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Wind in Yuma County, Colorado
456 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.
Yuma County, Colorado, has 456 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 43 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 117 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 339 events against 104 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 5.1% of the 8,940 wind events recorded in Colorado; its 19.3 per 100 square miles compares with 8.6 statewide.
390 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 79 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 | Yuma County | Colorado | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 456 | 8,940 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 19.3 | 8.6 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 458.7 | 15.4 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 27 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
8Feb
5Mar
17Apr
40May
52Jun
117Jul
116Aug
62Sep
11Oct
11Nov
6Dec
11
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 170 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 456. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Nov 2025 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 120 mph | $135K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 120 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $145K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10 | $10 | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $10 | $10 | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 75 mph | $7K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $300 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $14K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2014 | High Wind | 72 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jun 2012 | High Wind | 59 mph | $13K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Dec 2011 | High Wind | 70 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $3.4M | $18M | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2010 | High Wind | 68 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2009 | High Wind | 63 mph | $150 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Mar 2009 | High Wind | 98 mph | $65K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2008 | High Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $56K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $36K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2006 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $250 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Yuma County had?
456 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 Yuma County?
30 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 Yuma County?
The thunderstorm wind of 19 Jun 2011, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $3.4M and crop damage at $18M.
How does Yuma County compare with Colorado for wind?
19.3 events per 100 square miles against 8.6 statewide; the county holds 456 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.