Colorado, 2000

High Wind in Colorado, February 28, 2000

February 28, 2000 · NWS GJT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A strong wind gust ripped the door off a truck at a power plant about one mile south of Craig. The force was strong enough to break the door hinges.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
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.

A strong wind gust ripped the door off a truck at a power plant about one mile south of Craig. The force was strong enough to break the door hinges.

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Central Yampa River Basin/Craig-Hayden and Vicinity / E Moffat / C Rio Blanco / Sw Routt

When
February 28, 11:55 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
Where
Central Yampa River Basin/Craig-Hayden and Vicinity / E Moffat / C Rio Blanco / Sw Routt forecast zone
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates
40.361, -107.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or 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: 5134166.