Colorado, 1999High Wind in Colorado, December 18, 1999
December 18, 1999 · NWS BOU · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
Strong winds blew for a brief period in the Front Range Foothills. Golden Gate Canyon registered a peak wind gust to 72 mph (62 kts) while the NCAR Mesa Lab, in the foothills southwest of Boulder, reported a peak wind gust of 71 mph (61 kts).
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Strong winds blew for a brief period in the Front Range Foothills. Golden Gate Canyon registered a peak wind gust to 72 mph (62 kts) while the NCAR Mesa Lab, in the foothills southwest of Boulder, reported a peak wind gust of 71 mph (61 kts).
High Wind, Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins / C Boulder / Ne Gilpin / C Larimer
- When
- December 18, 11:45 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins / C Boulder / Ne Gilpin / C Larimer forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Front Range Foothills/Clear Creek Basin / W Jefferson / Ne Park / E Clear Creek / Se Gilpin / Sw Douglas
- When
- December 18, 11:45 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Front Range Foothills/Clear Creek Basin / W Jefferson / Ne Park / E Clear Creek / Se Gilpin / Sw Douglas forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.516, -105.413 (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.
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, December 18, 1999$400,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in South Dakota, December 18, 199959 kt wind · 13 events
- High Wind in Montana, December 18 to 19, 199954 kt wind · 8 events
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, December 18 to 20, 199966 kt wind · 6 events
- High Wind in Montana, December 18 to 19, 199967 kt wind · 6 events
- Dense Fog in California, December 18, 19992 events
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 18 to 19, 19992 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 18 to 19, 19992 events
- High Wind in Montana, December 18, 19991 event
- High Wind in Washington, December 18, 199954 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Montana, December 18, 199958 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in New Mexico, December 18, 19991 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: 5721368, 5721369.