Thunderstorm Wind, Otero
- When
- September 8, 1:20 PM MST
- Where
- Otero County, 2 mi SE of Rocky Ford
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.033, -103.683
Damaging Winds in Colorado, September 8, 2000
7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- 7
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.
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:20 UTC.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Alamosa
- When
- September 8, 4:44 PM MST
- Where
- Alamosa County, Alamosa Arpt
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.433, -105.867
Thunderstorm Wind, Fremont
- When
- September 8, 5:50 PM MST
- Where
- Fremont County, Canon City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.433, -105.233
Thunderstorm Wind, Fremont
- When
- September 8, 6:05 PM MST
- Where
- Fremont County, Penrose
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.417, -105.017
Thunderstorm Wind, Pueblo
- When
- September 8, 6:18 PM MST
- Where
- Pueblo County, Pueblo West
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 38.333, -104.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Pueblo
- When
- September 8, 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Pueblo County, Bragdon
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.467, -104.617
Thunderstorm Wind, Pueblo
- When
- September 8, 6:40 PM MST
- Where
- Pueblo County, 2 mi E of Boone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.250, -104.217
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
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, September 8 to 19, 2000
- Drought in Arkansas, September 8, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, September 8, 2000
- Tornado in Colorado, September 8, 2000
- Wildfire in California, September 8, 2000
- Hail in Arizona, September 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, September 8, 2000
- Hail in Utah, September 8, 2000
- Tornado in Utah, September 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, September 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, September 8, 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: 5156701, 5156702, 5156703, 5156704, 5156705, 5156706, 5156707.