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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
259 AM MDT FRI JUN 28 2024

...Today in metro Denver weather history...

28    In 1873...there was a great deal of smoke over the city from
        forest fires in the mountains.
      In 1875...smoke from forest fires in the foothills south of
        Denver were visible from the city.
      In 1913...an apparent dry microburst produced southwest winds
        sustained to 44 mph with gusts to 48 mph in the city.
      In 1925...a thunderstorm produced north winds sustained to
        38 mph with gusts to 44 mph.
      In 1958...a microburst caused a brief wind gust to 58 mph at
        Stapleton Airport.
      In 1964...lightning struck several homes in metro Denver...
        sparking fires.  Some flooding occurred in the Stockyards
        area...at West 45th Avenue and St. Paul Street...and along
        Harvard Gulch.
      In 1997...strong microburst winds of unknown speed downed
        several trees...signs...and at least one light pole in the
        Fort Lupton area.  Two trees knocked over by the storm
        downed power lines causing scattered outages.
      In 2002...a thunderstorm wind gust to 60 mph was recorded in
        Parker.
      In 2005...severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 66 mph
        near Longmont and to 60 mph near Niwot.  No damage was
        reported.  A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 55 mph
        at Denver International Airport during the afternoon.
      In 2015...a lightning strike injured 15 hikers as they were
        descending 500 feet below the summit of Mt Bierstadt...in
        Clear Creek County...south of Georgetown.  Eight adults were
        were transported from the trailhead...and three of those
        were taken to Denver-area hospitals. One was in serious
        condition...the other two had non-life threatening injuries.
        The strike also killed a dog. Severe thunderstorms produced
        hail up to 1 1/2 inches in diameter...7 miles southwest of
        Byers...and 1 1/4 inches in diameter...13 miles north of
        Elizabeth.
      In 2016...severe thunderstorms produced hail...from quarter
        to ping ball size...over northwest...west and southwest
        parts of Denver.  In addition hail up to quarter size was
        also reported just southeast of Denver International
        Airport. Officially only a trace of rainfall was measured
        at the airport...with a peak wind gust of 35 mph from the
        west.

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