Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 19, 1996

Name: Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 19, 1996
Start: 1996-08-19T15:50
End: 1996-08-19T15:50
Location: Colorado

August 19, 1996 · NWS PUB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Tree limbs 6 to 8 inches in diameter were downed.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS PUB wrote it up.

Tree limbs 6 to 8 inches in diameter were downed.

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:49 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, El Paso

When: August 19, 3:50 PM MST
Where: El Paso County, 2 mi S of Ellicott
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.800, -104.380

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 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Colorado, August 1996

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: 5566655.