Colorado
64 counties26 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+100 county disaster declarations
Colorado has recorded 2,479 tornadoes since 1950, 12th among the states; 3.17 million acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.
2026
- Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
- Large wildfires since 1984
Statewide totals
Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.
- Tornadoes since 1950
- 2,479
- 12th of 51
- Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 26
- 27th of 51
- Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
- 0
- None since 1851
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- —
- Acres burned since 1984
- 3.17M
- 427 large fires
- Flood insurance claims
- 5,567
- $90.7 million paid
County leaders
Where in Colorado each hazard has struck most.
Most tornadoes
- 1Weld County300
- 2Washington County235
- 3Adams County194
- 4Kit Carson County132
- 5Elbert County127
Most acres burned
- 1Larimer County351K
- 2Moffat County283K
- 3Las Animas County227K
- 4Grand County225K
- 5Garfield County219K
Most flood claims
- 1Boulder County1,784
- 2El Paso County857
- 3Larimer County547
- 4Jefferson County491
- 5Denver County243
Notable events
The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in Colorado’s record. Each opens its own page.
Tornadoes
- F4 1977, Baca38.6 mi
Every county
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Cities
Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.
- Denver
- Colorado Springs
- Aurora
- Fort Collins
- Lakewood
- Thornton
- Arvada
- Westminster
- Greeley
- Pueblo
- Centennial
- Boulder
- Longmont
- Castle Rock
- Loveland
- Broomfield
- Commerce City
- Grand Junction
- Parker
- Littleton
- Brighton
- Windsor
- Erie
- Northglenn
- Englewood
- Wheat Ridge
- Lafayette
- Fountain
- Evans
- Johnstown
- Montrose
- Louisville
- Golden
- Firestone
- Durango
- Frederick
- Cañon City
- Castle Pines
- Greenwood Village
- Lone Tree
- Berthoud
- Federal Heights
- Fruita
- Monument
- Superior
- Steamboat Springs
- Sterling
- Wellington
- Fort Morgan
- Severance
- Timnath
- Rifle
- Fort Lupton
- Glenwood Springs