200
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$105K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Logan County, Colorado: 200 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,032 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Logan County, Colorado: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Logan County is the 2020s, when 65 of the county's 200 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 Logan County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 23.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,032 for this hazard and #6 within Colorado, putting it in the 67.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Logan County with 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2009 | MARCOTT | 70 | 1 | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2009 | MARCOTT | 70 | 1 | 2 | $75K |
| Jun 30, 2011 | MERINO | 61 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | STERLING ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | FLEMING | 62 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | POWELL | 59 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | PADRONI | 62 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | STERLING | 58 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | PADRONI | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | PEETZ | 59 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | PEETZ | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | PEETZ | 57 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | WILLARD | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Logan County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A wet microburst contributed to a fatal car accident near Holyoke. The combination of very strong winds and heavy rain caused extremely poor visibilities. The severe thunderstorms wind rolled a semi truck hauling an empty trailer on its side. The trailer came to rest on the center median while the truck ended up in the left eastbound lane. A van following behind then struck the undercarriage of the rolled over semi truck and ran off the road. The driver the of the van was killed. His teenage son and the driver of the truck suffered minor injuries.
Thunderstorm winds toppled and destroyed a ferris wheel at a carnival ride manufacture facility. In addition, one person received minor injuries when downed electrical lines fell across the vehicle he was sitting in and shocked him.
Intense thunderstorm winds downed several power lines. At least 1,200 homes were without power in parts of Sterling and Atwood. The wind also wreaked havoc at the fairgrounds where tents and awnings covering booths were blown off.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Logan County, Colorado?
200 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Logan County between 1956 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Logan County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Logan County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Logan 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 Logan County, Colorado.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/colorado/logan-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.