Yuma County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Yuma County: 0.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every large fire

1. Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Jun 19, 2011Thunderstorm Wind$3.4 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   At least two residences sustained major damage, and many others significant damage, as an intense thunderstorm moved over northeast Yuma county. Several large grain bins were destroyed with others damaged. One grain bin fell on a parked semi-trailer causing additional damage to the vehicle. Ten irrigation sprinkler systems was overturned, numerous trees were uprooted. Window and siding damage occurred at several residences with parts of roofs damaged. Y-W electric reported a loss of 44 utility poles. In addition, thousands of acres of cropland were impacted by the hail accompanying the storm. Dollar estimates of damage are approximate and based on figures from the USDA.

2. Jun 19, 2021Thunderstorm Wind$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Yuma County Emergency Manager reported sixty-eight power poles blown down along CR 48 north of the city of Yuma. Damage was estimated at 1 million dollars.

3. Aug 8, 2023Tornado$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado began in far eastern Washington County near the town of Hyde and moved east-southeast into northwest Yuma County. In Yuma County, the tornado remained southwest of the city of Yuma, where it looped around three times along the path causing damage to irrigation pivots, trees, and numerous power poles. The tornado dissipated during a fourth large loop. There was also significant damage to a residential property, three grain bins, and a machine shed towards the end of the path. Image of the actual tornado path is attached.

4. Jun 22, 1998Hail$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hail up to baseball size damaged windows, windshields, roofs, siding, and vehicles. Hail started as dime size at 2100 MST.

5. Jun 21, 2010Tornado$380,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado developed about 6 miles SW of Vernon and tracked southeast, dissipating just west of Beecher Island. Winds estimated at 100 mph in the Rear Flank downdraft just south of the tornado also caused extensive damage. forty eight utility poles were downed, three irrigation pivots were overturned, a barn was destroyed, several trailer homes were damaged, and the roof of the small auditorium in Beecher Island was heavily damaged.

6. Jun 4, 2008Hail$350,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Large hail pelted Yuma Colorado and surrounding areas for over 30 minutes, causing hail to accumulate to a depth of 5 inches. Many hailstones were quarter sized but several reports of golf ball sized hail were received. Some trees were stripped of leaves and small branches, some windows were broken and roofs sustained damage.

7. Jun 4, 2008Hail$350,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This is the second major hail storm to impact the city of Yuma during the same afternoon. Golfball to baseball sized hail fell, and smaller hail under a half inch in diameter covered the ground to a depth of 1 foot. Some house windows were broken during this event.

8. Dec 17, 2025Wildfire, Yuma County$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Yuma county emergency manager relayed that multiple fires were ongoing across the county as wind gusts of 60-83 mph were ongoing behind a cold front. There were also three smoke plumes on radar as well. The largest was named 33 Fire as it was along CR 33 near the town of Heartstrong, Colorado. It is believed the fire was started from downed power lines from the wind. The fire burned 12,000 acres but with the only damage known to be to an abandoned trailer and a pig barn with no livestock inside. The other fires from that day burned around 2000 acres near CR L in Yuma county and 50 acres near CR 44. Near the intersection of CR T and 28 a 15x20 chicken building with 20 chickens, 9…

9. Mar 18, 2012Wildfire, Yuma County$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A wildfire raced north across Yuma County in 50 to 70 mph winds, destroying two farmsteads and injuring three firefighters. An estimated 2400 acres of grassland and range land was burned. The fire is thought to have started around 1:15 pm MDT resulting from arcing utility wires. The fire was 90% contained by 7:00 am MDT the following morning.

10. Aug 24, 2008Dense Fog, Yuma County$200,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Dense fog was sites as playing a major factor in the crash of a single engine plane, resulting in three fatalities. The crash occurred about a quarter mile from the Yuma airport.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

110°F4 times, most recently Jun 27, 2012

All-time low

−36°FFeb 12, 1899

Warmest night

77°FJul 9, 2000

Coldest day

−9°F2 times, most recently Feb 4, 1989

Wettest day

4.55 inJul 29, 1936

Snowiest day

20.0 inMar 11, 1977

Hottest year

1954mean 52.9°F

Coldest year

2019mean 47.1°F

Wettest year

191529.07 in

Driest year

20229.69 in

Snowiest season

67.5 in1972-73

Station Holyoke (USC00054082), 3,780 ft elevation, 33.9 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1897 to October 27, 2026; 98.9% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00054082.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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