Colorado, 1999High Wind in Colorado, January 26, 1999
January 26, 1999 · NWS BOU · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
High winds developed in the near the Front Range Foothills. Peak wind reports included: 82 mph (71 kts) at Boulder and Jefferson County Airport, 79 mph (69 kts) at the Rocky Flats Environmental Test Facility, 72 mph (62 kts) at the NCAR Mesa Lab near Boulder and 70 mph (61 kts), 9 miles west-southwest of Rustic.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 winds developed in the near the Front Range Foothills. Peak wind reports included: 82 mph (71 kts) at Boulder and Jefferson County Airport, 79 mph (69 kts) at the Rocky Flats Environmental Test Facility, 72 mph (62 kts) at the NCAR Mesa Lab near Boulder and 70 mph (61 kts), 9 miles west-southwest of Rustic.
High Wind, Eastern Boulder County/Boulder and Vicinity / E Boulder / X Sw Weld
- When
- January 26, 3:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Boulder County/Boulder and Vicinity / E Boulder / X Sw Weld forecast zone
- Measured
- 71 kt (82 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -105.220 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins / C Boulder / Ne Gilpin / C Larimer
- When
- January 26, 3:00 PM MST to 11:00 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
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Denver Metropolitan Area / E Jefferson / W Adams / Denver / W Arapahoe / N Douglas
- When
- January 26, 3:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Denver Metropolitan Area / E Jefferson / W Adams / Denver / W Arapahoe / N Douglas forecast zone
- Measured
- 71 kt (82 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.714, -104.707 (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 Utah, January 26 to 27, 19994 injured · $50,000 · 8 events
- High Wind in New Mexico, January 26, 1999$200,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Colorado, January 26, 19991 injured · $60,000 · 85 kt wind · 12 events
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, January 26, 199924 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 26, 19994 events
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 26 to 27, 19993 events
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 26 to 27, 19992 events
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 26, 19991 event
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, January 26 to 27, 19991 event
- Heavy Snow in California, January 26 to 27, 19991 event
- Flood in Missouri, January 26 to 31, 19991 event
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 26, 1999$10,000 · 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: 5678669, 5678670, 5678671.