Colorado Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Colorado has logged 46,416 severe-weather events — about 1,497 a year — with 289 direct deaths, 964 injuries and $10.4B in reported property damage.
By event type
Hail12,835—$4.8B
Winter Weather5,8592 d$132K
Winter Storm5,4962 d$33.5M
High Wind4,1828 d$78.4M
Thunderstorm Wind3,64113 d$23.4M
Heavy Snow3,2154 d$36K
Drought3,043——
Flash Flood1,55029 d$433.4M
Tornado1,3473 d$180.8M
Heavy Rain7862 d$787K
Wildfire66812 d$3.8B
Frost/Freeze611——
Lightning47550 d$12.1M
Blizzard42611 d$71.7M
Dense Fog4091 d$350K
Flood40517 d$775.8M
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (299)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Thunderstorm WindJuly 16, 2022
Summit · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 1, 2022
Grand Valley · 1 killed ·
AvalancheMay 29, 2022
S & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
AvalancheMarch 19, 2022
Elkhead And Park Mountains · 1 killed ·
AvalancheMarch 17, 2022
Southwestern San Juan Mountains · 1 killed ·
AvalancheFebruary 25, 2022
West Elk And Sawatch Mountains · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
AvalancheDecember 24, 2021
S & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet · 1 killed ·
High WindDecember 15, 2021
La Junta Vicinity / Otero County · 1 killed ·
WildfireOctober 26, 2021
Yuma County · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
AvalancheMarch 22, 2021
Gore And Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
AvalancheFebruary 16, 2021
S & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet · 1 killed ·
AvalancheFebruary 14, 2021
Boulder & Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet / W Broomfield County · 1 killed ·
AvalancheFebruary 14, 2021
S & Se Grand / W Central & Sw Boulder / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Summit / N & W Park Counties Above 9000 Feet · 1 killed ·
AvalancheFebruary 4, 2021
Gore And Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Dust StormJanuary 15, 2021
N & Ne Elbert County Below 6000 Feet / N Lincoln County · 1 killed ·
AvalancheDecember 26, 2020
S & Se Grand / W Central & Sw Boulder / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Summit / N & W Park Counties Above 9000 Feet · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 6, 2020
La Plata · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
FloodJune 5, 2020
Eagle · 1 killed ·
AvalancheApril 28, 2020
West Elk And Sawatch Mountains · 1 killed ·
AvalancheApril 15, 2020
S & Se Grand / W Central & Sw Boulder / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Summit / N & W Park Counties Above 9000 Feet · 1 killed ·
AvalancheJanuary 18, 2020
Northwestern San Juan Mountains · 1 killed ·
AvalancheDecember 8, 2019
S & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet · 1 killed ·
Winter WeatherOctober 29, 2019
Jefferson & W Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Ne Park Counties Below 9000 Feet · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJuly 20, 2019
Jefferson · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 14, 2019
Boulder · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
FloodJuly 6, 2019
Moffat · 1 killed ·
FloodJune 27, 2019
Hinsdale · 1 killed ·
FloodJune 21, 2019
Gunnison · 1 killed ·
FloodJune 21, 2019
Gunnison · 1 killed ·
FloodJune 6, 2019
Eagle · 1 killed ·
AvalancheMarch 9, 2019
West Elk And Sawatch Mountains · 1 killed ·
AvalancheMarch 3, 2019
Northwestern San Juan Mountains · 1 killed ·
AvalancheFebruary 19, 2019
Northwestern San Juan Mountains · 1 killed ·
AvalancheJanuary 21, 2019
Gore And Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys · 1 killed ·
AvalancheJanuary 5, 2019
Northwestern San Juan Mountains · 1 killed ·
High WindApril 17, 2018
Boulder & Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet / W Broomfield County · 1 killed ·
AvalancheJanuary 21, 2018
Southwestern San Juan Mountains · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 13, 2017
Dolores · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningAugust 19, 2016
Larimer · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 19, 2016
Jefferson · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.