Colorado, 1996High Wind in Colorado, April 24 to 25, 1996
April 24 to 25, 1996 · NWS PUB · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
Strong west winds developed ahead of a cold front that swept into Colorado from the north. The highest winds where in the Pikes Peak Region and in Kiowa county.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Strong west winds developed ahead of a cold front that swept into Colorado from the north. The highest winds where in the Pikes Peak Region and in Kiowa county.
High Wind, Upper Rio Grande Valley / Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft
- When
- April 24, 9:00 PM MST to April 25, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Rio Grande Valley / Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern San Luis Valley
- When
- April 24, 9:00 PM MST to April 25, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern San Luis Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 41 kt (47 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.240, -105.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- April 24, 9:00 PM MST to April 25, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 41 kt (47 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -105.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Westcliffe Vicinity / Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft
- When
- April 25, 9:00 AM MST to 2:15 PM MST
- Where
- Westcliffe Vicinity / Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.897, -105.164 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 24 to 25, 1996$225,000 · 80 kt wind · 18 events
- High Wind in Idaho, April 24, 1996$380,000 · 75 kt wind · 3 events
- Flood in Idaho, April 24 to 26, 1996$100,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Utah, April 24, 1996$100,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Wyoming, April 24 to 25, 1996$20,000 · 54 kt wind · 5 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, April 24, 199685 kt wind · 12 events
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 24, 199670 kt wind · 12 events
- High Wind in Colorado, April 24 to 25, 199679 kt wind · 9 events
- High Wind in Nebraska, April 24, 199655 kt wind · 8 events
- High Wind in Montana, April 24, 199670 kt wind · 3 events
- Debris Flow in Oregon, April 24 to 26, 19961 event
- Flood in Vermont, April 24, 1996$10,000 · 1 event
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: 5544221, 5544222, 5544223, 5544224.