Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne
- When
- May 31, 6:40 PM CST to 6:52 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 9 mi NNE of Kit Carson
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.883, -102.717
Damaging Winds and High Wind in Colorado, May 31, 2000
A combination of factors caused very significant winds across eastern Kit Carson and southern Yuma Counties. Visibilities were reduced to zero at times in blowing dust.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 4
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.
A combination of factors caused very significant winds across eastern Kit Carson and southern Yuma Counties. Visibilities were reduced to zero at times in blowing dust.
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:41 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne
- When
- May 31, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.817, -102.350
Outflow from thunderstorm resulted in significant winds mainly across eastern parts of Cheyenne County.
High Wind, Kit Carson County
- When
- May 31, 7:25 PM CST to 7:36 PM CST
- 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, Yuma County
- When
- May 31, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Yuma County forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 40.003, -102.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- 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
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- Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 31, 2000
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: 5143226, 5143229, 5143227, 5143228.