Colorado, 1997High Wind in Colorado, October 7, 1997
October 7, 1997 · NWS GJT · 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
- 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.
High Wind, Grand Valley/Grand Junction and Vicinity / Nw & C Mesa / X Sw Garfield
- When
- October 7, 11:32 AM MST
- Where
- Grand Valley/Grand Junction and Vicinity / Nw & C Mesa / X Sw Garfield forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -108.185 (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.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 7 to 30, 19972 deaths · 1 in hail · 25 events
- Flash Flooding in California, October 7, 19974 injured · $2.5 million · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, October 7, 1997$110,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, October 7, 1997$60,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in New Mexico, October 7, 1997$48,000 · 3 events
- High Wind in Colorado, October 7, 1997$30,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, October 7, 19971.25 in hail · 4 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, October 7 to 8, 19974 events
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, October 7 to 8, 19972 events
- Waterspout in Washington, October 7, 19971 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, October 7, 1997$2,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Alaska, October 7 to 9, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5621802.