Colorado, 2000

High Wind in Colorado, November 30, 2000

November 30, 2000 · NWS BOU · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

High winds occurred over portions of Northeast Colorado. In Thornton, a contruction worker was critically injured when the scaffolding on which he was standing collapsed, throwing him 25 feet.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 BOU wrote it up.

High winds occurred over portions of Northeast Colorado. In Thornton, a contruction worker was critically injured when the scaffolding on which he was standing collapsed, throwing him 25 feet. Peak wind reports from around the region included: 71 mph (62 kts), 9 miles west-southwest of Rustic, 65 mph (56 kts), 4 miles east of Haxtun, 63 mph (55 kts) at Merino and 14 miles north-northwest of Otis, and 60 mph (52 kts) at Fort Morgan and 15 miles west-northwest of Sterling.

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Event by event

6 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Sedgwick and Phillips Counties

When
November 30, 1:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
Where
Sedgwick and Phillips Counties forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.876, -102.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Denver Metropolitan Area

When
November 30, 11:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where
Denver Metropolitan Area forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.714, -104.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Morgan County/Fort Morgan and Vicinity

When
November 30, 11:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where
Morgan County/Fort Morgan and Vicinity forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.263, -103.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Logan County/Sterling and Vicinity

When
November 30, 11:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where
Logan County/Sterling and Vicinity forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.725, -103.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Washington County/Akron and Vicinity

When
November 30, 11:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where
Washington County/Akron and Vicinity forecast zone
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.971, -103.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins / C Boulder / Ne Gilpin / C Larimer

When
November 30, 11:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where
Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie and Cache la Poudre River Basins / C Boulder / Ne Gilpin / C Larimer forecast zone
Measured
62 kt (71 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.380, -105.410 (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: 5157734, 5157419, 5157732, 5157733, 5157735, 5157736.