Thunderstorm Wind, Mesa
- When
- June 2, 2:20 PM MST to 2:30 PM MST
- Where
- Mesa County, Fruita
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.150, -108.730
Damaging Wind in Colorado, June 2, 1999
A thunderstorm produced strong winds which were measured as high as 69 MPH (60 knots). Sections of wooden fences and some signs were blown down, as well as numerous tree branches.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.
A thunderstorm produced strong winds which were measured as high as 69 MPH (60 knots). Sections of wooden fences and some signs were blown down, as well as numerous tree branches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in South Dakota, June 2 to 30, 1999
- Dense Fog in California, June 2, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 2, 1999
- Hail in California, June 2, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 2 to 14, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 2 to 10, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 2, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 2, 1999
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 2, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, June 2, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 2, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 2, 1999
More
Every storm in Colorado in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, June 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: 5715344.