Colorado, 1997High Wind in Colorado, December 28, 1997
December 28, 1997 · NWS BOU · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $120,000
- 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.
High Wind, Denver Metropolitan Area / E Jefferson / W Adams / Denver / W Arapahoe / N Douglas
- When
- December 28, 11:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Denver Metropolitan Area / E Jefferson / W Adams / Denver / W Arapahoe / N Douglas forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Property damage
- $120,000
- Coordinates
- 39.714, -104.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds gusting to 60 mph (51 kts) during the afternoon, and from previous days, caused an office building and showroom under construction in Golden to collapse. The largest wall was 180 feet long and 28 feet high.
- 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.
- Cold in New Mexico, December 28, 19971 death · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, December 28 to 31, 1997$150,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Alaska, December 28 to 31, 199750 kt wind · 4 events
- High Wind in California, December 28, 199780 kt wind · 3 events
- High Wind in Oklahoma, December 28, 199752 kt wind · 2 events
- Flood in Florida, December 28 to 31, 1997$10,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 28, 19971 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: 5620401.