that dot the <br />landscape use the prevailing winds to capture the power of the wind to pump <br />groundwater for livestock. <br /> <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />LIVING SNOWFENCE PROJECT <br />~.<ft1.~'" 1. <br />~ ' '. .' it , <br />~,"JL. "i. ~ ,,'f)>-?'-o-.- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />36 <br />