Thunderstorm Wind in Elbert County, Colorado

Thunderstorm Wind in Elbert County, Colorado: 91 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 76. That places the county #2,319 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Elbert County is the 2020s, when 29 of the county's 91 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 Elbert County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 11.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,319 for this hazard and #20 within Colorado, putting it in the 26.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Elbert County with 28 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.

• Hail 557
• Tornado 127

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Elbert County, Colorado?

91 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Elbert County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Elbert County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Elbert County measured 76.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Elbert 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.