Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- June 20, 8:45 PM MST to 8:55 PM MST
- Where
- Morgan County, Ft Morgan
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.250, -103.800
Damaging Wind in Colorado, June 20, 1996
Large hail ranging from 3/4 to 1 3/4 inches in diameter, driven by winds as strong as 60 mph (52 kts), caused substancial damage to corn and wheat crops in the Morgan County area. The damage occurred during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 20th.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOU wrote it up.
Large hail ranging from 3/4 to 1 3/4 inches in diameter, driven by winds as strong as 60 mph (52 kts), caused substancial damage to corn and wheat crops in the Morgan County area. The damage occurred during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 20th. Power lines were also downed leaving 314 customers without electricity. No estimates of the damage were available.
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:42 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 20, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, June 20, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 20, 1996
- Hail in Texas, June 20, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, June 20, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, June 20, 1996
- Flooding in Iowa, June 20 to 28, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 20, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 20, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, June 20, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 20, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, June 20, 1996
More
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Sources
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: 5561062.