Thunderstorm Wind, Archuleta
- When
- April 24, 6:30 AM MST to 6:40 AM MST
- Where
- Archuleta County, Pagosa Spgs to 7 mi ESE of Pagosa Spgs
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 37.200, -106.930
Damaging Wind in Colorado, April 24, 1997
Thunderstorm outflow winds blew down over a hundred large Aspen trees and downed power lines along a three-mile section of county road 326. The trees were generally 2 to 3 feet in diameter.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- 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 GJT wrote it up.
Thunderstorm outflow winds blew down over a hundred large Aspen trees and downed power lines along a three-mile section of county road 326. The trees were generally 2 to 3 feet in diameter.
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 228 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:27 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm and High Wind in New Mexico, April 24 to 25, 1997
- Cold in Texas, April 24 to 27, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, April 24 to 25, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, April 24, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 24, 1997
- Hail in New Mexico, April 24, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 24, 1997
- Hail in New Mexico, April 24, 1997
More
Every storm in Colorado in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, April 1997
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: 5600870.