Storm History: Custer County, Colorado

Events

1,374

Deaths

6

Injuries

8

Damage

$29 million

Episodes

587

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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• Blizzard, October 24, 19971 death · $700,000 · 3 events here
• Blizzard, October 24, 19971 death · $400,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 19971 death · 1 event here
• Avalanche, January 10, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 3, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 31, 20111 death · 1 injured · 1 event here

• Flood, April 30, 1999$11 million · 2 events here
• Wildfire, July 6, 2005$5.3 million · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 11, 2001$4.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 11, 2001$3.5 million · 69 kt wind · 3 events here
• Wildfire, October 23, 2012$2.0 million · 2 events here
• Flood, May 1, 1999$1.3 million · 4 events here
• Blizzard, October 24, 19971 death · $700,000 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 1996$600,000 · 5 events here
• Blizzard, October 24, 19971 death · $400,000 · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 12, 2011$250,000 · 95 kt wind · 6 events here
• High Wind, February 22, 19966 injured · $150,000 · 76 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, April 30, 2002$100,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, May 1, 2002$100,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 11, 1997$75,000 · 90 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 10, 1999$70,000 · 66 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 19, 2007$30,000 · 90 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 14, 1999$20,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2003$20,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, October 11, 2007$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 22, 1999$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, July 1, 20212.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20072.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 19812.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 19992.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 20182 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 1993$500 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 19782 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 20181.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 20081.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 2, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, July 4, 1960$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Custer County, with its track

• Heavy Snow, May 5, 20262 events here
• Heavy Snow, May 1, 20261 event here
• Dust Storm, March 14, 202666 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 6, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 23, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 8, 20263 events here
• High Wind, December 17, 202581 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 5, 202566 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 3, 20253 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 4, 202553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 30, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 5, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 18, 20253 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 4, 20252 events here
• Dust Storm, March 13, 202576 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 7, 202556 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 9, 20243 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 25, 20243 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 24, 202468 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 6, 20243 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 5, 20248 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 3, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20241 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 7, 20242 events here
• Winter Weather, April 26, 20241 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 202470 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 24, 202454 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 202410 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 7, 20246 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 202466 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 202457 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 10, 20244 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 6, 20243 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20247 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 202465 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 7, 202470 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 3, 20243 events here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20233 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 202356 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 202379 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 1, 202357 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 27, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 24, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 202365 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 18, 202385 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 20236 events here
• High Wind, November 2, 202269 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 22, 202269 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 30, 20221 event here
• Flood, July 24, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 202270 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 20, 20224 events here
• High Wind, May 8, 202275 kt wind · 1 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 · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 5, 202269 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 3, 202265 kt wind · 6 events here
• High Wind, March 23, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 202251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20221 event 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 · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, December 12, 202193 kt wind · 22 events here
• High Wind, October 12, 202154 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20214 events here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 20211.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20213 events here
• Tornado, July 6, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20212.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, June 26, 20211 event here
• High Wind, May 23, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20211.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, May 3, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 15, 20211 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 202168 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20214 events here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 202153 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 13, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 202171 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20212 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20205 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 23, 20201 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 202071 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 7, 202066 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, October 25, 202023 events here
• Winter Storm, September 8, 202053 kt wind · 15 events here
• Debris Flow, August 29, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20205 events here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20201 event here
• High Wind, January 17, 202069 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20195 events here
• High Wind, November 29, 201977 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, October 29, 20194 events here
• Winter Storm, October 23, 20195 events here
• Tornado, August 8, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20193 events here
• Tornado, July 22, 2019EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, May 8, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, April 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20192 events here
• High Wind, March 6, 201965 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20192 events here
• High Wind, February 13, 201981 kt wind · 6 events here
• High Wind, February 3, 201970 kt wind · 6 events here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20194 events here
• Winter Storm, December 31, 20184 events here
• Winter Weather, November 11, 20186 events here
• Winter Storm, October 30, 20185 events here
• Heavy Snow, October 14, 20185 events here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 7, 20182 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20183 events here
• Hail, July 24, 20181.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 23, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 20181 event here
• High Wind, April 17, 201858 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 12, 201853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 26, 20181 event here
• High Wind, March 3, 201870 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 17, 201874 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, December 7, 20171 event here
• High Wind, November 4, 201766 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, October 9, 20173 events here
• Hail, August 4, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, May 10, 20172 events here
• Winter Storm, April 28, 20175 events here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 20175 events here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20175 events here
• Winter Storm, March 28, 20174 events here
• High Wind, March 5, 201774 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, January 10, 201786 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 9, 201790 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 20174 events here
• High Wind, December 25, 201666 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, December 15, 201675 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, December 10, 201680 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, November 1, 20161 event here
• Wildfire, October 17, 20161 event here
• High Wind, October 17, 201679 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, August 20, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, August 1, 20162 events here
• Wildfire, July 8, 20162 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20160.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 28, 20165 events here
• Winter Storm, April 15, 20165 events here
• Winter Storm, March 25, 20164 events here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20162 events here
• High Wind, February 18, 2016129 kt wind · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20166 events here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20162 events here
• High Wind, December 19, 201565 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20152 events here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20154 events here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 20151 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20150.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, May 18, 20152 events here
• Winter Storm, May 9, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, April 26, 20154 events here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, March 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20154 events here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20156 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20152 events here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20154 events here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20152 events here
• High Wind, November 29, 201486 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 9, 20142 events here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20140.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, July 1, 20141 event here
• Wildfire, June 25, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, May 11, 20142 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 13, 20144 events here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20145 events here
• High Wind, February 15, 201467 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 201467 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 4, 20142 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 24, 20135 events here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20135 events here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 201365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 15, 20132 events here
• Wildfire, June 11, 20131 event here
• High Wind, April 13, 201360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 8, 20132 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, March 7, 20133 events here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20134 events here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20132 events here
• Winter Storm, December 14, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, December 9, 20126 events here
• High Wind, October 23, 201265 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, October 23, 2012$2.0 million · 2 events here
• Wildfire, August 8, 20121 event here
• High Wind, May 26, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 13, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 11, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 2, 20125 events here
• High Wind, March 26, 201279 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 22, 201277 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20122 events here
• High Wind, January 21, 201276 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 17, 201283 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, December 30, 201196 kt wind · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20114 events here
• Blizzard, December 19, 20112 events here
• Winter Storm, December 4, 20112 events here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20112 events here
• High Wind, November 12, 2011$250,000 · 95 kt wind · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, November 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, October 25, 20116 events here
• Winter Storm, October 7, 20112 events here
• Lightning, August 31, 20111 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20111 event here
• Wildfire, June 12, 20112 events here
• Wildfire, May 1, 20111 event here
• High Wind, April 29, 201165 kt wind · 3 events here
• Wildfire, April 26, 20111 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.