Colorado, 2000High 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.
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- 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.
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.
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)
- 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.
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, November 30, 20001 death · 1 event
- High Wind in Nebraska, November 30, 2000$50,000 · 54 kt wind · 3 events
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, November 30, 200012 events
- Heavy Snow in Montana, November 30, 20009 events
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 30, 20002 events
- High Wind in Alaska, November 30, 200070 kt wind · 2 events
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 30, 20001 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: 5157734, 5157419, 5157732, 5157733, 5157735, 5157736.