160
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$283K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Mesa County, Colorado: 160 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #1,428 nationally and #11 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Mesa County, Colorado: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Mesa County is the 2000s, when 54 of the county's 160 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 Mesa County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 33.9% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,428 for this hazard and #11 within Colorado, putting it in the 54.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Mesa County with 43 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2025 | FRUITVALE | 56 | $0 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | FRUITA | 59 | $0 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | MACK | 53 | $0 |
| May 28, 2025 | MACK | 54 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | MACK | 53 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | MACK | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | (GJT)WALKER ARPT | 55 | $3K |
| May 15, 2024 | (GJT)WALKER ARPT | 56 | $0 |
| May 31, 2023 | (GJT)WALKER ARPT | 53 | $0 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | (GJT)WALKER ARPT | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Mesa County
- Flash Flood 70
- Heavy Rain 69
- Hail 62
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A strong microburst snapped several power poles in the desert north of Grand Junction where the outflow winds were most intense. Over 5200 homes were without power for almost two hours. A pickup truck received minor damage from the downed power lines. The ASOS weather station at the Grand Junction Regional Airport measured wind gusts to 60 mph from the winds that flowed out beyond the main microburst impact area where the winds were likely stronger.
A severe thunderstorm that moved through mainly Grand Junction and suburbs of such, including the Redlands and Orchard Mesa, produced strong to severe wind gusts. The peak gust recorded at the KGJT ASOS at Grand Junction Regional Airport was 63 mph at 4:53PM MDT. Some reports of wind damage were recieved, including that of downed and broken trees, reported by a local television station.
Thunderstorm outflow winds from a collapsing dry thunderstorm resulted in a peak wind gust of 71 mph that was measured at the Grand Junction Regional Airport. The visibility at the airport was reduced to 5 miles in blowing dust. A 55 gallon drum full of fuel was blown over and rammed into a parked vehicle. In a nearby residential neighborhood, a wooden trash and recycle structure was damaged.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Mesa County, Colorado?
160 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Mesa County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Mesa County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Mesa County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Mesa 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 Mesa County, Colorado.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/colorado/mesa-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.