Thunderstorm Wind, Montezuma
- When
- August 12, 8:07 PM MST to 8:12 PM MST
- Where
- Montezuma County, 5 mi ENE of Mancos
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.383, -108.217
Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 12, 2000
Outflow from a thunderstorm hit a rock concert at the Echo Basin Ranch where over a thousand fans were in attendance. The roof structure was toppled onto the stage and also onto a band's tour bus.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Property damage
- $50,000
- 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.
Outflow from a thunderstorm hit a rock concert at the Echo Basin Ranch where over a thousand fans were in attendance. The roof structure was toppled onto the stage and also onto a band's tour bus. The bus took the brunt of the collapse, preventing serious injuries. An automobile traveling within a mile of the ranch was blown off the road. Several people received minor injuries.
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 187 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:07 UTC.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding in New Jersey, August 12 to 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, August 12, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 12, 2000
- Heat in Texas, August 12, 2000
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in New York, August 12, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, August 12, 2000
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 12, 2000
- Flooding in Florida, August 12, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Nebraska, August 12 to 13, 2000
- Flood in Florida, August 12, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 12, 2000
- Flood in Florida, August 12, 2000
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, August 2000
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: 5156105.