Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimeLocal/PathLengthPathWidthNumber ofPersonsEstimatedDamageLocation Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormJanuary 1997COLORADO, Central and NortheastCOZ035-038-042>043-050Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie And Cache La Poudre River Basins - Eastern Larimer AndNorthwestern Weld Counties - Northeastern Weld County - Southern Weld County/Greeley And Vicinity -Sedgwick And Phillips Counties04 0020MST1240MST0 00 High Wind (G70)High winds gusting to 81 mph developed along portions of the Front Range Foothills and spread into the adjacent plains. Some ofthe stronger gusts included: 81 mph (70 kts) 9 miles west-southwest of Rustic, 71 mph (62 kts) at Wellington, 70 mph (61 kts) 4miles east of Haxtun, 67 mph (58 kts) 21 miles north of New Raymer and 61 mph (53 kts) at Greeley.COZ035-038-043 Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie And Cache La Poudre River Basins - Eastern Larimer AndNorthwestern Weld Counties - Southern Weld County/Greeley And Vicinity10 0000MST0800MST0 0 0 0 Heavy SnowA strong upper level jet brought bands of heavy snow showers to portions of the Front Range Foothills and adjacent plains. Someof the snowfall totals included: 11 inches 1 mile east of Buckhorn Mountain, 10 inches at Silver Spruce Ranch north of Ward, 7inches at Evans, 6 inches at Greeley and Loveland, with 4 inches at Fort Collins, New Raymer and 5 miles west-southwest ofWellington.COZ033>034 Rabbit Ears & Medicine Bow Ranges/Rocky Mountain National Park - Summit County/MosquitoRange/Indian Peaks10110000MST1200MST0 00 Heavy SnowMore heavy snow fell in the northern mountains over a 36-hr period. Some of the more impressive amounts included: 35 inchesat Eldora Ski Area, 25 inches at Copper Mountain, 22 inches at Loveland Ski Area, 16 inches at Arapahoe Basin andBreckenridge, with 13 inches at Winter Park.COZ032-036 Middle Park - Southern Front Range Foothills/Clear Creek Basin10111800MST0600MST0 00 Heavy SnowA foot of new snow fell at Blackhawk overnight while Kremmling received 9 inches.COZ033>035 Rabbit Ears & Medicine Bow Ranges/Rocky Mountain National Park - Summit County/MosquitoRange/Indian Peaks - Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie And Cache La Poudre River Basins11121800MST0600MST0 00 Heavy SnowHeavy snow continued in portions of the northern mountains and northeast foothills. Some of the totals included: 14 inches atAllens Park, 7 inches at Coal Creek Canyon, 6 inches at Keystone and Silver Spruce Ranch, with 5 inches reported at Estes Parkand Winter Park.COZ044>050 Morgan County/Fort Morgan And Vicinity - Eastern Adams And Eastern Arapahoe Counties - EasternElbert And Northern Lincoln Counties/Limon And Vicinity - Southern Lincoln County - LoganCounty/Sterling And Vicinity - Washington County/Akron And Vicinity - Sedgwick And Phillips Counties13141800MST0600MST0 0Extreme WindchillA combination of brisk northerly winds and a bitter cold Arctic airmass allowed for dangerous wind chill temperatures to developover a large portion of the northeast plains. Wind chill readings generally ranged from 25 below zero to 40 below zero.COZ048>050 Logan County/Sterling And Vicinity - Washington County/Akron And Vicinity - Sedgwick And PhillipsCounties15161800MST0600MST0 0Extreme WindchillBrisk northerly winds combined with frigid Arctic air to create another round of dangerous wind chill temperatures over extremenortheast Colorado. Wind chill readings generally ranged from 25 below zero to 50 below zero.COZ035>036 Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie And Cache La Poudre River Basins - Southern Front RangeFoothills/Clear Creek Basin21 1400MST1900MST0 20 High Wind (G77)High winds along the Front Range Foothills caused an empty 18-wheeler to overturn on I-70, near the Morrison and C-470 exits.The truck landed on top of a passenger car traveling beside it. The drivers received only minor injuries. A peak gust to 89 mph(77 kts) was reported 1 mile east of Buckhorn while a gust to 62 mph (54 kts) was registered 9 miles west-southwest of Rustic.COZ035Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie And Cache La Poudre River Basins23 0800MST0 00 High Wind (G67)A peak wind gust to 78 mph (67 kts) was reported at Estes Park.COZ035Northern Front Range Foothills/Upper Laramie And Cache La Poudre River Basins24 0805MST0 00 High Wind (G86)A peak wind gust to 99 mph (86 kts) was recorded 1 mile east of Buckhorn Mountain.26 33