Colorado, 1996High Wind in Colorado, January 24, 1996
January 24, 1996 · NWS PUB · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A strong northwest flow brought high winds, with gusts between 52 and 62 knots, to western sections of El Paso County and western Colorado Springs.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
A strong northwest flow brought high winds, with gusts between 52 and 62 knots, to western sections of El Paso County and western Colorado Springs.
High Wind, Upper Rio Grande Valley / Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft
- When
- January 24, 12:00 PM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Rio Grande Valley / Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern San Luis Valley
- When
- January 24, 12:00 PM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern San Luis Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 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
- January 24, 12:00 PM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -105.637 (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.
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 24, 1996$2.0 million · 1 event
- Flooding in Indiana, January 24 to 30, 1996$300,000 · 7 events
- Flooding in Maine, January 24 to 25, 1996$231,000 · 7 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, January 24, 1996$50,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Connecticut, January 24 to 25, 1996$50,000 · 1 event
- Flood in New York, January 24, 1996$40,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, January 24, 1996$25,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, January 24 to 25, 199615 events
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 24, 1996$15,000 · 1 event
- Blizzard in Wyoming, January 24, 19968 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 24 to 25, 19967 events
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, January 24 to 25, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5537510, 5537511, 5537512.