Thunderstorm Wind, Pitkin
- When
- August 18, 3:00 PM MST to 3:05 PM MST
- Where
- Pitkin County, 15 mi NW of Redstone
- Measured
- 100 kt (115 mph)
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 39.333, -107.433
Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 18, 2000
Strong thunderstorm winds totally leveled 300 acres of old growth forest along a southwest-northeast oriented valley in Baylor Park. Another 1700 acres of partial forest blowdown also occurred adjacent to the total blowdown area.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Strong thunderstorm winds totally leveled 300 acres of old growth forest along a southwest-northeast oriented valley in Baylor Park. Another 1700 acres of partial forest blowdown also occurred adjacent to the total blowdown area.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flood and Hail in North Carolina, August 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, August 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 18, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Idaho, August 18, 2000
More
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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: 5174325.