Thunderstorm Wind in Jefferson County, Colorado

Thunderstorm Wind in Jefferson County, Colorado: 54 recorded events between 1978 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 84. That places the county #2,687 nationally and #26 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Jefferson County is the 2000s, when 13 of the county's 54 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 Jefferson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 8.2% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,687 for this hazard and #26 within Colorado, putting it in the 15.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Jefferson County with 25 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.

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

54 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Jefferson County between 1978 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Jefferson County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Jefferson County measured 84.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Jefferson 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.