124
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
9
Direct injuries
$40K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Denver County, Colorado: 124 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 84. That places the county #1,883 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Denver County, Colorado: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Denver County is the 2010s, when 32 of the county's 124 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Denver County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 23.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,883 for this hazard and #17 within Colorado, putting it in the 40.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Denver County with 54 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1998 | DENVER | 0 | 0 | 4 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2020 | DENVER | 61 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| May 2, 2015 | DENVER | 35 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2001 | SOUTH DENVER | 50 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2025 | (DEN)DENVER INTL ARP | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | DENVER | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | DENVER | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | DENVER | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | (DEN)DENVER INTL ARP | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | DENVER | 50 | $0 |
| May 14, 2025 | (DEN)DENVER INTL ARP | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | (DEN)DENVER INTL ARP | 57 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2024 | DENVER | 57 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2024 | DENVER | 51 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Strong microburst hit Denver International Airport in a rare early morning event. Damage occurred to a Delta Airlines plane parked at the airport. The strong winds knocked the plane out of the chocks, and rotated it 90 degrees. Damage occurred to the nose cone as it hit another object, and the aircraft will be out of service. Information was relayed to us by Dave Cunningham, Director of Operations at DIA. He initially had inquired about the winds at the KDEN ASOS, with a brief but high wind gust of 70 mph (61 kts) reported at 410 AM MDT. Four other wind shear sensors on the airport grounds reported gusts in the 50-58 kt range.
A wet microburst caused the roof of a hardware store in Tamarac Square to collapse. One employee received minor injures when she was struck in the head by falling debris. The combination of intense rain and wind downed trees and power lines. Electrical outages affected 35,000 homes and businesses. At least 50 trees in the city parks across South Denver were damaged.
Four children attending a birthday party were injured when a sudden gust of wind blew an inflateable playhouse they were occupying, into a neighbour's yard. The playhouse scraped the roof of the host's two story house, then landed in the adjoining yard. The children were treated for minor head injuries and cuts.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Denver County, Colorado?
124 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Denver County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Denver County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Denver County measured 84.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Denver County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Denver County, Colorado.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/colorado/denver-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.