Damaging Wind in Colorado, May 7, 1994

Name: Damaging Wind in Colorado, May 7, 1994
Start: 1994-05-07T19:58
End: 1994-05-07T19:58
Location: Colorado

May 7, 1994 · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Elbert

When: May 7, 7:58 PM MST
Where: Elbert County, Elizabeth
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.287, -104.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds gusting to 70 mph (61 knots) blew out windows and damaged a storm door of a home in Elizabeth (28 miles south southeast of Denver).

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Colorado in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Colorado, May 1994

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10318507.