168
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
8
Direct injuries
$1.7M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in El Paso County, Colorado: 168 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 105. That places the county #1,340 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in El Paso County, Colorado: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in El Paso County is the 2020s, when 41 of the county's 168 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 El Paso County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 6.2% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,340 for this hazard and #10 within Colorado, putting it in the 57.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in El Paso County with 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2001 | ELLICOTT | 105 | 0 | 7 | $400K |
| Jun 26, 2009 | COLORADO SPGS | 51 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2025 | FOUNTAIN | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | FALCON | 54 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | FALCON | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | PEYTON | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2025 | ELLICOTT | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | (COS)COLORADO SPGS ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | YODER | 62 | $0 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | RUSH | 65 | $0 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | RUSH | 56 | $0 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | YODER | 51 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from El Paso County
- Hail 1,911
- Heavy Rain 250
- Flash Flood 182
- Tornado 97
- Lightning 51
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe straight-line thunderstorm winds in the range of 80 to 100 mph caused damage along and just west of the Ellicott Highway in eastern El Paso county from State Highway 94 to about 5 miles north of State Highway 94. Four mobile homes and five outbuildings were destroyed…and 5 houses and 11 outbuildings were damaged.
Spotters reported thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph (52 knots) in North Colorado Springs. Hail up to one half inch in diameter covered Interstate 25 in Monument (18 miles north northwest of Colorado Springs) at a depth of six inches.
Local broadcaster shared pictures of thunderstorm wind damage in Ellicott, CO from the severe storms. Based on archived radar information it appears that a microburst descended right on top of the damage location leading to the outbuilding and metal fencing damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in El Paso County, Colorado?
168 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in El Paso County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in El Paso County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in El Paso County measured 105.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for El Paso 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 El Paso County, Colorado.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/colorado/el-paso-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.