Colorado, 2000High Wind in Colorado, April 17, 2000
April 17, 2000 · NWS BOU · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Strong pre-frontal winds and widely scattered thunderstorms caused high winds to develop across portions of the Northeast Plains. Peak wind gusts included: 75 mph (65 kts) at Louisville and Merino, 69 mph (60 kts) at Fort Morgan, 61 mph (53 kts) at Padroni, 60 mph (52 kts) at Sedgwick and Sterling, 59 mph (51 kts ) at Woodrow and 58 mph (50 kts) at Crook.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 pre-frontal winds and widely scattered thunderstorms caused high winds to develop across portions of the Northeast Plains. Peak wind gusts included: 75 mph (65 kts) at Louisville and Merino, 69 mph (60 kts) at Fort Morgan, 61 mph (53 kts) at Padroni, 60 mph (52 kts) at Sedgwick and Sterling, 59 mph (51 kts ) at Woodrow and 58 mph (50 kts) at Crook.
High Wind, Eastern Boulder County/Boulder and Vicinity
- When
- April 17, 6:45 PM MST to 8:15 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Boulder County/Boulder and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -105.220 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Logan County/Sterling and Vicinity
- When
- April 17, 6:45 PM MST to 8:15 PM MST
- Where
- Logan County/Sterling and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.725, -103.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Morgan County/Fort Morgan and Vicinity
- When
- April 17, 6:45 PM MST to 8:15 PM MST
- Where
- Morgan County/Fort Morgan and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.263, -103.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sedgwick and Phillips Counties
- When
- April 17, 6:45 PM MST to 8:15 PM MST
- Where
- Sedgwick and Phillips Counties forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.876, -102.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Washington County/Akron and Vicinity
- When
- April 17, 6:45 PM MST to 8:15 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County/Akron and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.971, -103.201 (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.
- Rip Current in California, April 17, 20001 death · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Virginia, April 17, 2000$154,000 · F0 · 42 events
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, April 17, 2000$500,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm and Flood in California, April 17 to 18, 20002 injured · $55,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, April 17, 2000$75,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Virginia, April 17, 2000$15,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Lightning Strike in California, April 17, 20001 injured · $30,000 · 0.25 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, April 17, 2000$25,000 · 3 events
- Hail in North Carolina, April 17, 2000$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Virginia, April 17, 2000$20,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 17, 20001.75 in hail · 13 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 17, 20001.75 in hail · 11 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: 5139387, 5139388, 5139389, 5139390, 5139391.