Colorado, 1996High Wind in Colorado, December 1, 1996
December 1, 1996 · NWS BOU · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
High winds howled in and near the Front Range Foothills. Wondervu in Northeast Gilpin County registered a peak wind gust to 105 mph (91 kts).
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
High winds howled in and near the Front Range Foothills. Wondervu in Northeast Gilpin County registered a peak wind gust to 105 mph (91 kts). Elsewhere Eldora Ski Resort recorded a peak gust to 79 mph (69 kts) while Jefferson County Airport and a spotter 3 miles southeast of Estes Park reported gusts to around 70 mph (63 kts and 61 kts respectively).
High Wind, Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet
- When
- December 1, 3:30 AM MST to 10:45 AM MST
- Where
- Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Measured
- 91 kt (105 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, N Douglas County Below 6000 Feet / Denver / W Adams & Arapahoe Counties / E Broomfield County
- When
- December 1, 3:30 AM MST to 10:45 AM MST
- Where
- N Douglas County Below 6000 Feet / Denver / W Adams & Arapahoe Counties / E Broomfield County forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.714, -104.707 (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.
- Winter Storm in Utah, December 1 to 2, 199630 injured · $1.0 million · 11 events
- Tornado in Florida, December 1, 1996$500,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 1996$23 million · 14 events
- High Wind in New York, December 1, 1996$115,000 · 14 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996$205,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in New York, December 1, 1996$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Tornado in Alabama, December 1, 1996$82,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996$55,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, December 1, 1996$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996$40,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Vermont, December 1, 1996$25,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996$22,000 · 55 kt wind · 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: 5581087, 5581088.