Thunderstorm Wind in Douglas County, Colorado

Thunderstorm Wind in Douglas County, Colorado: 55 recorded events between 1981 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #2,679 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Douglas County is the 2020s, when 20 of the county's 55 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 Douglas County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 8.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,679 for this hazard and #25 within Colorado, putting it in the 15.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Douglas County with 23 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.

• Hail 428
• Tornado 64
• Flash Flood 41

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Douglas County, Colorado?

55 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Douglas County between 1981 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Douglas County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Douglas County measured 100.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Douglas 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.