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Wind in Morgan County, Colorado
242 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.
Morgan County, Colorado, has 242 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 55 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 71 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 132 events against 79 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.7% of the 8,940 wind events recorded in Colorado; its 18.9 per 100 square miles compares with 8.6 statewide.
187 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 26 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 | Morgan County | Colorado | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 242 | 8,940 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 18.9 | 8.6 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 83.4 | 15.4 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 27 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
4Feb
5Mar
8Apr
25May
37Jun
71Jul
44Aug
22Sep
3Oct
9Nov
6Dec
8
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 196 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 242. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Oct 2025 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2021 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2020 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2018 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Apr 2018 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2014 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Apr 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Mar 2014 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jan 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2013 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Feb 2012 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Dec 2011 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2009 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 20 May 2001 | High Wind | 68 mph | $259K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | 10 | County |
| 15 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1997 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 1996 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 14 Dec 1996 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 1996 | High Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1996 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Feb 1996 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $20 | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1956 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Morgan County had?
242 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 Morgan County?
24 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Morgan County?
The thunderstorm wind of 6 Jun 1994, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Morgan County compare with Colorado for wind?
18.9 events per 100 square miles against 8.6 statewide; the county holds 242 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.