Colorado, 1999High Wind in Colorado, April 8, 1999
April 8, 1999 · NWS PUB · 20 events in 20 counties and zones
A widespread high wind event extended from northern Colorado into the south. In southern Colorado high winds occurred in the Upper Arkansas Valley and the San Luis Valley, and all points east to Kansas and south to New Mexico.
Every event with a place to put it; 20 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
- 2
- Property damage
- $33,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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.
A widespread high wind event extended from northern Colorado into the south. In southern Colorado high winds occurred in the Upper Arkansas Valley and the San Luis Valley, and all points east to Kansas and south to New Mexico. Of those events reported, there were some scattered power outages in Chaffee county near Buena Vista and in the Wet Mountain Valley. In Manitou Springs in western El Paso county, the roof was partial peeled off the high school. In the Walsenburg area in Huerfano county on Interstate 25, two semi trailer trucks were blown over, with the drivers suffering minor injuries.
High Wind, Northern San Luis Valley/Del Norte and Vicinity
- When
- April 8, 1:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern San Luis Valley/Del Norte and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.747, -106.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Alamosa County/Alamosa and Vicinity
- When
- April 8, 1:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Alamosa County/Alamosa and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.747, -106.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern San Luis Valley
- When
- April 8, 1:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern San Luis Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.081, -106.282 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- When
- April 8, 2:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -106.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- When
- April 8, 2:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.778, -106.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Teller County/Rampart Range/Pikes Peak
- When
- April 8, 3:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Teller County/Rampart Range/Pikes Peak forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Fremont and Northern Custer Counties
- When
- April 8, 3:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Western Fremont and Northern Custer Counties forecast zone
- Measured
- 90 kt (104 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Upper Arkansas River Valley/Salida and Vicinity
- When
- April 8, 3:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Arkansas River Valley/Salida and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -106.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wet Mountains
- When
- April 8, 4:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wet Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.578, -106.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern El Paso County/Colorado Springs and Vicinity
- When
- April 8, 4:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern El Paso County/Colorado Springs and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $33,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.240, -105.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge
- When
- April 8, 4:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -105.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pueblo and Eastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo and Vicinity
- When
- April 8, 7:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pueblo and Eastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.867, -105.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity
- When
- April 8, 7:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Upper Purgatoire River Basin/Trinidad and Vicinity
- When
- April 8, 7:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Purgatoire River Basin/Trinidad and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Crowley and Otero Counties/La Junta and Vicinity
- When
- April 8, 9:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Crowley and Otero Counties/La Junta and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.473, -105.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Las Animas County
- When
- April 8, 9:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Las Animas County forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.473, -105.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Kiowa County
- When
- April 8, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Kiowa County forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.897, -105.164 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Bent County/Las Animas and Vicinity
- When
- April 8, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Bent County/Las Animas and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.110, -105.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Prowers County/Lamar and Vicinity
- When
- April 8, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Prowers County/Lamar and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.989, -104.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Baca County/Springfield and Vicinity
- When
- April 8, 11:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Baca County/Springfield and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.729, -105.043 (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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 8, 199916 injured · $8.5 million · F4 · 50 events
- Tornado and Flood in Illinois, April 8, 1999$15 million · F3 · 2 events
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 8, 19991 death · 6 injured · $1.8 million · F1 · 4 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 8, 19991 death · 6 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 15 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 8, 19994 injured · $5.7 million · F2 · 23 events
- Tornado in Missouri, April 8, 19992 injured · $2.1 million · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado in Missouri, April 8, 1999$500,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Hail in California, April 8, 1999$25 million · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Winter Storm in Utah, April 8 to 10, 199919 injured · $10,000 · 11 events
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, April 8, 19991 death · 1 event
- High Wind in Colorado, April 8, 1999$7.2 million · 100 kt wind · 13 events
- Tornado in Missouri, April 8, 19995 injured · F2 · 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: 5694072, 5694073, 5694074, 5694075, 5694076, 5694077, 5694078, 5694079, 5694080, 5694081, 5694082, 5694083, 5694084, 5694085, 5694086, 5694087, 5694088, 5694089, 5694700, 5694701.