Colorado, 2000High Wind in Colorado, December 16, 2000
December 16, 2000 · NWS BOU · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
High winds clocked to 96 mph (83 kts) occurred in and near the North-Central Mountains and Front Range Foothills. Two semi-trailers were blown over along State Highway 285, northeast of Como.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 clocked to 96 mph (83 kts) occurred in and near the North-Central Mountains and Front Range Foothills. Two semi-trailers were blown over along State Highway 285, northeast of Como. High winds also forced the closure of Hoosier Pass, along Highway 9 between Breckenridge and Fairplay. Peak wind gusts included: 96 mph (83 kts) at Red Feather Lakes, 94 mph (82 kts) atop Niwot Ridge, 90 mph (78 kts) near Como, 87 mph (76 kts) at Georgetown Lake and NCAR, 84 mph (73 kts), 9 miles west-southwest of Rustic and 72 mph (63 kts) at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) near Boulder.
High Wind, Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins / C Boulder / Ne Gilpin / C Larimer
- When
- December 16, 5:45 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins / C Boulder / Ne Gilpin / C Larimer forecast zone
- Measured
- 83 kt (96 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Rabbit Ears & Medicine Bow Ranges/Rocky Mountain National Park / W Larimer / Jackson Ecept C / N Grand / X Nw Boulder
- When
- December 16, 5:45 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Rabbit Ears & Medicine Bow Ranges/Rocky Mountain National Park / W Larimer / Jackson Ecept C / N Grand / X Nw Boulder forecast zone
- Measured
- 82 kt (94 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.382, -105.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, South Park / S Park
- When
- December 16, 5:45 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- South Park / S Park forecast zone
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.119, -105.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Front Range Foothills/Clear Creek Basin / W Jefferson / Ne Park / E Clear Creek / Se Gilpin / Sw Douglas
- When
- December 16, 5:45 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Front Range Foothills/Clear Creek Basin / W Jefferson / Ne Park / E Clear Creek / Se Gilpin / Sw Douglas forecast zone
- Measured
- 76 kt (87 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.516, -105.413 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Boulder County/Boulder and Vicinity / E Boulder / X Sw Weld
- When
- December 16, 5:45 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Boulder County/Boulder and Vicinity / E Boulder / X Sw Weld forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -105.220 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Summit County/Mosquito Range/Indian Peaks / S Grand / Summit / W Clear Creek / W Gilpin / Sw Boulder / Nw Park
- When
- December 16, 5:45 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Summit County/Mosquito Range/Indian Peaks / S Grand / Summit / W Clear Creek / W Gilpin / Sw Boulder / Nw Park forecast zone
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.726, -105.675 (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.
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 200011 deaths · 144 injured · $13 million · F4 · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Alabama, December 16, 200014 injured · $10 million · F3 · 2 events
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 20001 death · 9 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event
- High Wind in Louisiana, December 16, 20002 deaths · $575,000 · 8 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 16, 200017 injured · $2.1 million · F2 · 5 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, December 16 to 17, 20001 injured · $1.1 million · F2 · 16 events
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000$2.0 million · F2 · 1 event
- Extreme Cold and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, December 16, 20001 death · $50,000 · 2 events
- Tornado in Florida, December 16, 2000$750,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado in Georgia, December 16, 2000$750,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 16 to 17, 20001 death · 17 events
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 20002 injured · $175,000 · F2 · 1 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: 5166135, 5166136, 5166137, 5166138, 5166139, 5166140.