Storms in Colorado in 1971
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Colorado in 1971, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Colorado in 1971 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 63
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $2.8 million
- Episodes
- 37
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 16 | 0 | 9 | $2.8 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1971
April 1971
May 1971
- Hail in Colorado, May 4, 1971
- Hail in Colorado, May 22, 1971
- Tornadoes in Colorado, May 25, 1971
- Hail in Colorado, May 26, 1971
- Hail in Colorado, May 27, 1971
- Damaging Winds in Colorado, May 28, 1971
June 1971
- Hail in Colorado, June 1, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, June 3, 1971
- Hail in Colorado, June 4, 1971
- Hail in Colorado, June 8, 1971
- Hail in Colorado, June 9, 1971
- Hail in Colorado, June 12, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, June 17, 1971
- Hail in Colorado, June 20, 1971
- Tornado in Colorado, June 25, 1971
- Tornadoes in Colorado, June 29, 1971
July 1971
- Hail in Colorado, July 2, 1971
- Tornadoes in Colorado, July 3, 1971
- Hail in Colorado, July 4, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 6, 1971
- Hail in Colorado, July 8, 1971
- Hail in Colorado, July 13, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 14, 1971
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, July 15, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 17, 1971
- Hail in Colorado, July 22, 1971
- Hail in Colorado, July 25, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 27, 1971
- Hail in Colorado, July 28, 1971
- Hail in Colorado, July 31, 1971
August 1971
October 1971
More
Every year in ColoradoEvery state in 1971Tornadoes in Colorado in 197119701972
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.