Colorado, 1998High Wind in Colorado, April 11 to 12, 1998
April 11 to 12, 1998 · NWS PUB · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
4 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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, Eastern San Juan Mountains / Mineral / W Rio Grande / W Conejos
- When
- April 11, 10:00 PM MST to April 12, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern San Juan Mountains / Mineral / W Rio Grande / W Conejos forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.747, -106.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Prowers County/Lamar and Vicinity
- When
- April 11, 10:00 PM MST to April 12, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Prowers County/Lamar and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.989, -104.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity / Nc to Sc Huerfano
- When
- April 11, 10:00 PM MST to April 12, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity / Nc to Sc Huerfano forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wet Mountains / E Custer / X Sw Pueblo / X N Huerfano / Part Se Fremont
- When
- April 11, 10:00 PM MST to April 12, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wet Mountains / E Custer / X Sw Pueblo / X N Huerfano / Part Se Fremont forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.578, -106.085 (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.
- Wildfire in Kansas, April 11, 1998$150,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Utah, April 11, 1998$200 · 52 kt wind · 2 events
- High Wind in Texas, April 11, 1998$7,000 · 2 events
- Flood in California, April 11, 19981 event
- High Wind in Arizona, April 11, 199853 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, April 11, 199850 kt wind · 1 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: 5642456, 5642457, 5642458, 5642459.