Colorado, 1996High Wind in Colorado, November 18, 1996
November 18, 1996 · NWS BOU · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A peak wind gust to 119 mph (102 kts) was recorded near Estes Park in Larimer County. Elsewhere along the Front Range peak wind gusts generally ranged from 70 to around 75 mph (65 kts).
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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 peak wind gust to 119 mph (102 kts) was recorded near Estes Park in Larimer County. Elsewhere along the Front Range peak wind gusts generally ranged from 70 to around 75 mph (65 kts). A few power lines were downed but no major outages were reported.
High Wind, Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet
- When
- November 18, 1:00 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Measured
- 102 kt (117 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jefferson & W Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Ne Park Counties Below 9000 Feet
- When
- November 18, 1:00 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Jefferson & W Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Ne Park Counties Below 9000 Feet forecast zone
- 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
- November 18, 1:00 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Boulder & Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet / W Broomfield County forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -105.220 (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 Montana, November 18 to 20, 19962 deaths · 1 injured · 7 events
- Flooding in Oregon, November 18 to 23, 1996$3.2 million · 5 events
- Debris Flows in Oregon, November 18 to 20, 19962 injured · 5 events
- High Wind in Nevada, November 18, 1996$20,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 18 to 19, 19967 events
- Heavy Snow in Montana, November 18 to 19, 19965 events
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, November 18 to 19, 19964 events
- High Wind in Alaska, November 18, 19961 event
- High Wind in Alaska, November 18, 19961 event
- Flood in Missouri, November 18 to 20, 19961 event
- High Wind in California, November 18 to 19, 199652 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in California, November 18 to 19, 199652 kt wind · 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5578965, 5578966, 5578967.