Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 24, 1999

Name: Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 24, 1999
Start: 1999-07-24T17:40
End: 1999-07-24T17:50
Location: Colorado

July 24, 1999 · NWS BOU · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 10
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

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The Denver radar (KFTG), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:38 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: July 24, 5:40 PM MST to 5:50 PM MST
Where: Morgan County, Ft Morgan to 4 mi of Brush
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.300, -103.800

Intense straight-line winds associated with a wet microburst blew 6 vehicles off Interstate 76, including a pickup pulling a horse trailer. Several windows were blown out of homes and vehicles in the Fort Morgan and Brush areas. As a result, 10 people were treated at area hospitals for cuts and bruises. In addition to the damage to property, numerous crops were reportedly flattened by the combination of heavy rain, hail and damaging winds.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Colorado in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Colorado, July 1999

Sources

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: 5707868.