High Wind — Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado

2000-12-17 · Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado

Wider weather episode

High winds gusting from 60 mph to 74 mph howled across the northeast plains of Colorado. In Fort Collins, a camera man was seriously injured when a gust of wind toppled the video tower that he was standing on while filming football practice. He suffered severe internal injuries when the tower fell on him. In Parker, a 20 ft. by 40 ft. piece of roof was torn off a building. A residence in Limon also sustained wind damage. Near Last Chance, downed branches damaged power lines which caused several electrical outages. Peak wind reports included: 74 mph (64 kts), 4 miles east of Haxtun, 70 mph (61 kts) at Limon and 14 miles north-northwest of Otis, 67 mph (58 kts) at Fort Morgan and Marino, 64 mph (56 kts) at Hereford and 6 miles south of New Raymer, 63 mph (55 kts), 21 miles north of New Raymer, 62 mph (54 kts) at New Raymer, and 60 mph (52 kts) at Fort Collins and Parker.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5160492. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.