Storms in Colorado in 1973
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Colorado in 1973, 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 1973 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
- 89
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $275,000
- Episodes
- 36
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 | 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 11 | 0 | 5 | $275,000 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1973
April 1973
May 1973
June 1973
- Hail in Colorado, June 2, 1973
- Hail in Colorado, June 4, 1973
- Hail in Colorado, June 11, 1973
- Hail in Colorado, June 13, 1973
- Hail in Colorado, June 14, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, June 28, 1973
July 1973
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 4, 1973
- Damaging Winds in Colorado, July 7, 1973
- Hail in Colorado, July 8, 1973
- Tornado in Colorado, July 9, 1973
- Hail in Colorado, July 12, 1973
- Hail in Colorado, July 20, 1973
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, July 21, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, July 22, 1973
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, July 24, 1973
- Hail in Colorado, July 28, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 30, 1973
- Hail in Colorado, July 31, 1973
August 1973
- Hail in Colorado, August 1, 1973
- Hail in Colorado, August 2, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 6, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 7, 1973
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, August 9, 1973
- Hail in Colorado, August 12, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 14, 1973
- Hail in Colorado, August 24, 1973
- Tornado in Colorado, August 25, 1973
September 1973
More
Every year in ColoradoEvery state in 1973Tornadoes in Colorado in 197319721974
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.