178
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$366K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Prowers County, Colorado: 178 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,232 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Prowers County, Colorado: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Prowers County is the 2020s, when 62 of the county's 178 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 Prowers County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 25.9% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,232 for this hazard and #7 within Colorado, putting it in the 60.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Prowers County with 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2025 | LAMAR ARPT | 57 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2025 | BRISTOL | 66 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2025 | HARTMAN | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | HARTMAN | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | LAMAR ARPT | 53 | $0 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | LAMAR | 54 | $0 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | LAMAR ARPT | 58 | $0 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | LAMAR ARPT | 63 | $0 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | WILEY | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 15, 2024 | LAMAR ARPT | 50 | $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
South of Holly, a powerful microburst flipped over five center pivot irrigation systems both west and east of Highway 89. Two grain bins were destroyed and one severely damaged. Several vehicles at houses just north of the grain bins had their windows blown out, and a camper trailer was toppled on its side. Twenty power poles had to be replaced along County Road DD west of Highway 89 around a mile south of Holly.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Prowers County, Colorado?
178 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Prowers County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Prowers County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Prowers County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Prowers 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 Prowers County, Colorado.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/colorado/prowers-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.