Storm History: El Paso County, Colorado

Events

3,660

Deaths

20

Injuries

101

Damage

$1.6 billion

Episodes

1,259

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, March 13, 20193 deaths · $100,000 · 2 events here
• Wildfire, June 23, 20122 deaths · $400 million · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 9, 20172 deaths · $20 million · 90 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20052 deaths · $100,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20131 death · 3 injured · $2.0 million · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 20, 19961 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 6, 19971 death · 1 event here
• Flood, August 4, 19971 death · 51 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 25, 20001 death · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20011 death · 3 injured · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Lightning, August 5, 20031 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 2, 20071 death · 3 injured · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 15, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 20131 death · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 20131 death · 2 events here

• Wildfire, June 23, 20122 deaths · $400 million · 2 events here
• Wildfire, July 1, 2012$400 million · 2 events here
• Wildfire, June 11, 2013$293 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 20188 injured · $173 million · 4 in hail · 30 events here
• Hail, June 13, 2018$169 million · 3 in hail · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, April 29, 1999$28 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2002$24 million · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, January 9, 20172 deaths · $20 million · 90 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 2012$15 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 2013$10 million · 5 events here
• Hail, July 24, 1996$8.7 million · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 200120 injured · $8.5 million · F2 · 13 events here
• High Wind, April 11, 2001$2.0 million · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 2001$2.0 million · 4 in hail · 6 events here
• High Wind, December 30, 2008$2.0 million · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20131 death · 3 injured · $2.0 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 17, 2018$1.3 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 2006$1.3 million · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2013$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 19772 injured · $500,000 · F3 · 7 events here

• Hail, May 17, 20014.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 30, 19794.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 5, 20234 in hail · 39 events here
• Hail, June 24, 20214 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 20188 injured · $173 million · 4 in hail · 30 events here
• Hail, June 20, 2001$2.0 million · 4 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 16, 19993.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 20223.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 6, 20253 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 20233 in hail · 36 events here
• Hail, June 12, 20183 in hail · 15 events here
• Hail, June 13, 2018$169 million · 3 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20183 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, July 29, 20183 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20173 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, June 13, 19772 injured · $500,000 · F3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 19791 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 1982F3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 6, 19902 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2001F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2023EF3 · 19 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 1965F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 1977$250,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 19, 1985F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1987F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 2, 1987F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 1990$3,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 200120 injured · $8.5 million · F2 · 13 events here

Every tornado in El Paso County, with its track

• Heavy Snow, May 5, 20263 events here
• Dust Storm, March 14, 202666 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, March 10, 202654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 6, 20263 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 23, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 8, 20263 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 202662 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 17, 202581 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 3, 20253 events here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 20255 events here
• Hail, August 24, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 9, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20251 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20251.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20251 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 202559 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20252 in hail · 20 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2025EF1 · 18 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20251.75 in hail · 21 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20251.75 in hail · 18 events here
• Hail, June 6, 20253 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20251.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, May 5, 20253 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 18, 20253 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 3, 202563 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 20253 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 11, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20253 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 7, 202556 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, December 29, 202475 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 18, 202458 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 9, 20243 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 25, 20243 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 6, 20243 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 5, 20246 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 3, 20243 events here
• High Wind, October 29, 202458 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, October 18, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 202465 kt wind · 9 events here
• Hail, September 7, 20241 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 19, 20242 in hail · 17 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2024EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 1, 20241.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20241.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20242.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 20, 20241.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 12, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, April 26, 20244 events here
• High Wind, April 6, 202470 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, April 1, 20241 event here
• Tornado, March 24, 202454 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 202412 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 7, 20245 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 202466 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 202457 kt wind · 7 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20245 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 10, 20246 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 6, 20243 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20249 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20243 events here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 7, 202470 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 3, 20244 events here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20233 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20233 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 202356 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 202379 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 20233 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 7, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 1, 202357 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, September 11, 20232 events here
• Tornado, August 5, 20234 in hail · 39 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 202358 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20231.5 in hail · 50 events here
• Tornado, July 17, 2023EF1 · 22 events here
• Tornado, July 13, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 20233 in hail · 36 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2023EF3 · 19 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 2023EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20232 in hail · 65 events here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2023EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 20231.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20231 in hail · 29 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 27, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 24, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 21, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 14, 20233 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 4, 20233 events here
• High Wind, March 31, 202361 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 26, 202364 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 18, 202385 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 20233 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20231 event here
• High Wind, January 10, 202367 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20222 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20222 events here
• Dust Storm, December 1, 202291 kt wind · 15 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 17, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 27, 20221 event here
• High Wind, October 22, 202269 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20221 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 202276 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 20220.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20226 events here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 202274 kt wind · 13 events here
• Flood, July 24, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, July 19, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 202257 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 2022EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 20223.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 20221.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 202259 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, May 20, 20223 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 202256 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 12, 202258 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, May 8, 202275 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 29, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 24, 20221 event here
• High Wind, April 22, 202270 kt wind · 6 events here
• High Wind, April 11, 202278 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 5, 202269 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, March 23, 202261 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20221 event here
• High Wind, January 5, 202261 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 4, 202263 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, December 30, 202163 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 202188 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, December 12, 202193 kt wind · 63 events here
• High Wind, October 19, 202158 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 12, 202154 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 14, 20211.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Funnel Cloud, September 12, 20211 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 3, 20212 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 202136 events here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 20218 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20212.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20214 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 20212 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20211.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 3, 20211 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 20211.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 19, 20212 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 15, 20212 events here
• High Wind, March 29, 202168 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 21, 202162 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 202153 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, March 10, 202159 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 24, 20212 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20213 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 22, 202083 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 20202 events here
• High Wind, November 15, 202070 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 13, 202071 kt wind · 18 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 7, 202066 kt wind · 9 events here
• Winter Storm, October 25, 20206 events here
• Dust Storm, October 11, 202065 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, September 8, 202053 kt wind · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 20201 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, August 16, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20202 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, August 6, 20201 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20201 injured · 2 in hail · 29 events here
• High Wind, July 29, 202054 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20201 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, July 20, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 20201.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 12, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 202050 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20202.5 in hail · 19 events here
• High Wind, June 21, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 8, 202054 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 202075 kt wind · 7 events here
• High Wind, June 6, 202076 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 20201 in hail · 4 events here
• Heavy Rain, May 24, 202010 events here
• High Wind, February 25, 202056 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 6, 20202 events here
• High Wind, January 17, 202069 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20191 event here
• High Wind, November 29, 201977 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, November 25, 20193 events here
• Winter Storm, October 23, 20194 events here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 30, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 22, 20190.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 20191.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20192 events here
• Tornado, August 8, 20191 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 29, 20191 in hail · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20191.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 20191.25 in hail · 13 events here
• Heavy Rain, July 14, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20192.5 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20191.5 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20191 in hail · 14 events here
• Heavy Rain, June 15, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20191 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 20192.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, May 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, May 8, 20191 event here
• High Wind, April 10, 201959 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 10, 20191 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 13, 20193 deaths · $100,000 · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 13, 201983 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20192 events here
• High Wind, March 6, 201965 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 13, 201981 kt wind · 6 events here
• High Wind, February 3, 201970 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20191 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.