40
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$14K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Eagle County, Colorado: 40 recorded events between 1971 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #2,803 nationally and #30 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Eagle County, Colorado: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Eagle County is the 2000s, when 19 of the county's 40 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 Eagle County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 38.8% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,803 for this hazard and #30 within Colorado, putting it in the 11.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Eagle County with 11 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2024 | DOWD | 56 | $0 |
| May 25, 2024 | GYPSUM | 59 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | DOWD | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2020 | GYPSUM | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2020 | GYPSUM | 53 | $0 |
| Sep 8, 2019 | GYPSUM | 53 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2019 | BASALT | 63 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2018 | GYPSUM | 51 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2012 | DOTSERO | 54 | $12K |
| Jun 30, 2011 | WOLCOTT | 53 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The automated weather station at the Eagle County Regional Airport measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph as a line of showers and thunderstorms moved across the area. The severe winds resulted in 645 power outages across Eagle County.
A high based thunderstorm produced strong outflow winds that combined with strong gradient winds to produce the 92 mph wind gust. The strong winds were observed by contract FAA air traffic controllers at the Eagle County Regional Airport tower. Little or no damage occurred, as all aircraft were adequately secured when the strong winds struck.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Eagle County, Colorado?
40 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Eagle County between 1971 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Eagle County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Eagle County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Eagle 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 Eagle County, Colorado.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/colorado/eagle-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.