Storm History: Chaffee County, Colorado

Events

901

Deaths

9

Injuries

10

Damage

$9.5 million

Episodes

543

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.

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• Avalanche, February 15, 20142 deaths · 3 injured · 1 event here
• Avalanche, March 20, 20041 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Avalanche, April 9, 20041 death · 1 event here
• Avalanche, March 12, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 12, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, June 30, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 17, 20151 death · 3 injured · 1 event here
• Avalanche, February 5, 20161 death · 1 event here

• Blizzard, April 11, 2001$4.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, April 30, 1999$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2007$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2007$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Blizzard, October 24, 1997$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20022 injured · $100,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 24, 2003$50,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 10, 2005$50,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 10, 1999$40,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 1991$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2007$20,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 25, 2003$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 1993$500 · 2 in hail · 2 events here

• Flash Flood, July 1, 20212.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 1, 1993$500 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20161.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 23, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 19781.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, July 2, 20151.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 6, 20001 in hail · 1 event here

• Heavy Snow, May 5, 20262 events here
• Dust Storm, March 14, 202666 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 23, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 202662 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 17, 202581 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 5, 202566 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 3, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 18, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 4, 20251 event here
• Dust Storm, March 13, 202576 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 11, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 7, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 29, 202475 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 25, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 24, 202468 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 6, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 5, 20245 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 3, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, May 7, 20241 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 24, 202454 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 20245 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 7, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 202466 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 202457 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 10, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 6, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 202465 kt wind · 3 events here
• Blizzard, January 7, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 3, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 202379 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 17, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 202365 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 5, 202370 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 18, 202385 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20231 event here
• Dust Storm, December 1, 202291 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 5, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 2, 202269 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 20220.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 20, 20221 event here
• High Wind, April 29, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 22, 202270 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 11, 202278 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 202269 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 3, 202265 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, January 5, 202261 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 4, 202263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 202188 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 23, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, December 12, 202193 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20211 event here
• High Wind, November 12, 202171 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 12, 202154 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20212.75 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, May 23, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 3, 20211 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 202168 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, March 21, 202162 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 16, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 202153 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 202171 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20212 events here
• High Wind, January 14, 202160 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20206 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 22, 202083 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 13, 202071 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, October 25, 20206 events here
• Dust Storm, October 11, 202065 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, September 8, 202053 kt wind · 18 events here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, February 6, 20201 event here
• High Wind, January 17, 202069 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20193 events here
• High Wind, November 29, 201977 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, October 29, 20194 events here
• Winter Storm, October 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, May 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, May 8, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, April 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, April 10, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, March 6, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 13, 201981 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 3, 201970 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, December 31, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, November 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, November 11, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, October 30, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 14, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 7, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20181 event here
• High Wind, February 17, 201874 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20181 event here
• Avalanche, December 25, 20172 events here
• High Wind, December 23, 201768 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 17, 20172 events here
• High Wind, November 16, 201780 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 4, 201766 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, October 30, 20173 events here
• Winter Weather, October 9, 20173 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, May 17, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, April 28, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, March 28, 20171 event here
• High Wind, March 5, 201774 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 27, 20172 events here
• Winter Storm, February 6, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20171 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 201790 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 20172 events here
• High Wind, December 25, 201666 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20161 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 201675 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20161 event here
• High Wind, October 17, 201679 kt wind · 3 events here
• Wildfire, August 1, 20161 event here
• Wildfire, July 8, 20161 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20161.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, April 28, 20165 events here
• Winter Storm, April 15, 20165 events here
• Winter Storm, March 25, 20161 event here
• High Wind, February 18, 2016129 kt wind · 2 events here
• Avalanche, February 5, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20164 events here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, October 20, 20151 event here
• Lightning, July 17, 20151 death · 3 injured · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, July 2, 20151.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, May 18, 20152 events here
• Winter Storm, May 9, 20152 events here
• Winter Storm, April 26, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20154 events here
• Winter Storm, February 27, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20155 events here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, November 22, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, November 13, 20141 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, May 11, 20143 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 13, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 26, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20141 event here
• Avalanche, February 15, 20142 deaths · 3 injured · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 15, 201467 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 201467 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 2, 201370 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 24, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20132 events here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 201365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 13, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, April 8, 20132 events here
• Blizzard, March 7, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20132 events here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, December 9, 20121 event here
• High Wind, May 26, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 14, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, April 2, 20121 event here
• High Wind, March 26, 201279 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 27, 20121 event here
• High Wind, February 22, 201277 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20121 event here
• High Wind, January 17, 201283 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, December 30, 201196 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, November 12, 20112 events here
• Blizzard, November 12, 20112 events here
• High Wind, November 12, 201195 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, November 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, October 25, 20115 events here
• Funnel Cloud, August 3, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 201154 kt wind · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, June 30, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 12, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, May 10, 20111 event here
• High Wind, April 3, 201176 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20112 events here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 20102 events here
• High Wind, December 19, 201078 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, November 24, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, November 20, 20102 events here
• Winter Storm, October 24, 20101 event here
• Wildfire, June 17, 20101 event here
• Lightning, June 12, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 6, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, March 19, 20105 events here
• Avalanche, March 12, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 200973 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20093 events here
• Winter Storm, October 28, 20095 events here
• Winter Storm, October 20, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20093 events here
• Winter Storm, April 11, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, March 26, 20094 events here
• Winter Storm, March 22, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20082 events here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, November 4, 20081 event here
• Hail, August 23, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, August 23, 20081 event here
• Debris Flow, August 6, 20081 event here

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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.