Colorado, 1999High Wind in Colorado, April 9 to 10, 1999
April 9 to 10, 1999 · NWS PUB · 19 events in 19 counties and zones
Another, mostly marginal, high wind event occurred from the San Luis Valley to Kansas and south to New Mexico. The highest winds, gusts over 70 mph, were reported in and near Alamosa, on Fort Carson in El Paso county, and in the Walsenburg area.
Every event with a place to put it; 19 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
- 19
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.
Another, mostly marginal, high wind event occurred from the San Luis Valley to Kansas and south to New Mexico. The highest winds, gusts over 70 mph, were reported in and near Alamosa, on Fort Carson in El Paso county, and in the Walsenburg area.
High Wind, Northern San Luis Valley/Del Norte and Vicinity
- When
- April 9, 2:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern San Luis Valley/Del Norte and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 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 9, 2:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Alamosa County/Alamosa and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 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 9, 2:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern San Luis Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 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 9, 6:00 PM MST to April 10, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 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 9, 6:00 PM MST to April 10, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.778, -106.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Western Fremont and Northern Custer Counties
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM MST to April 10, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Western Fremont and Northern Custer Counties forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wet Mountains
- When
- April 9, 10:00 PM MST to April 10, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wet Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.578, -106.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pueblo and Eastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo and Vicinity
- When
- April 10, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 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 10, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- 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 10, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Purgatoire River Basin/Trinidad and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.426, -104.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Teller County/Rampart Range/Pikes Peak
- When
- April 10, 2:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Teller County/Rampart Range/Pikes Peak forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.484, -106.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern El Paso County/Colorado Springs and Vicinity
- When
- April 10, 3:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern El Paso County/Colorado Springs and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- 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 10, 3:00 AM MST to 12:00 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, Eastern Las Animas County
- When
- April 10, 4:00 AM MST to 1:00 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, Crowley and Otero Counties/La Junta and Vicinity
- When
- April 10, 9:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Crowley and Otero Counties/La Junta and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 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 10, 9:00 AM MST to 1:00 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 10, 10:00 AM MST to 1:00 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 10, 10:00 AM MST to 1:00 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 10, 10:00 AM MST to 1:00 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 Ohio, April 9, 19994 deaths · 65 injured · $89 million · F4 · 12 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 9, 19992 injured · $1.9 million · F3 · 3 events
- Tornado in Indiana, April 9, 1999$250,000 · F3 · 1 event
- High Wind in Colorado, April 9 to 10, 1999$14 million · 85 kt wind · 11 events
- Tornado in Indiana, April 9, 1999$100,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Pennsylvania, April 9 to 10, 1999$161,000 · 50 kt wind · 15 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 9, 1999$68,000 · 1.75 in hail · 26 events
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 9, 19993 injured · $50,000 · 100 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 9, 1999$42,000 · F1 · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 9, 1999$57,000 · 60 kt wind · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, April 9, 19991 injured · $38,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, April 9, 1999$50,000 · 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: 5694702, 5694703, 5694704, 5694705, 5694706, 5694708, 5694709, 5694712, 5694713, 5694714, 5694707, 5694710, 5694711, 5694716, 5694715, 5694717, 5694718, 5694719, 5694720.