Colorado, 2000High Wind in Colorado, February 15, 2000
February 15, 2000 · NWS BOU · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
High winds developed over portions of the Front Range Foothills and Northeast Plains. Two construction workers in Holyoke were injured when strong winds blew down the trusses on which they were standing.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 developed over portions of the Front Range Foothills and Northeast Plains. Two construction workers in Holyoke were injured when strong winds blew down the trusses on which they were standing. Peak gusts from the windstorm included: 81 mph (70 kts), 7 miles east-northeast of Virginia Dale, 69 mph (60 kts) at Merino and 4 miles east of Haxtun, 64 mph (56 kts), 6 miles north of Wellington, 6 miles south and 21 miles north of New Raymer, 60 mph (52 kts), 14 miles north-northwest of Otis, 59 mph (51 kts) at Hereford, and 58 mph (50 kts) at Thornton and 4 miles southeast of Holyoke.
High Wind, Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins
- When
- February 15, 1:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins forecast zone
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.380, -105.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eastern Larimer and Northwestern Weld Counties
- When
- February 15, 1:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Larimer and Northwestern Weld Counties forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.611, -104.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Denver Metropolitan Area
- When
- February 15, 1:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Denver Metropolitan Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.714, -104.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northeastern Weld County
- When
- February 15, 1:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northeastern Weld County forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.555, -104.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Washington County/Akron and Vicinity
- When
- February 15, 1:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Washington County/Akron and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.971, -103.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Logan County/Sterling and Vicinity
- When
- February 15, 1:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Logan County/Sterling and Vicinity forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.725, -103.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sedgwick and Phillips Counties
- When
- February 15, 1:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sedgwick and Phillips Counties forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.876, -102.352 (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.
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 15, 200010 events
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 15, 20008 events
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 15 to 16, 20008 events
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 15, 20006 events
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 15, 20005 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 15, 20003 events
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 15, 20003 events
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, February 15, 20001 event
- High Wind in Alaska, February 15, 200060 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Colorado, February 15 to 16, 200069 kt wind · 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: 5132519, 5132900, 5132901, 5132902, 5132903, 5132904, 5132905.