Colorado, 1999High Wind in Colorado, November 25, 1999
November 25, 1999 · NWS BOU · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
Strong chinook winds developed in and near the Front Range Foothills. Peak wind reports included: 100 mph (87 kts) at the Eldora Ski Resort, 77 mph (67 kts) at Carter Lake and NCAR Mesa Lab and 75 mph (65 kts) atop Niwot Ridge.
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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.
Strong chinook winds developed in and near the Front Range Foothills. Peak wind reports included: 100 mph (87 kts) at the Eldora Ski Resort, 77 mph (67 kts) at Carter Lake and NCAR Mesa Lab and 75 mph (65 kts) atop Niwot Ridge.
High Wind, Rabbit Ears & Medicine Bow Ranges/Rocky Mountain National Park / W Larimer / Jackson Ecept C / N Grand / X Nw Boulder
- When
- November 25, 3:00 AM MST to 9:50 AM MST
- Where
- Rabbit Ears & Medicine Bow Ranges/Rocky Mountain National Park / W Larimer / Jackson Ecept C / N Grand / X Nw Boulder forecast zone
- Measured
- 87 kt (100 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.382, -105.820 (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
- November 25, 3:00 AM MST to 9:50 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins / C Boulder / Ne Gilpin / C Larimer forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Larimer and Northwestern Weld Counties / Fort Collins and Vicinity / E Larimer / Nw Weld
- When
- November 25, 3:00 AM MST to 9:50 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Larimer and Northwestern Weld Counties / Fort Collins and Vicinity / E Larimer / Nw Weld forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.611, -104.926 (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.
- Flooding in Oregon, November 25 to 27, 1999$4.7 million · 2 events
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, November 25, 1999$1.0 million · 1 event
- High Wind in Wyoming, November 25 to 26, 19991 injured · $50,000 · 66 kt wind · 4 events
- Heavy Rain in South Carolina, November 25 to 26, 19996 events
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in North Carolina, November 25 to 26, 19995 events
- High Wind in Colorado, November 25 to 26, 199976 kt wind · 4 events
- Heavy Rain in Georgia, November 25 to 26, 19992 events
- High Wind in Alaska, November 25, 199952 kt wind · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, November 25, 19991 event
- High Wind in Oregon, November 25, 1999$2,000 · 1 event
- Funnel Cloud in Puerto Rico, November 25, 19991 event
- Heavy Snow in Montana, November 25 to 26, 19991 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: 5721239, 5721240, 5721241.