Storm History: Alamosa County, Colorado
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Alamosa County, Colorado: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 712
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $16 million
- Episodes
- 426
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm | 241 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 176 | 0 | 6 | $360,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 161 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 21 | 0 | 0 | $22,000 |
| Wildfire | 16 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Winter Weather | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 15 | 1 | 0 | $4.5 million |
| Hail | 13 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | $11 million |
| Dust Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | 1 | $42,000 |
| Drought | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, April 30, 1999
- Blizzard, April 11, 2001
- Hail, August 10, 1993
- Blizzard, October 24, 1997
- High Wind, February 22, 1996
- High Wind, October 11, 1997
- High Wind, February 10, 1999
- High Wind, December 5, 1996
- Lightning, September 6, 1997
- Tornado, March 19, 1995
- High Wind, May 10, 2000
- Tornado, August 16, 2008
- High Wind, February 22, 1999
- Tornado, July 10, 1955
- Lightning, July 15, 2007
- Wildfire, June 6, 2007
- Tornado, June 25, 1956
- Tornado, July 18, 1958
- Tornado, June 19, 1982
- Tornado, June 22, 1983
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- High Wind, May 18, 2026
- Heavy Snow, May 5, 2026
- Heavy Snow, May 1, 2026
- Dust Storm, March 14, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2026
- High Wind, December 17, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2025
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 13, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 6, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 5, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 3, 2024
- Heavy Snow, May 7, 2024
- High Wind, April 6, 2024
- Tornado, March 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 10, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2024
- Blizzard, January 7, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2023
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2023
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2023
- High Wind, April 3, 2023
- Dust Storm, March 30, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2023
- High Wind, March 5, 2023
- High Wind, February 18, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2023
- High Wind, November 9, 2022
- High Wind, November 2, 2022
- High Wind, October 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2022
- High Wind, May 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2022
- High Wind, May 8, 2022
- High Wind, April 29, 2022
- High Wind, April 22, 2022
- High Wind, April 11, 2022
- High Wind, April 5, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2022
- High Wind, January 5, 2022
- High Wind, January 4, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2021
- Dust Storm, December 12, 2021
- High Wind, October 12, 2021
- High Wind, March 29, 2021
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2020
- Heavy Snow, November 7, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 25, 2020
- Winter Storm, September 8, 2020
- High Wind, June 13, 2020
- High Wind, June 6, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2020
- High Wind, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2019
- High Wind, November 29, 2019
- High Wind, November 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, October 23, 2019
- Winter Storm, May 8, 2019
- Winter Storm, April 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2019
- High Wind, March 6, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2019
- High Wind, February 13, 2019
- High Wind, February 3, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2018
- Winter Storm, October 30, 2018
- Heavy Snow, October 14, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2018
- High Wind, April 17, 2018
- High Wind, April 12, 2018
- High Wind, March 3, 2018
- High Wind, February 17, 2018
- High Wind, November 4, 2017
- Winter Storm, May 10, 2017
- Winter Storm, April 28, 2017
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2017
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 28, 2017
- High Wind, March 5, 2017
- High Wind, January 9, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2017
- High Wind, December 25, 2016
- High Wind, December 15, 2016
- High Wind, December 10, 2016
- High Wind, October 17, 2016
- Wildfire, August 1, 2016
- Wildfire, July 8, 2016
- Winter Storm, April 28, 2016
- Winter Storm, April 15, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2016
- High Wind, February 18, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2016
- High Wind, December 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2015
- Winter Storm, May 18, 2015
- Winter Storm, April 26, 2015
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 18, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2015
- High Wind, November 29, 2014
- Winter Storm, October 9, 2014
- Tornado, May 22, 2014
- Winter Storm, May 11, 2014
- Heavy Snow, April 13, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2014
- High Wind, February 15, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2013
- Hail, September 22, 2013
- Tornado, May 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 8, 2013
- Blizzard, March 7, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2012
- High Wind, May 26, 2012
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2012
- High Wind, March 26, 2012
- High Wind, March 18, 2012
- High Wind, February 22, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2012
- High Wind, January 17, 2012
- High Wind, December 30, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2011
- High Wind, November 12, 2011
- Winter Storm, October 25, 2011
- Winter Storm, October 7, 2011
- High Wind, October 6, 2011
- Wildfire, June 12, 2011
- High Wind, April 3, 2011
- Wildfire, March 18, 2011
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2011
- High Wind, December 19, 2010
- High Wind, November 24, 2010
- Wildfire, June 17, 2010
- Hail, June 6, 2010
- Wildfire, June 6, 2010
- High Wind, May 24, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2009
- Winter Storm, November 13, 2009
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2009
- Winter Storm, October 20, 2009
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2009
- Winter Storm, April 11, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 26, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2009
- High Wind, December 26, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2008
- Debris Flow, August 23, 2008
- Tornado, August 16, 2008
- Hail, August 16, 2008
- Debris Flow, August 6, 2008
- Debris Flow, July 28, 2008
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2008
- Avalanche, January 10, 2008
- High Wind, January 5, 2008
- High Wind, December 30, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 5, 2007
- Lightning, July 15, 2007
- Wildfire, June 6, 2007
- High Wind, June 6, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 24, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2007
- Winter Weather, March 24, 2007
- Blizzard, December 28, 2006
- Blizzard, December 18, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2006
- Blizzard, October 25, 2006
- Winter Weather, October 9, 2006
- High Wind, September 16, 2006
- Hail, July 17, 2006
- Tornado, July 9, 2006
- Tornado, June 26, 2006
- Wildfire, June 18, 2006
- Heavy Snow, April 28, 2006
- High Wind, November 14, 2005
- Winter Storm, October 10, 2005
- Blizzard, April 10, 2005
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2005
- High Wind, January 8, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2004
- Winter Storm, November 19, 2004
- Tornado, July 15, 2004
- High Wind, May 11, 2004
- Winter Storm, April 29, 2004
- Winter Storm, April 22, 2004
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2004
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2004
- High Wind, March 6, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2004
- Tornado, August 10, 2003
- Lightning, August 2, 2003
- Heavy Snow, April 19, 2003
- High Wind, April 15, 2003
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2003
- High Wind, February 10, 2003
- High Wind, February 9, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2003
- High Wind, November 8, 2002
- Heavy Snow, November 8, 2002
- Drought, July 1, 2002
- High Wind, May 21, 2002
- High Wind, April 18, 2002
- High Wind, April 16, 2002
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2002
- High Wind, February 9, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2002
- High Wind, January 28, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 23, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Alamosa CountyEvery warning in Alamosa County since 1986Every county in Colorado
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.