{"id":1668,"date":"2009-06-14T05:47:46","date_gmt":"2009-06-14T12:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=1668"},"modified":"2009-06-14T05:47:46","modified_gmt":"2009-06-14T12:47:46","slug":"june-14-to-june-20-this-week-in-denver-weather-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/june-14-to-june-20-this-week-in-denver-weather-history\/","title":{"rendered":"June 14 to June 20 – This week in Denver weather history"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"June<\/a>
June 14 to June 20 - This week in Denver weather history<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With severe weather season in full swing, we see a very eventful week in Denver weather history.\u00a0 Wildfires, amazing hail storms, tornadoes, floods and more all make an appearence on the historical calendar.<\/p>\n

11-14<\/p>\n

In 1999…damage from several hailstorms in and near metro Denver totaled 35 million dollars.\u00a0 About 17.5 million dollars was from automobile claims with another 17.5 million in homeowner claims.\u00a0 The areas hardest hit by the storms included Castle Rock…Commerce City…evergreen… And Golden.<\/p>\n

12-17<\/p>\n

In 2000…two large wildfires developed in the Front Range foothills as careless campers and very dry conditions proved to be a dangerous combination.\u00a0 Strong winds gusting in excess of 60 mph on the 13th fanned the flames… Spreading both wildfires out of control.\u00a0 Winds gusted to 78 mph atop Niwot Ridge near the continental divide west of Boulder.\u00a0 The Hi Meadows Wildfire…about 35 miles southwest of Denver…consumed nearly 11 thousand acres and 80 structures…mostly high priced homes.\u00a0 The Bobcat Wildfire…located about 12 miles southwest of Fort Collins… Consumed nearly 11 thousand acres and 22 structures.\u00a0 Late on the 16th…a strong cold front moved south over the great plains into northeastern Colorado.\u00a0 Low level upslope conditions developed in the wake of the front…producing 2 to 4 inches of snowfall overnight at elevations above 8 thousand feet.\u00a0 Firefighters were able to contain both fires shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n

13-14<\/p>\n

In 2006…the high temperature of 99 degrees on the 13th equaled the record maximum temperature for the date first set in 1994.\u00a0 The high temperature of 102 degrees on the 14th was a new record maximum temperature for the date.<\/p>\n

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In 1877…an evening thunderstorm produced lightning which struck several houses and killed a cow in the bottom land of the South Platte River
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\nIn 1886…hail as large as 3\/4 inch in diameter fell in the city.\u00a0 Precipitation was only 0.10 inch.
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\nIn 1887…south winds were sustained to 41 mph.
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\nIn 1900…a thunderstorm produced northwest winds to 51 mph with gusts to 61 mph…but only a trace of rain.
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\nIn 1923…a severe thunderstorm pelted the city with hail. The stones ranged in diameter from 0.2 to 0.8 inch. Gardens and greenhouses suffered considerable damage. Rainfall was only 0.14 inch downtown.
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\nIn 1960…one workman was killed and 4 others injured in Lakewood when a partly built apartment building collapsed in strong winds.\u00a0 Microburst wind gusts to 54 mph caused some blowing dust at Stapleton Airport.
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\nIn 1967…tornadoes touched down briefly 3 miles west of Franktown and 4 miles northeast of Parker.\u00a0 No damage was reported.\u00a0 Numerous funnel clouds were reported over south metro Denver…one 5 miles south of Denver…one 2 to 3 miles north of Castle Rock…and two near Littleton.
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\nIn 1968…a microburst wind gust to 52 mph was recorded at Stapleton International Airport.
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\nIn 1972…1 3\/4 inch hail was reported in Wheat Ridge.
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\nIn 1976…high winds…unusually strong for this late in the season…raked metro Denver.\u00a0 Wind gusts estimated to 100 mph tore 24 boats from their moorings and damaged a total of 47 boats at Boulder reservoir.\u00a0 Wind gusts to 82 mph were recorded in Boulder.\u00a0 The strong winds toppled the wind mast at a radio station in Boulder.\u00a0 An automobile was smashed by a fallen tree in Boulder.\u00a0 Other damage in Boulder was minor…but power outages occurred when tree limbs fell on power lines.\u00a0 At Jefferson County Airport near Broomfield…wind gusts to 78 mph were recorded with 87 mph gusts clocked at rocky flats nuclear plant south of Boulder.\u00a0 Wind gusts to 66 mph were observed in Littleton… And northwest winds gusted to 46 mph at Stapleton International Airport.\u00a0 The strong winds collapsed a barn near Arvada.\u00a0 Several horses received minor injuries. Thirty trees were uprooted or broken in Denver.\u00a0 Four major power outages occurred from west Denver and Lakewood to the foothills.
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\nIn 1982…the worst hailstorm in 17 years struck Commerce City.\u00a0 The storm left 4 to 8 inches of hail on the ground. A few of the stones were as large as golf balls.\u00a0 Many vehicles were dented…and some windshields were shattered. Roofs of homes were damaged.\u00a0\u00a0 Total damage was estimated at over one million dollars.\u00a0 Hail to 1 inch in diameter also fell in Littleton.\u00a0 Only 1\/4 inch hail was measured at Stapleton International Airport.
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\nIn 1988…lightning ripped a small hole in the roof of a home in the southern part of Boulder.\u00a0 There were some power outages in the area.
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\nIn 1992…an off duty national weather service employee reported hail to 1 inch diameter in Westminster.
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\nIn 1997…one inch diameter hail fell in Bennett…and 3\/4 inch hail was measured in Littleton.
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\nIn 1999…hail as large as 1 1\/2 inches in diameter hit Aurora. Lightning sparked two small fires at separate residences near the hiwan country club in evergreen.
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\nIn 2004…lightning sparked two small fires near Jamestown. One was in geer canyon and the other 7.5 miles up sunshine canyon.\u00a0 Both were quickly contained and caused no damage to structures in the area.<\/p>\n

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In 1907…south winds were sustained to 40 mph.\u00a0 The winds were strong all day.
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\nIn 1908…the hail storm was unusually severe.\u00a0 Heavy clouds moved over the city from the north and northwest…and by late morning the weather had become very threatening. Heavy rain with intermittent hail from pea to 3\/4 inch in diameter fell near noon.\u00a0 The fall of rain and hail totaled 0.68 inch of precipitation with 0.35 inch in just 5 minutes.\u00a0 The temperature fell from 71 degrees to 51 degrees during the storm.\u00a0 The hail did considerable damage to trees…gardens…and hot houses.\u00a0 On sidewalks with northern exposures…the hail ranged in depth from 2 to 6 inches.\u00a0 West winds were sustained to 29 mph during the storm.
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\nIn 1956…strong southeast winds raked metro Denver all day. Sustained winds at 44 mph with gusts as high as 61 mph were recorded at Stapleton Airport where blowing dust briefly reduced the visibility to 2 miles.
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\nIn 1984…golf ball size hail pelted southern and central Aurora.\u00a0 Rainfall of 2.06 inches over central Aurora in just over an hour produced local street flooding.
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\nIn 1987…golf ball size hail fell in the southern part of Lakewood.
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\nIn 1988…several tornadoes developed across metro Denver. One tornado touched down just northeast of the rocky mountain arsenal.\u00a0 The twister moved very slowly and did no damage…except to demolish a small electrical substation… Even though it was on the ground for nearly 30 minutes. Later…another tornado was sighted east of Brighton about 2 miles north of Barr Lake.\u00a0 An F2 tornado cut a swath through northeast Denver.\u00a0 The main path went through a thickly wooded area for about 6 blocks and uprooted about 500 city owned trees…many of them large elms 75 to 100 years old.\u00a0 Hundreds of privately owned trees were also sucked from the ground by the slow moving twister…which was filmed by a news team in a helicopter as it uprooted trees. The replacement cost to the city owned trees was estimated at 1.5 million dollars.\u00a0 The twister did little damage to buildings.\u00a0 Some homes suffered roof and chimney damage…a gas main was ruptured…and some cars were damaged by falling trees.\u00a0 The uprooted trees also caused curb and sidewalk damage and cut some electrical wires.\u00a0 The funnel cloud passed close to Stapleton International Airport. Aircraft operations were shut down…and the tower was evacuated.\u00a0 The tornado was on the ground for almost 25 minutes.\u00a0 An F3 tornado cut an erratic path through south Denver for about 25 minutes…causing extensive damage in at least 3 areas.\u00a0 The twister damaged about 85 buildings… 20 severely; the total loss was estimated at 5 to 10 million dollars.\u00a0 Many cars were severely damaged; at least 15 vehicles were overturned.\u00a0 One trailer was lifted onto the top of a building that had just been unroofed; numerous antique cars inside the building were damaged. A ford bronco was blown over a church…and landed 100 yards away.\u00a0 A metal storage shed was deposited far above the ground in some power lines.\u00a0 The tornado uprooted many trees on a golf course.\u00a0 No one was seriously hurt…although seven people suffered minor injuries from flying debris. A golfer was thrown 40 feet…but was not hurt;\u00a0 a man clinging to a telephone pole was unscathed…but lost both shoes…a sock…and buttons off his shirt.\u00a0 A woman holding a baby was sucked through a broken convenience store window… But was unhurt.\u00a0 A dog…tethered to the ground by its leash…was suspended in the air by the twister.\u00a0 Uprooted trees crushed cars and damaged curbs and sidewalks.\u00a0 People in downtown Denver could see three tornadoes occurring simultaneously.\u00a0 Hail as large as 1 3\/8 inches in diameter fell in extreme southeast Aurora.
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\nIn 1997…a tornado touched down briefly at the Colorado national speedway near Dacono north of Denver.\u00a0 The tornado ripped through the south grandstand causing at least 50 thousand dollars in damage to a shed…kiosk… Bleachers…and several concession stands.
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\nIn 2004…a tornado touched down briefly near Castle Rock and blew the roof off a machine shop.\u00a0 A tornado near Elizabeth destroyed a barn and caused roof damage to a home.\u00a0 Two other barns on nearby properties were damaged extensively.\u00a0 The twister also caused widespread tree damage in the area.\u00a0 A tornado also touched down near Bennett and Strasburg…but did no damage.<\/p>\n

15-16<\/p>\n

In 1963…heavy rain and hail ravaged metro Denver.\u00a0 In southeast Denver…heavy rain flooded homes and streets. Hail to a depth of 4 inches on the ground stripped trees and plants and drifted to depths of 3 to 4 feet in some areas.\u00a0 Flood waters on the valley highway were 19 feet deep in places…trapping many cars.\u00a0 Many creeks were running over their banks.\u00a0 On the 15th…the main thunderstorm cell passed over south Denver…dumping as much as 4 inches of rain in 90 minutes.\u00a0 Precipitation at Stapleton Airport totaled 0.91 inch on the 15th and 1.31 inches on the 16th.\u00a0 A funnel cloud was sighted briefly 4 miles to the south-southeast of Stapleton Airport on the 15th.\u00a0 Damage from hail and flooding amounted to near a million dollars.<\/p>\n

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In 1950…very heavy rain and hail storms in southwest Denver caused an estimated 750 thousand dollars in hail and flood damage.\u00a0 Thunderstorms produced 2.06 inches of rain at Stapleton Airport with 2.23 inches of rain measured in downtown Denver.
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\nIn 1965…a tornado…15 miles south-southeast of Denver… Touched down and damaged two houses in northern Douglas County.\u00a0 Three golfers at a country club and a woman who lived north of Castle Rock were injured by falling structures.
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\nIn 1983…a microburst wind gust to 54 mph was recorded at Stapleton International Airport.
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\nIn 1984…a tornado touched down briefly in Parker.\u00a0 No damage was reported.
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\nIn 1986…lightning injured 5 people just north of the Denver city limits in Adams County.\u00a0 The victims were members of a drum and bugle corps and were standing near a metal scaffold.\u00a0 Heavy rain from the storm also caused street flooding in the metro area.
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\nIn 1991…hail to golf ball size fell at conifer.
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\nIn 1992…a rare mid-June high wind event wrecked havoc over metro Denver when a pacific cold front moved across the Rocky Mountains.\u00a0 Strong winds at speeds of 40 to 50 mph were common along the Front Range foothills.\u00a0 Winds reaching 107 mph in the foothills west of Denver and 79 mph at Longmont…caused damage ranging from trees being toppled to large trucks being rolled over.\u00a0 Strong winds estimated at 75 mph rolled a 35-foot truck carrying building supplies on U.S. Highway 36 north of Boulder.\u00a0 The truck driver and a passenger as well as the driver of another car were slightly injured.\u00a0 The winds downed power lines.\u00a0 The gambling towns of central city and Blackhawk were without power for a couple of hours.\u00a0 West winds reached 43 mph at Stapleton International Airport.
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\nIn 1996…a small tornado touched down in the foothills southwest of Boulder near Pinecliffe…knocking down 50 to 100 large pine trees.\u00a0 A house nearby sustained damage when shingles were ripped from the roof.\u00a0 The tornado also picked up a 17-foot sailboat with attached trailer and carried it 25 feet into a nearby tree.\u00a0 In addition… Thunderstorm wind gusts to 46 mph were measured at Denver International Airport.
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\nIn 2004…hail as large as 1 inch in diameter fell near Castle Rock.\u00a0 Hail to 3\/4 inch was measured near Bennett.
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\nIn 2005…severe thunderstorms produced hail as large as 1 inch in diameter in centennial.<\/p>\n

16-17<\/p>\n

In 1965…on the afternoon and evening of the 16th…violent thunderstorms produced extremely heavy cloudbursts of rain over the palmer divide and sent a wall of water as high as 20 feet down both branches of plum creek into the South Platte River and through metro Denver.\u00a0 The heavy rainfall produced the most devastating flood in the history of Denver.\u00a0 Rainfall totaled 14.0 inches in 3 hours at both larkspur and palmer lake with 12.0 inches recorded in Castle Rock.\u00a0 The flood waters caused extensive damage to roads and bridges in larkspur…Castle Rock…and Sedalia…including washing out the I-25 bridge over east plum creek in Castle Rock.\u00a0 The citizens of metro Denver received reports of the flooding to the south and had a few hours to initiate evacuation procedures along the South Platte River…greatly limiting the loss of life.\u00a0 By evening…the flood reached Littleton where an heroic effort was made to save nearly 150 horses at the centennial racetrack…which was completely inundated by the flood waters.\u00a0 As the flood proceeded through the city of Denver…the river became more than 1\/2 mile wide and destroyed all homes…trailer courts… And businesses in its path.\u00a0 The waters contained debris ranging from refrigerators to old cars.\u00a0 As many as 26 bridges were damaged or destroyed…including the 6th avenue freeway bridge across the South Platte.\u00a0 Both public service company power plants were shut down by the flood.\u00a0 The King Soopers grocery chain bakery was inundated.\u00a0 About midnight… The torrent crested at 25 feet above normal with flow exceeding 40 times normal and is the record flood on the South Platte and many of its tributaries.\u00a0 The flood caused 230 million dollars in damage and 8 deaths along the entire South Platte River basin.\u00a0 The intense rain also caused flooding along Cherry Creek in Denver…on toll gate and sand creeks in east metro Denver…and on Kiowa and Bijou Creeks to the east of Denver.\u00a0 The South Platte River flood closed nearly every major east-west highway into Denver…nearly isolating the city.\u00a0 The flood caused heavy damage to state and County roads in the area.\u00a0 Railroads were also hard hit with the main yards in lower downtown inundated.\u00a0 Sewerage… Water supply facilities…and irrigation works also received heavy flood damage.\u00a0 The flood crest did not reach Nebraska until the 20th.<\/p>\n

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In 1915…northwest winds were sustained to 41 mph with an extreme velocity to 42 mph.
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\nIn 1967…this was the 24th consecutive day with a trace or more of precipitation from May 25th.\u00a0 Precipitation totaled 5.87 inches during the period…more than a third of the average yearly total.
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\nIn 1975…hail more than 2 inches in diameter fell in eastern Aurora.
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\nIn 1977…golf ball size hail was reported 3 miles east of Arapahoe County airport…now centennial airport.\u00a0 Heavy hail to 3\/4 inch in diameter was reported in Littleton… Castle Rock…and Sedalia.
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\nIn 1979…a man and a girl were struck and killed by lightning while walking in a park in northwest Denver.
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\nIn 1987…3\/4 inch hail fell near Boulder.
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\nIn 1991…a microburst wind gust to 59 mph kicked up some blowing dust at Stapleton International Airport.
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\nIn 1998…hail as large as 3\/4 inch in diameter fell in Boulder.
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\nIn 2003…lightning struck a feeder line…knocking out the electricity to about 3000 residents in Littleton.\u00a0 A lightning strike caused minor damage to the roof and attic of a home in Lafayette.\u00a0 Another lightning strike caused minor roof damage to a residence in Louisville.\u00a0 Yet another lightning strike hit a home in Denver and caused a small attic fire.\u00a0 Hail as large as 1 inch in diameter was measured near centennial airport and near greenland.<\/p>\n

17-18<\/p>\n

In 1964…high winds at speeds of 50 to 60 mph with gusts as high as 75 mph caused damage to homes…power lines…and trees in Boulder.\u00a0 Non-convective west winds gusting to 46 mph caused some blowing dust at Stapleton International Airport on the 17th.<\/p>\n

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In 1875…a windstorm produced sustained winds to 45 mph during the morning hours.\u00a0 Numerous forest fires along the base of the mountains were visible from the city.
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\nIn 1886…northwest winds sustained to 40 mph were the strongest of the month that year.
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\nIn 1987…severe thunderstorms produced lightning…large hail… A tornado…heavy rain…and strong winds across metro Denver. Rainfall totaled 2.50 inches in an hour in wheat ridge… Causing minor flooding.\u00a0 I-25 was flooded in north-central Denver…snarling traffic.\u00a0 Hail 7\/8 inch in diameter fell in Louisville with 1 1\/2 inch hail near Golden and 1 to 1 3\/4 inch hail in and near Castle Rock.\u00a0 A tornado touched down briefly in Castle Rock.\u00a0 No damage was reported.\u00a0 Lightning started a small fire that burned half a cabin near evergreen.
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\nIn 1994…a funnel cloud was sighted over Aurora; hail to 1 3\/4 inch diameter fell near Brighton; and hail over an inch in diameter fell over Aurora…southeast Denver… Louisville…and Boulder.\u00a0 Lightning struck a home in Henderson 9 miles north of Denver and knocked a hole in the roof…which caused the ceiling to collapse.\u00a0 Hail to 1 1\/4 inch diameter was measured at Stapleton International Airport.
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\nIn 2002…the Hayman Wildfire in the foothills to the southwest of Denver intensified…and the winds aloft carried the smoke plume directly over metro Denver…again creating a dense haze of smoke which blocked the sun.\u00a0 Surface visibilities were again reduced to as low as 1 1\/4 miles at Denver International Airport.
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\nIn 2004…severe thunderstorms produced hail to 3\/4 inch in diameter near Morrison…in Littleton…near conifer…near Castle Rock…and in Aurora near Cherry Creek.<\/p>\n

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In 1874…during the afternoon…large columns of smoke from extensive fires in the mountain forests moved over the city from the west and southwest.
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\nIn 1875…while no precipitation was measured in the city… Rainfall over the palmer divide caused Cherry Creek to rise to the highest level in 10 years.
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\nIn 1977…hail up to 2 inch diameter damaged two patrol cars in Castle Rock.
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\nIn 1983\u00a0 golf ball size hail fell just north of Bennett.
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\nIn 1990…lightning from a thunderstorm struck the roof of a house in south Boulder.\u00a0 Residents of the house were able to extinguish the ensuing fire with a garden hose…but not before several shingles had burned.
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\nIn 1992…thunderstorms produced hail up to 2 inches in diameter in central Douglas County near Castle Rock.\u00a0 Hail was 3 inches deep on I-25 south of Castle Rock.\u00a0 A funnel cloud was sighted near Parker.
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\nIn 1997…a 66-year-old man was knocked unconscious by a bolt of lightning while he was golfing at the eagle country club in Broomfield.
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\nIn 2000…dry microburst winds gusting to near 70 mph were reported across southeast Boulder and northern Jefferson counties.\u00a0 Peak wind gusts included:\u00a0 68 mph at the national wind technology center…67 mph at Jefferson County airport… And 65 mph in Broomfield.
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\nIn 2001…severe thunderstorms produced large hail in the foothills southwest of Denver.\u00a0 Hail as large as 1 3\/4 inch in diameter fell near conifer and bailey.
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\nIn 2002…lightning damaged the evergreen fire protection district radio repeater.\u00a0 One microwave transmitter…the main fire channel transmitter…and two solar panel controllers were destroyed.\u00a0 Lightning struck a garage and caused a small fire.\u00a0 Two vehicles parked in the garage were damaged.\u00a0 Hail to 3\/4 inch in diameter fell near Castle Rock.
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\nIn 2004…severe thunderstorms produced hail to 3\/4 inch in diameter near Castle Rock…Larkspur…and Golden.<\/p>\n

19-21<\/p>\n

In 1875…smoke from several large forest fires in the mountains was visible from the city on each of these days.<\/p>\n

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In 1888…northwest winds were sustained to 44 mph.
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\nIn 1956…a microburst caused a brief wind gust to 58 mph at Stapleton Airport.
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\nIn 1964…hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported 1 mile north of Stapleton International Airport.\u00a0 A 3 minute hail storm at both Stapleton International Airport and Lowry Field piled small hail to one half inch deep.
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\nIn 1967…a strong thunderstorm dumped 1.95 inches of rain in less than an hour at Stapleton International Airport and produced a wind gust to 54 mph.\u00a0 The storm caused some flooding in east Denver and Aurora.\u00a0 There was widespread flooding to streets…basements…and store buildings and automobiles.\u00a0 Hail stones to 3\/4 inch in diameter were measured at Buckley Field in Aurora.\u00a0 A tornado touched down just south of Littleton…damaging a barn and killing several head of cattle.
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\nIn 1985…a wind gust to 61 mph was reported at Golden gate canyon in the foothills west of Denver.
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\nIn 1986…a man was killed by lightning at Highlands Ranch south of Denver.
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\nIn 1987…several tornadoes were sighted across metro Denver.\u00a0 A tornado touched down briefly 5 miles west of Parker.\u00a0 A tornado was sighted just north of Chatfield Reservoir.\u00a0 A tornado just northwest of Watkins was on the ground for 15 minutes.\u00a0 A tornado near Barr Lake was taped by a television news crew.\u00a0 It had a double vortex and was on the ground for about 10 minutes.\u00a0 In addition to the 4 tornadoes…severe thunderstorms dumped large hail across metro Denver.\u00a0 One inch hail was reported in southeast Aurora; 3\/4 inch hail fell at the Denver technology center…Buckley Field…and Franktown.
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\nIn 1992…several short-lived tornadoes occurred in the vicinity of Barr Lake.\u00a0 No injuries or damages were reported.\u00a0 A water spout was sighted over the southern end of Barr Lake.\u00a0 Funnel clouds were also sighted on the grounds of the rocky mountain arsenal by national weather service observers at Stapleton International Airport.
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\nIn 1994…hail up to dime size covered I-25 south of Denver and near Sedalia.\u00a0 Heavy rain caused local flooding on the interstate highway.
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\nIn 1996…strong thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs in Boulder on the university of Colorado campus.\u00a0 A stop light in the city was also blown down.
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\nIn 1999…lightning sparked an oil tank fire near Brighton.
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\nIn 2001…large hail driven by strong thunderstorm winds raked Denver international and Front Range airports.\u00a0 Wind gusting to 54 mph along with hail as large 2 inches in diameter punched at least 14 thousand holes and cracks in the flat roofs of several buildings at Denver International Airport. In addition…93 planes and hundreds of cars were damaged. About 100 flights had to be cancelled…stranding 1500 travelers.\u00a0 The airport was completely shut down for about 20 minutes.\u00a0 The storm also damaged a ground avoidance radar used to track planes on the ground to prevent collisions. Damage was estimated at 10 million dollars…not counting the damage to the 93 airliners.\u00a0 The storm moved south and struck Watkins with hail as large as 2 1\/2 inches in diameter and winds gusting to 60 mph.\u00a0 A least 30 private planes at Front Range airport were destroyed.\u00a0 The radome protecting the National Weather Service Doppler radar…which was tracking the storm…also sustained damage.\u00a0 The large hail…damaging winds…and heavy rain pummeled a mobile home park near Watkins.\u00a0 In the park…52 mobile homes…14 recreational vehicles…3 homes…and a commercial building were damaged.\u00a0 Siding was riddled with holes and windows were broken.\u00a0 Vehicles sustained extensive damage and car windows were shattered.\u00a0 A handful of people were treated for minor cuts and bruises.\u00a0 The strong winds also flipped a tractor trailer along I-70 near Watkins.\u00a0 The storm caused power outages…which affected about 1200 residents. Excluding the damage at Denver International Airport…damage estimates totaled 49 million dollars…making the storm the costliest in the last 3 years and the 10th costliest since 1984.\u00a0 A small tornado touched down just east of Brighton… But did no damage.\u00a0 Hail as large as 2 inches in diameter fell near Fort Lupton with 3\/4 inch hail measured in Bennett.\u00a0 Precipitation from the storm totaled only 0.23 inch at Denver International Airport.
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\nIn 2002…heavy rain fell near the Hayman Wildfire burn area. Flash flooding washed out a 40-foot section of the access road to Cheeseman Reservoir.\u00a0 Some debris was washed against a gate…blocking the road.\u00a0 Hail to 1 1\/2 inches in diameter fell near central city with 3\/4 inch hail near Blackhawk.
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\nIn 2003…hail as large as 1 inch in diameter fell near Bennett and Strasburg with 3\/4 inch hail measured in Denver…Golden… At Centennial Airport…and near Parker.\u00a0 Hail as large as 7\/8 inch was reported in Arvada.
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\nIn 2004…a severe thunderstorm produced hail to 3\/4 inch in diameter in and near Brighton.
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\nIn 2005…severe thunderstorms produced large hail near the palmer divide.\u00a0 Hail to 1 inch in diameter was measured near larkspur with 7\/8 inch hail near Sedalia and 3\/4 inch hail in Greenland.\u00a0 An apparent thunderstorm outflow produced a wind gust to 59 mph at Denver International Airport during the evening hours.<\/p>\n

20-21<\/p>\n

In 1897…high winds raked the city overnight.\u00a0 Southeast winds were sustained to 60 mph with gusts as high as 72 mph on the 20th.\u00a0 Southeast winds were sustained to 57 mph with gusts to 60 mph on the 21st.
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\nIn 2007…a brief hot spell produced two temperature records. The high temperature of 97 degrees was tied on the 20th. A new record high temperature of 99 degrees was established on the 21st.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With severe weather season in full swing, we see a very eventful week in Denver weather history.\u00a0 Wildfires, amazing hail storms, tornadoes, floods and more all make an appearence on the historical calendar. 11-14 In 1999…damage from several hailstorms in and near metro Denver totaled 35 million dollars.\u00a0 About 17.5 million dollars was from automobile … Continue reading June 14 to June 20 – This week in Denver weather history<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,14],"tags":[81,106,62,741],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1668"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1668"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1670,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1668\/revisions\/1670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}