135
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
9
Direct injuries
$78K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Adams County, Colorado: 135 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,731 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Adams County, Colorado: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Adams County is the 2020s, when 41 of the county's 135 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 Adams County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 15.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,731 for this hazard and #16 within Colorado, putting it in the 44.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Adams County with 42 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 20, 1994 | Commerce City | 0 | 0 | 6 | $0 |
| Sep 4, 1989 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 | |
| May 24, 2002 | STRASBURG | 80 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2025 | SHAMROCK | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | AURORA | 59 | $0 |
| Jul 24, 2025 | LEADER | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | WESTMINSTER | 43 | $1K |
| Jun 24, 2025 | BENNETT | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | NORTHGLENN | 52 | $0 |
| May 18, 2025 | BENNETT | 57 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | SHAMROCK | 55 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | SHAMROCK | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 7, 2024 | LEADER | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Adams County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A very strong dry microburst swept a woman up into swirl of dirt and carried her approximately 150 feet. The woman was in an open field, corraling a yearling horse, when the incident occurred. Fortunately, she received only minor injuries.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Adams County, Colorado?
135 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Adams County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Adams County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Adams County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Adams 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 Adams County, Colorado.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/colorado/adams-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.