Colorado, 1996High Wind in Colorado, January 27 to 28, 1996
January 27 to 28, 1996 · NWS PUB · 16 events in 16 counties and zones
A strong upper level flow from the west-southwest brought high winds to the Sangre De Cristo and Wet Mountains and to the Rampart Range. Winds gusted to between 58 and 68 knots in and near the mountains to near 50 knots in the southeast plains.
Every event with a place to put it; 16 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
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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 upper level flow from the west-southwest brought high winds to the Sangre De Cristo and Wet Mountains and to the Rampart Range. Winds gusted to between 58 and 68 knots in and near the mountains to near 50 knots in the southeast plains.
High Wind, Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Ft
- When
- January 27, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -106.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft
- When
- January 27, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.778, -106.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Upper Rio Grande Valley / Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft
- When
- January 27, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Rio Grande Valley / Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft
- When
- January 27, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Alamosa Vicinity / Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft
- When
- January 27, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Alamosa Vicinity / Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.578, -106.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern San Luis Valley
- When
- January 27, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern San Luis Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 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 27, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -105.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft
- When
- January 27, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.867, -105.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- January 27, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft
- When
- January 27, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northwest Fremont County Above 8500 Ft
- When
- January 27, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northwest Fremont County Above 8500 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.473, -105.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, West / Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft
- When
- January 27, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- West / Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.473, -105.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Westcliffe Vicinity / Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft
- When
- January 27, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Westcliffe Vicinity / Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.897, -105.164 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft
- When
- January 27, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wet Mountains Between 8500 and 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.110, -105.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wet Mountains Above 10000 Ft
- When
- January 27, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.989, -104.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Teller County / Rampart Range Above 7500 Ft / Pikes Peak Between 7500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- January 27, 10:00 PM MST to January 28, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Teller County / Rampart Range Above 7500 Ft / Pikes Peak Between 7500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.729, -105.043 (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.
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, January 27 to 28, 19961 death · 9 events
- Flooding in New Jersey, January 27 to 31, 19961 death · 5 events
- Flooding in Maine, January 27 to 30, 1996$561,000 · 17 events
- High Wind in New York, January 27, 19964 injured · $133,000 · 58 kt wind · 11 events
- Flooding in New York, January 27, 1996$600,000 · 8 events
- High Wind in New York, January 27, 1996$260,000 · 24 events
- High Wind in Vermont, January 27, 19961 injured · $220,000 · 83 kt wind · 7 events
- Flooding in New York, January 27 to 28, 1996$400,000 · 2 events
- High Wind in Maine, January 27 to 28, 1996$200,000 · 68 kt wind · 15 events
- Flooding in New York, January 27 to 28, 1996$300,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood in Virginia, January 27, 1996$200,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Connecticut, January 27 to 30, 1996$200,000 · 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: 5537713, 5537714, 5537715, 5537716, 5537717, 5537718, 5537719, 5537720, 5537721, 5537722, 5537723, 5537724, 5537725, 5537726, 5537727, 5537728.