Colorado, 1999High Wind in Colorado, January 26, 1999
January 26, 1999 · NWS PUB · 12 events in 12 counties and zones
A swift moving weather system brought 3 to nearly 8 inches of snow to Mineral county. Creede received the nearly 8 inches of snow.
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- 1
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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 swift moving weather system brought 3 to nearly 8 inches of snow to Mineral county. Creede received the nearly 8 inches of snow. In the southeast part of the area, wind gusts between 60 and 100 mph occurred for several hours in the afternoon. In and around Walsenburg, winds gusted up to 98 mph. Power was off and on in the Walsenburg area for several hours. Some trees were uprooted and power poles were snapped off. Three semi-trailers were tipped over, two on I-25 and one on Highway 160. One driver received minor injuries . One roof was peeled off a house. In Otero county, a roof was ripped off a resident's garage, and roofs were blown off horse stalls at the Arkansas Valley Fairgrounds. County plows were brought out to clear tumbleweed from some roadways. There were also a few small grass fires, but only about 60 acres were scorched. In Baca county, the tin roof of a motel was ripped off and damaged a vehicle in Springfield. Isolated power outages also occurred near the motel when electrical wires were brought down by the tin roof.
High Wind, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- When
- January 26, 1:00 PM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 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
- January 26, 1:00 PM MST to 4:00 PM 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, Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity
- When
- January 26, 1:00 PM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Huerfano River Basin/Walsenburg and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 85 kt (98 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $30,000
- 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
- January 26, 1:00 PM MST to 5:00 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, Wet Mountains
- When
- January 26, 2:00 PM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wet Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- 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
- January 26, 3:00 PM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pueblo and Eastern Fremont Counties/Pueblo and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.867, -105.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Crowley and Otero Counties/La Junta and Vicinity
- When
- January 26, 3:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Crowley and Otero Counties/La Junta and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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
- January 26, 3:00 PM MST to 6:00 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
- January 26, 3:00 PM MST to 6:00 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
- January 26, 3:00 PM MST to 6:00 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
- January 26, 3:00 PM MST to 6:00 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
- January 26, 3:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Baca County/Springfield and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- High Wind in Colorado, January 26, 199971 kt wind · 3 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: 5681219, 5681220, 5681223, 5681224, 5681221, 5681222, 5681225, 5681226, 5681227, 5681228, 5681229, 5681230.