Colorado, 1999High Wind in Colorado, June 6, 1999
June 6, 1999 · NWS BOU · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
High winds developed for a short time in and near the foothills of Boulder County. The Gamow Tower on the CU Campus registered a peak wind gust to 87 mph (77 kts), with a peak gust to 71 mph (62 kts) atop Niwot Ridge.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 for a short time in and near the foothills of Boulder County. The Gamow Tower on the CU Campus registered a peak wind gust to 87 mph (77 kts), with a peak gust to 71 mph (62 kts) atop Niwot Ridge.
High Wind, Eastern Boulder County/Boulder and Vicinity / E Boulder / X Sw Weld
- When
- June 6, 5:10 AM MST to 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Boulder County/Boulder and Vicinity / E Boulder / X Sw Weld forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 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
- June 6, 5:10 AM MST to 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins / C Boulder / Ne Gilpin / C Larimer forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -105.410 (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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 6, 1999$1.4 million · F4 · 22 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, June 6, 19994 injured · $487,000 · F1 · 46 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 6, 19991 injured · $397,000 · F1 · 32 events
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 6, 1999$600,000 · 61 kt wind · 17 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 6, 1999$199,000 · 62 kt wind · 40 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 6, 1999$615,000 · 61 kt wind · 6 events
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, June 6, 1999$300,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 6, 1999$115,000 · 55 kt wind · 8 events
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, June 6, 1999$150,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 6, 1999$100,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 6, 1999$70,000 · 60 kt wind · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 6, 19992.75 in hail · 43 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: 5704555, 5704556.