Colorado, 1997High Wind in Colorado, January 4, 1997
January 4, 1997 · NWS BOU · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
High winds gusting to 81 mph developed along portions of the Front Range Foothills and spread into the adjacent plains. Some of the stronger gusts included: 81 mph (70 kts) 9 miles west-southwest of Rustic, 71 mph (62 kts) at Wellington, 70 mph (61 kts) 4 miles east of Haxtun, 67 mph (58 kts) 21 miles north of New Raymer and 61 mph (53 kts) at Greeley.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 winds gusting to 81 mph developed along portions of the Front Range Foothills and spread into the adjacent plains. Some of the stronger gusts included: 81 mph (70 kts) 9 miles west-southwest of Rustic, 71 mph (62 kts) at Wellington, 70 mph (61 kts) 4 miles east of Haxtun, 67 mph (58 kts) 21 miles north of New Raymer and 61 mph (53 kts) at Greeley.
High Wind, Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet
- When
- January 4, 12:20 AM MST to 12:40 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer & Boulder Counties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet forecast zone
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Larimer County Below 6000 Feet / Nw Weld County
- When
- January 4, 12:20 AM MST to 12:40 PM MST
- Where
- Larimer County Below 6000 Feet / Nw Weld County forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.611, -104.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Ne Weld County
- When
- January 4, 12:20 AM MST to 12:40 PM MST
- Where
- Ne Weld County forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.555, -104.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, C & S Weld County
- When
- January 4, 12:20 AM MST to 12:40 PM MST
- Where
- C & S Weld County forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.555, -104.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sedgwick County
- When
- January 4, 12:20 AM MST to 12:40 PM MST
- Where
- Sedgwick County forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.876, -102.352 (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.
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 4 to 5, 199710 injured · $6.5 million · 26 events
- Tornado in Kentucky, January 4, 19971 death · 2 injured · $50,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, January 4, 19971 death · $30,000 · 95 kt wind · 1 event
- Blizzard in Nebraska, January 4, 19971 death · 9 events
- Cold in Illinois, January 4, 19971 death · 1 event
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 4 to 5, 19975 injured · $180,000 · 24 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, January 4, 19972 injured · $500,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 4 to 5, 1997$130,000 · 8 events
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 4 to 22, 199735 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, January 4, 1997$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 4, 19971 injured · $16,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 4 to 5, 199715 events
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: 5588197, 5588198, 5588199, 5588200, 5588201.