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.
FloodApril 30, 1999
Southern El Paso County/Colorado Springs And Vicinity · $14.0M damage
High WindApril 9, 1999
Southern Front Range Foothills/Clear Creek Basin · $13.8M damage
Flash FloodJuly 7, 2006
Douglas · $13.3M damage
Flash FloodJuly 30, 1997
Logan · $12.9M damage
WildfireJune 12, 2000
Jefferson · $12.0M damage
WildfireApril 1, 2012
Jefferson & W Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Ne Park Counties Below 9000 Feet · $11.0M damage
WildfireJuly 1, 2002
Rio Grande · $11.0M damage
WildfireJune 19, 2002
Rio Grande · $11.0M damage
FloodSeptember 15, 2013
Washington · $10.0M damage
HailJune 20, 2001
Denver · $10.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 31, 1999
Lincoln · $4.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)August 8, 2023
Yuma · $1.0M damage
Tornado (F3)July 5, 2000
Logan · 2 injured · $750K damage
Tornado (F3)May 30, 1996
Washington · $300K damage
Tornado (F3)May 29, 2001
Prowers · $150K damage
Tornado (EF3)June 23, 2023
Prowers ·
HailJune 21, 2023
Jefferson · 90 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)June 4, 2015
Larimer ·
Tornado (EF3)June 4, 2015
Boulder ·
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.