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Wind in Cheyenne County, Colorado
349 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 349 wind events in Cheyenne County, Colorado, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 38 years.
June is the busiest month, with 90 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 250 events against 93 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 3.9% of the 8,940 wind events recorded in Colorado; its 19.6 per 100 square miles compares with 8.6 statewide.
312 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 61 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Colorado
| Measure | Cheyenne County | Colorado | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 349 | 8,940 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 19.6 | 8.6 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 2,044.5 | 15.4 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 27 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
8Feb
8Mar
15Apr
36May
50Jun
90Jul
56Aug
31Sep
12Oct
17Nov
11Dec
15
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 190 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 349. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Oct 2025 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Oct 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 125 mph | $175K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2025 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jan 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2024 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 May 2024 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Oct 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 67 mph | $4K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Nov 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Oct 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | $7K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 81 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 110 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 51 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2020 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2020 | High Wind | 83 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jun 2020 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2020 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Mar 2020 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2020 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2018 | High Wind | 71 mph | $6K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $30K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 26 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2014 | High Wind | 71 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $150 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | $36K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2001 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Apr 2001 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2000 | High Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Sep 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 1999 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 1998 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Oct 1997 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1997 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 1996 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Oct 1996 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 1996 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1956 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1956 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Cheyenne County had?
349 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Cheyenne County?
26 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 68 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Cheyenne County?
The thunderstorm wind of 28 Aug 2025, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $175K.
How does Cheyenne County compare with Colorado for wind?
19.6 events per 100 square miles against 8.6 statewide; the county holds 349 of the state's 8,940 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.