Thunderstorm Wind, Routt
- When
- September 19, 3:05 PM MST to 3:10 PM MST
- Where
- Routt County, Steamboat Spgs to 10 mi SE of Steamboat Spgs
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.350, -106.750
Damaging Wind in Colorado, September 19, 1997
5 to 2 foot diameter pine trees were blown down. Some of the trees fell across US highway 40 and blocked the road until state crews came with chain saws and cleared the trees from the road.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.
Hundreds of 1.5 to 2 foot diameter pine trees were blown down. Some of the trees fell across US highway 40 and blocked the road until state crews came with chain saws and cleared the trees from the road.
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 186 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:06 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flooding in Wisconsin, September 19, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 19, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, September 19, 1997
- Hail in Wisconsin, September 19, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Michigan, September 19, 1997
- Lightning Strikes in Illinois, September 19, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Utah, September 19, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, September 19, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, September 19, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, September 19, 1997
- Heat in Georgia, September 19, 1997
- Heat in Alabama, September 19, 1997
More
Every storm in Colorado in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, September 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: 5617326.