Colorado Storm Activity by County
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Tracking hail, high-wind, and tornado reports across Colorado? This page aggregates 1959 severe weather events recorded in 43 Colorado counties over the last 12 months, including hail up to 4.5" and wind gusts up to 113 mph — every one sourced directly from official National Weather Service alerts and Storm Prediction Center verified reports. Pick a county for its day-by-day storm log, radar snapshots, and official warning excerpts.
Colorado is quiet for hail and wind alerts right now, with no active warnings in the state. The SPC discussion is focused well east of CO, highlighting severe storms over the central and southern Plains into the Ozark Plateau with hail up to 2 inches and damaging wind gusts, while also noting a separate severe setup in the central Great Plains into the Upper Midwest late Monday into Monday night.
Statewide maxima from SPC verified reports and NWS warnings, last 12 months. Tornado EF ratings are assigned by NWS survey teams after ground surveys and published in NOAA's final storm records.
Live radar across Colorado
Top 5 wind gusts in Colorado · last 12 months
- 1113 mphnear 1 W Akron, Washington CountyJun 21, 2026
- 292 mphnear 1 WNW Akron, Washington CountyJun 21, 2026
- 383 mphnear 1 NNW Akron, Washington CountyJun 23, 2026
- 482 mphnear 3 WSW Sterling, Logan CountyJul 21, 2026
- 581 mphnear 1 W Akron, Washington CountyJun 24, 2026
Top 5 hail reports in Colorado · last 12 months
- 14.5"near 7 SE Last Chance, Washington CountyMay 21, 2026
- 24"near 13 S Bethune, Kit Carson CountyJun 7, 2026
- 34"near 3 W Joes, Yuma CountyJun 21, 2026
- 43.5"near 6 N Cope, Washington CountyJun 21, 2026
- 53.4"near 4 SSW Cedar Point, Elbert CountyJun 8, 2026
SPC verified reports only. Events inside the last 30 days show county and month — exact locations and dates are available in the app with a free account.
How Colorado compares nationally
Ranked by SPC verified storm reports (wind, hail, tornado) across all 50 states over the last 12 months. Severity-weighted index scores each report by hazard (tornado ×20, hail ×4, wind ×1) so a single derecho's flood of wind reports doesn't outweigh tornado outbreaks. Recalculated daily as of Sep 11, 2026.
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| County | Events | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Max hail | Max wind | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kit Carson | 201 | 67 | 132 | 2 | 4" | 80 mph | September 2026 |
| Logan | 192 | 55 | 130 | 7 | 3.2" | 90 mph | September 2026 |
| Cheyenne | 178 | 58 | 117 | 3 | 1.5" | 80 mph | September 2026 |
| Washington | 171 | 79 | 87 | 5 | 4.5" | 113 mph | September 2026 |
| Yuma | 167 | 35 | 130 | 2 | 4" | 80 mph | August 2026 |
| Kiowa | 161 | 77 | 84 | 0 | 1.75" | 70 mph | September 2026 |
| Las Animas | 160 | 118 | 42 | 0 | 1.75" | 70 mph | September 2026 |
| Weld | 120 | 43 | 75 | 2 | 2.25" | 90 mph | September 2026 |
| Morgan | 116 | 51 | 63 | 2 | 3" | 90 mph | September 2026 |
| Crowley | 92 | 50 | 42 | 0 | 2.25" | 70 mph | September 2026 |
| Phillips | 78 | 24 | 51 | 3 | 2" | 90 mph | September 2026 |
| Sedgwick | 67 | 14 | 53 | 0 | 0.75" | 90 mph | September 2026 |
| El Paso | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2.5" | 67 mph | August 2026 |
| San Juan | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | — | 55 mph | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Arapahoe | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1.75" | 76 mph | August 2026 |
| Elbert | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3.4" | 67 mph | August 2026 |
| Pueblo | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2.25" | 68 mph | September 2026 |
| Lincoln | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3" | 71 mph | August 2026 |
| Jefferson | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1.75" | 70 mph | August 2026 |
| Douglas | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1.5" | 66 mph | August 2026 |
| Adams | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2" | 73 mph | August 2026 |
| Baca | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1.75" | 74 mph | August 2026 |
| Routt | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.25" | 55 mph | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Larimer | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.75" | 66 mph | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Prowers | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.5" | 77 mph | September 2026 |
| Garfield | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 75 mph | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Otero | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.5" | 78 mph | September 2026 |
| Mesa | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 68 mph | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Denver | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.75" | 73 mph | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Boulder | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1" | 80 mph | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Montezuma | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1" | 60 mph | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Bent | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 60 mph | August 2026 |
| Custer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1" | 61 mph | August 2026 |
| Rio Blanco | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 66 mph | May 17, 2026 |
| Alamosa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 61 mph | August 2026 |
| Grand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 68 mph | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Huerfano | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.75" | 61 mph | September 2026 |
| Pitkin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 60 mph | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Clear Creek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 59 mph | August 2026 |
| Delta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 66 mph | August 2026 |
| Fremont | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.75" | — | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Montrose | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 64 mph | Oct 4, 2025 |
| Park | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1" | — | May 28, 2026 |
Quiet counties (no recorded activity in the last 12 months)
Archuleta · Broomfield · Chaffee · Conejos · Costilla · Dolores · Eagle · Gilpin · Gunnison · Hinsdale · Jackson · La Plata · Lake · Mineral · Moffat · Ouray · Rio Grande · Saguache · San Miguel · Summit · Teller
Today's severe weather outlook
