Thunderstorm Wind, Eagle
- When
- May 29, 4:00 PM MST to 4:05 PM MST
- Where
- Eagle County, Avon
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.633, -106.517
Damaging Wind in Colorado, May 29, 2000
Strong thunderstorm outflow winds resulted in minor wind damage, including shopping carts being blown into vehicles at a parking lot in Avon.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $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.
Strong thunderstorm outflow winds resulted in minor wind damage, including shopping carts being blown into vehicles at a parking lot in Avon.
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 159 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:02 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5145169.