Colorado, 1996High Wind in Colorado, February 22, 1996
February 22, 1996 · NWS PUB · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
High winds occurred along the lee slopes of the Rampart Range and Wet Mountains in the morning hours. with a peak gust of 76 knots at Monument in El Paso county.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 6
- Property damage
- $400,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 occurred along the lee slopes of the Rampart Range and Wet Mountains in the morning hours. Winds gusted to over 60 knots throughout much of that area...with a peak gust of 76 knots at Monument in El Paso county. Winds at the Air Force Academy gusted to 72 knots. Damage to roofs...shingles and fences was seen in western Colorado Springs and over 2,600 homes lost power for between 2 and 6 hours. Beulah...in western Pueblo county had a peak wind gust of 64 knots. A few mobile homes in Williamsburg in Fremont county were rolled over and a few people had minor injuries. Around 1,100 customers lost power in Pueblo for an hour. Two mobile homes in transit on Interstate 25 were blown over.
High Wind, Upper Rio Grande Valley / Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft
- When
- February 22, 12:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Rio Grande Valley / Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 76 kt (87 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- February 22, 12:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 76 kt (87 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -105.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Alamosa Vicinity / Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft
- When
- February 22, 12:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Alamosa Vicinity / Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.578, -106.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft
- When
- February 22, 12:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Injuries
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Coordinates
- 37.867, -105.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern San Luis Valley
- When
- February 22, 12:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern San Luis Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 72 kt (83 mph)
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 37.240, -105.810 (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 Colorado, February 22, 19965 injured · 5 events
- Dense Fog in Vermont, February 22 to 23, 1996$45,000 · 11 events
- Tornado in California, February 22, 1996F1 · 1 event
- Ice Storm in North Dakota, February 22, 199614 events
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, February 22 to 23, 199614 events
- Ice Storm in North Dakota, February 22 to 23, 199613 events
- Flash Flood in New York, February 22, 1996$15,000 · 1 event
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 22, 19967 events
- Flooding in Maine, February 22 to 25, 19966 events
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 22 to 24, 19965 events
- High Wind in Oregon, February 22 to 23, 199670 kt wind · 3 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 22, 19962 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5542689, 5542690, 5542691, 5542692, 5542693.