February 17, 2026 Storm Near Colorado Springs, CO: Reported Wind and Peak Gusts

On February 17, 2026, wind gusts up to 79 mph were recorded within 25 miles of Colorado Springs, Colorado; the record shows no hail reports there that day. 18 reports and station readings meet National Weather Service severe criteria: hail 1.00 in. or larger, or a gust of 58 mph or more.

Wind reports near Colorado Springs on Feb 17, 2026

16 wind reports fall within 25 miles of the Colorado Springs city center on Feb 17, 2026. The closest value meeting NWS severe criteria came from 5 N Colorado Springs, 4.4 miles northwest of Colorado Springs: 63 mph measured gust.

  • 79 mph measured gust — 2 SSE Peterson AFB, 5.5 mi SE — NWS Local Storm Report (ASOS, NWS office PUB) — meets NWS severe criteria
  • 75 mph measured gust — 4 E Crystola, 12 mi NW — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office PUB) — meets NWS severe criteria
  • 69 mph measured gust — 4 E Crystola, 12 mi NW — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office PUB) — meets NWS severe criteria
  • 68 mph measured gust — 2 SSE Peterson AFB, 5.5 mi SE — NWS Local Storm Report (ASOS, NWS office PUB) — meets NWS severe criteria
  • 68 mph measured gust — 4 SE Air Force Academy, 7.8 mi NW — NWS Local Storm Report (AWOS, NWS office PUB) — meets NWS severe criteria
  • 67 mph measured gust — 2 SSE Peterson AFB, 5.5 mi SE — NWS Local Storm Report (ASOS, NWS office PUB) — meets NWS severe criteria
  • 66 mph measured gust — 6 SSW Colorado Springs, 10.3 mi SW — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office PUB) — meets NWS severe criteria
  • 64 mph measured gust — 6 NE Manitou Springs, 5.6 mi NW — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office PUB) — meets NWS severe criteria
  • 63 mph measured gust — 5 N Colorado Springs, 4.4 mi NW — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office PUB) — meets NWS severe criteria
  • 62 mph reported gust — 1 WNW Air Force Academy, 12.1 mi NW — NWS Local Storm Report (Other Federal, NWS office PUB) — meets NWS severe criteria
  • 59 mph measured gust — 2 SSE Peterson AFB, 5.5 mi SE — NWS Local Storm Report (ASOS, NWS office PUB) — meets NWS severe criteria
  • 59 mph measured gust — 1 SW Cascade, 12.4 mi W — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office PUB) — meets NWS severe criteria
  • 59 mph measured gust — 1 S Greenland, 22.1 mi N — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office BOU) — meets NWS severe criteria
  • 58 mph measured gust — 4 SE Air Force Academy, 7.8 mi NW — NWS Local Storm Report (AWOS, NWS office PUB) — meets NWS severe criteria
  • 58 mph measured gust — 1 SW Cascade, 12.4 mi W — NWS Local Storm Report (Mesonet, NWS office PUB) — meets NWS severe criteria

Plus 1 more report within 25 miles that day.

Measured station gusts near Colorado Springs

5 airport weather stations (ASOS/AWOS) within 25 miles of Colorado Springs logged a peak gust of 50 mph or more on February 17, 2026. These are instrument measurements from the NWS and FAA observing network.

  • Colorado Springs (COS): 79 mph — 5.3 mi SE of Colorado Springs — meets NWS severe criteria
  • Air Force Academy (AFF): 70 mph — 7.6 mi N of Colorado Springs — meets NWS severe criteria
  • Fort Carson/Butts (FCS): 58 mph — 13.1 mi S of Colorado Springs — meets NWS severe criteria
  • Schriever AFB (SHM): 54 mph — 13.9 mi E of Colorado Springs
  • Meadow Lake (FLY): 52 mph — 11.6 mi NE of Colorado Springs

What the Feb 17, 2026 numbers mean

The National Weather Service defines a severe thunderstorm as one that produces hail at least 1 inch in diameter, winds of at least 58 mph, or a tornado (NWS glossary). The same 58 mph gust mark triggers an NWS High Wind Warning for wind outside thunderstorms. The strongest gust, 79 mph, meets the NWS wind criterion.

StormAuditor also uses lower screening thresholds — hail 0.75 in. and wind 45 mph — to flag dates worth researching at an address. Screening thresholds are not NWS severe criteria. Hail sizes compare to everyday objects in the Hail Size Guide; gust speeds are explained in the Wind Speed Guide.

Check your Colorado Springs address for Feb 17, 2026

Storm reports are points on a map; a property sits somewhere between them. Run the Free Report Snapshot for any Colorado Springs address: a free YES/NO on whether the public record shows estimated wind of 45 mph or more or hail of 0.75 in. or larger at the property itself. Those are StormAuditor screening thresholds.

For the numbers, the Single Weather Report ($2.99) lists the estimated peak gust and estimated maximum hail size for every qualifying storm date at one address, including February 17, 2026 when the estimate there clears the screening thresholds. The Audit Report shows the evidence and arithmetic behind the estimate for a single date.

Other Colorado cities with NWS severe reports on Feb 17, 2026

9 other cities in Colorado had a report meeting NWS severe criteria within 25 miles the same day:

More storm days near Colorado Springs and in Colorado

How these numbers are counted

This page and the Colorado Springs city page share one set of definitions:

  • This page (NWS severe): Every NWS hail and wind report within 25 miles of Colorado Springs that day (StormAuditor records reports from hail 0.50 in. and wind 40 mph), plus airport weather-station gusts of 50 mph or more. The page exists because at least one report or station gust met NWS severe criteria (hail 1.00 in.+ or wind 58 mph+), at least two separate observations were logged, and the day ranks among the most significant.
  • Each observation counts once: A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. Reports merge only when they are copies of one report: the identical report repeated, or the same report arriving through another feed (SPC or NCEI). Different reports from the same spot, such as two hail sizes reported at one place, count separately.
  • Colorado Springs storm-day table: The city page lists storm days: hail 0.75 in.+ or wind 45 mph+ within 25 miles in the last 12 months (StormAuditor screening thresholds; reports and station gusts, never warnings alone). When this date is in that table, it shows the same largest hail and strongest gust as this page; a value below the screening thresholds shows as a dash.
  • Events (12-month counts): The Colorado Springs city page also counts events, which include NWS warnings. Events measure how busy the area was, not whether a storm hit, so they are not compared with the report counts here.

Full method: Methodology and Data Sources.

Sources for this page

Reports come from NWS Local Storm Reports; station gusts come from ASOS/AWOS airport observations. StormAuditor merges copies of the same report that arrive through more than one feed, counts a storm report that relays an airport station's reading once, as the station reading, measures each distance from the Colorado Springs city center, and compiled this record on October 7, 2026. See Data Sources and Methodology.

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