Colorado, 1999High Wind in Colorado, February 22, 1999
February 22, 1999 · NWS BOU · 9 events in 9 counties and zones
Strong post frontal or bora winds developed in and near Front Range Foothills, spreading out into portions of northeast plains. Peak gusts included: 87 mph (76 kts) at Golden Gate Canyon, 84 mph (73 kts) at West Fort Collins and Wondervu, 80 mph (70 kts) at the NCAR Mesa Lab, 75 mph (65 kts) at the Rocky Flats Environmental Test Facility, 74 mph (64 kts) at Carter Lake, Jefferson County Airport…
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 post frontal or bora winds developed in and near Front Range Foothills, spreading out into portions of northeast plains. Peak gusts included: 87 mph (76 kts) at Golden Gate Canyon, 84 mph (73 kts) at West Fort Collins and Wondervu, 80 mph (70 kts) at the NCAR Mesa Lab, 75 mph (65 kts) at the Rocky Flats Environmental Test Facility, 74 mph (64 kts) at Carter Lake, Jefferson County Airport and 9 miles west-southwest of Rustic, 72 mph (63 kts) at the Gamow Tower on the CU Campus, and 60 mph (52 kts) at Bennett, Hereford and Fort Morgan, and 59 mph (51 kts), 9 miles north of Limon.
High Wind, Southern Front Range Foothills/Clear Creek Basin
- When
- February 22, 5:15 AM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Front Range Foothills/Clear Creek Basin forecast zone
- Measured
- 76 kt (87 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.516, -105.413 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins
- When
- February 22, 5:15 AM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins forecast zone
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Larimer and Northwestern Weld Counties
- When
- February 22, 5:15 AM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Larimer and Northwestern Weld Counties forecast zone
- Measured
- 73 kt (84 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.611, -104.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Boulder County/Boulder and Vicinity
- When
- February 22, 5:15 AM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Boulder County/Boulder and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -105.220 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Denver Metropolitan Area
- When
- February 22, 5:15 AM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Denver Metropolitan Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.714, -104.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Morgan County/Fort Morgan and Vicinity
- When
- February 22, 5:15 AM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Morgan County/Fort Morgan and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.263, -103.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Adams and Eastern Arapahoe Counties
- When
- February 22, 5:15 AM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Adams and Eastern Arapahoe Counties forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.762, -104.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northeastern Weld County
- When
- February 22, 5:15 AM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Northeastern Weld County forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.555, -104.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Elbert and Northern Lincoln Counties/Limon and Vicinity
- When
- February 22, 5:15 AM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Elbert and Northern Lincoln Counties/Limon and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.138, -103.825 (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.
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 22, 1999$85,000 · 17 events
- Heavy Rain in Washington, February 22, 1999$100,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 22, 199927 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 22, 199919 events
- Winter Storm in Kansas, February 22 to 23, 199913 events
- Cold in New Hampshire, February 22, 199910 events
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 22, 19998 events
- High Wind in Oregon, February 22, 199959 kt wind · 5 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 22, 199954 kt wind · 4 events
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, February 22, 19994 events
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 22, 19994 events
- High Wind in Colorado, February 22 to 23, 199971 kt wind · 3 events
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: 5681723, 5681724, 5681725, 5681726, 5681727, 5681788, 5681789, 5681790, 5681791.