Colorado, 1996High Wind in Colorado, December 14, 1996
December 14, 1996 · NWS BOU · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
High winds gusting from 60 to nearly 80 mph developed over portions of the Front Range Foothills and Northeast Plains in the wake of a fast moving cold front. The strongest wind gust reports included: 79 mph (69 kts) at Golden Gate Canyon, 70 mph (61 kts) near Table Mesa southwest of Boulder, 65 mph (56 kts) at Crook, 63 mph (55 kts) at Haxtun, 61 mph (53 kts) at Padroni and 60 mph (52 kts) at…
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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.
High winds gusting from 60 to nearly 80 mph developed over portions of the Front Range Foothills and Northeast Plains in the wake of a fast moving cold front. The strongest wind gust reports included: 79 mph (69 kts) at Golden Gate Canyon, 70 mph (61 kts) near Table Mesa southwest of Boulder, 65 mph (56 kts) at Crook, 63 mph (55 kts) at Haxtun, 61 mph (53 kts) at Padroni and 60 mph (52 kts) at Fort Morgan.
High Wind, Jefferson & W Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Ne Park Counties Below 9000 Feet
- When
- December 14, 3:45 AM MST to 12:15 PM MST
- Where
- Jefferson & W Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Ne Park Counties Below 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.516, -105.413 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Boulder & Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet / W Broomfield County
- When
- December 14, 3:45 AM MST to 12:15 PM MST
- Where
- Boulder & Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet / W Broomfield County forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -105.220 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Morgan County
- When
- December 14, 3:45 AM MST to 12:15 PM MST
- Where
- Morgan County forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.263, -103.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Logan County
- When
- December 14, 3:45 AM MST to 12:15 PM MST
- Where
- Logan County forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.725, -103.110 (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 California, December 14 to 16, 19962 deaths · 3 injured · 96 kt wind · 9 events
- High Wind in California, December 14 to 16, 19961 death · 2 injured · 83 kt wind · 12 events
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, December 14 to 15, 1996$25,000 · 18 events
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, December 14, 19962 injured · 19 events
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 14 to 15, 199634 events
- Blizzard in South Dakota, December 14, 199611 events
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 14 to 15, 19968 events
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 14 to 15, 19968 events
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 14 to 15, 19968 events
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 14 to 15, 19968 events
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, December 14, 19965 events
- Blizzard in Wyoming, December 14, 19965 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5581108, 5581109, 5581110, 5581111.