High Wind, Yuma County
- When
- March 8, 4:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Yuma County forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.003, -102.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Colorado, March 8, 2000
High Winds affected far eastern Colorado with wind gusts generally between 60-80 MPH. There were many fences down, shingles ripped off homes, windows broken, and even some snow with the intense winds.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- 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
- 3
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 GLD wrote it up.
High Winds affected far eastern Colorado with wind gusts generally between 60-80 MPH. There were many fences down, shingles ripped off homes, windows broken, and even some snow with the intense winds.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Kit Carson County
- When
- March 8, 4:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County forecast zone
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.305, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Cheyenne County
- When
- March 8, 4:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne County forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.828, -102.603 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in California, March 8, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, March 8, 2000
- Wildfire in Missouri, March 8 to 10, 2000
- High Wind in Iowa, March 8 to 9, 2000
- High Wind in Missouri, March 8, 2000
- Lightning Strikes in Michigan, March 8 to 9, 2000
- High Wind in Kansas, March 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, March 8, 2000
- Excessive Heat in West Virginia, March 8, 2000
- High Wind in Kansas, March 8, 2000
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 8, 2000
- Hail in Michigan, March 8, 2000
More
Every storm in Colorado in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, March 2000
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: 5133945, 5133946, 5133947.