Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG - Mesonet

Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimeLocal/PathLengthPathWidthNumber ofPersonsEstimatedDamageLocation Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormApril 2005CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL ATLANTICJupiter Inlet ToDeerfield Beach Fl 20To 60Nm5 E Jupiter Inlet 26 1400EST1 0Marine Tstm WindA man drowned when rough seas rocked a 17' fishing boat spilling the man into the ocean. Gradient wind speeds were around 30knots.M42IWCharleston Harbor1 W The Charleston Ba 30 1509EST0 0Marine Tstm WindThunderstorm winds gusted to 40 knots at the Coast Guard Station.COLORADO, Central and NortheastCOZ041Elbert / C & E Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet05 0722MST1640MST0 0BlizzardCOZ042>046-048>051Ne Weld County - C & S Weld County - Morgan County - C & E Adams & Arapahoe Counties - N & NeElbert County Below 6000 Feet / N Lincoln County - Logan County - Washington County - Sedgwick County- Phillips County05 0740MST1214MST0 0High Wind (G62)A surface low pressure system intensified over the eastern plains of Colorado and produced damaging wind gusts across much ofthe region. The strong wind gusts, ranging from 50 to 70 mph, damaged roofs and fences. In addition, sudden cross-winds blewover several empty semi-trailers along Interstates 70 and 76. Above 6 thousand feet, heavy snow and strong wind brought blizzardconditions to the Palmer Divide, south of Denver. Snowfall accumulations ranged from 3 to 8 inches over eastern Douglas andwestern Elbert Counties.Peak wind reports included: 71 mph (62 kts), 7 miles west-northwest of Merino, 70 mph (61 kts), 4 miles east of Haxtun and 5miles south of Sedgwick, 68 mph (59 kts) at Crook, 67 mph (58 kts), 3 miles east of Wiggins, 60 mph (52 kts), 3 miles southwest ofBennett, Briggsdale and just northeast of Keenseburg, 59 mph (51 kts) at Akron, 7 miles east of Brighton and Limon, 58 mph (50kts), 11 miles south of Wiggins. Snowfall totals for the blizzard included: 8 inches, 5 miles south-southeast of Sedalia, 4 inches, 3miles northeast of Castle Rock, and 3.5 inches, 4 miles northeast of Franktown.Grand County11 NNE Kremmling 08 1355MST0 0Thunderstorm Wind (G53)COZ039>041-046 Boulder & Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet / W Broomfield County - N Douglas County Below 6000 Feet /Denver / W Adams & Arapahoe Counties / E Broomfield County - Elbert / C & E Douglas Counties Above6000 Feet - N & Ne Elbert County Below 6000 Feet / N Lincoln County08 1433MST1618MST0 0High Wind (G59)Larimer County4 NW Masonville 08 1547MST0 0Thunderstorm Wind (G56)Weld CountyGreeley08 1557MST0 0Thunderstorm Wind (G53)Weld CountyGreeley08 1615MST0 0Thunderstorm Wind (G61)A mixture of a strong gradient wind, coupled with thunderstorm outflow winds, swept across parts of North-Central and NortheastColorado during the afternoon. The strong wind downed power lines and knocked out electricity to approximately 19,000customers on the east side of the Denver area. Peak wind reports from around the region included: 70 mph (61 kts) in Greeley, 68mph (59 kts) in Longmont, 67 mph (58 kts), 12 miles northeast of Kiowa, 64 mph (56 kts), at Cheesman and 4 miles northwest ofMasonville, 61 mph (53 kts), 3 miles northeast of Castle Rock and 11 miles north-northeast of Kremmling, 60 mph (52 kts) atCOZ033-035>040-042>044-048Limon and 59 mph (51 kts) at Centenniel Airport.S & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet - Larimer & BoulderCounties Between 6000 & 9000 Feet - Jefferson & W Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet / Gilpin / ClearCreek / Ne Park Counties Below 9000 Feet - C & Se Park County - Larimer County Below 6000 Feet / NwWeld County - Boulder & Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet / W Broomfield County - N Douglas CountyBelow 6000 Feet / Denver / W Adams & Arapahoe Counties / E Broomfield County - Ne Weld County - C & SWeld County - Morgan County - Logan County10 0500MST0 0Winter Storm11 1700MST4044