Colorado, 2000High Wind in Colorado, January 3 to 4, 2000
January 3 to 4, 2000 · NWS BOU · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
High winds buffeted locations in and near the foothills of Boulder and Larimer Counties. Peak wind reports included: 93 mph (81 kts) at Carter Lake, 91 mph (79 kts) at Nederland, 81 mph (70 kts) at NCAR and 70 mph (61 kts) at Allenspark.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 buffeted locations in and near the foothills of Boulder and Larimer Counties. Peak wind reports included: 93 mph (81 kts) at Carter Lake, 91 mph (79 kts) at Nederland, 81 mph (70 kts) at NCAR and 70 mph (61 kts) at Allenspark.
High Wind, Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins / C Boulder / Ne Gilpin / C Larimer
- When
- January 3, 11:00 PM MST to January 4, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins / C Boulder / Ne Gilpin / C Larimer forecast zone
- Measured
- 81 kt (93 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 / Fort Collins and Vicinity / E Larimer / Nw Weld
- When
- January 3, 11:00 PM MST to January 4, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Larimer and Northwestern Weld Counties / Fort Collins and Vicinity / E Larimer / Nw Weld forecast zone
- Measured
- 81 kt (93 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.611, -104.926 (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 Kentucky, January 3, 200018 injured · $64 million · F3 · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Kentucky, January 3, 20003 injured · $7.4 million · F3 · 2 events
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, January 3, 20007 injured · $450,000 · F3 · 3 events
- Tornado in Mississippi, January 3, 2000$125,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 3, 2000$1.3 million · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 3, 2000$593,000 · 10 events
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, January 3, 20003 injured · $250,000 · 83 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Indiana, January 3, 2000$62,000 · F1 · 29 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, January 3, 2000$384,000 · 78 kt wind · 12 events
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, January 3 to 4, 2000$153,000 · 14 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Indiana, January 3 to 4, 2000$157,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, January 3, 2000$150,000 · 100 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: 5128004, 5128005.