Storm History: Gunnison County, Colorado
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Gunnison 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
- 2,716
- Deaths
- 33
- Injuries
- 42
- Damage
- $76 million
- Episodes
- 1,439
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 | 868 | 0 | 2 | $57,000 |
| Drought | 534 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 504 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 271 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 104 | 0 | 0 | $17 million |
| Avalanche | 88 | 28 | 27 | $203,000 |
| High Wind | 77 | 0 | 0 | $236,000 |
| Dense Fog | 56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 29 | 0 | 2 | $58 million |
| Debris Flow | 27 | 1 | 0 | $82,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 15 | 0 | 0 | $102,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 11 | 2 | 0 | $557,000 |
| Strong Wind | 11 | 1 | 0 | $39,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 9 | 1 | 0 | $50 |
| Lightning | 6 | 0 | 11 | $42,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 5 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Tornado | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Hail | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Avalanche, February 6, 1999
- Avalanche, February 1, 2021
- Avalanche, February 16, 2019
- Flood, June 21, 2019
- Debris Flow, July 30, 2006
- Avalanche, March 30, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 16, 1996
- Avalanche, January 21, 1998
- Avalanche, February 25, 2001
- Avalanche, February 6, 2002
- Avalanche, March 15, 2002
- Avalanche, December 17, 2008
- Avalanche, February 11, 2010
- Avalanche, February 13, 2012
- Avalanche, January 13, 2013
- Avalanche, January 5, 2019
- Avalanche, February 19, 2019
- Avalanche, March 3, 2019
- Avalanche, March 9, 2019
- Avalanche, January 18, 2020
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Wildfire, July 10, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2025
- Wildfire, September 1, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, April 12, 1997
- Frost/Freeze, April 29, 1996
- Wildfire, July 26, 2023
- Wildfire, August 1, 2023
- Wildfire, September 1, 2023
- Wildfire, October 1, 2023
- Wildfire, November 1, 2023
- Wildfire, December 1, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2003
- Flood, April 30, 2023
- Avalanche, January 6, 2005
- High Wind, May 21, 2002
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 4, 2005
- Wildfire, April 14, 2024
- Debris Flow, April 19, 2007
- Heavy Rain, July 18, 2004
- Lightning, July 28, 1996
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
Every episode, newest first
- High Wind, May 13, 2026
- Winter Weather, May 5, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 31, 2026
- Drought, March 31, 2026
- Drought, March 24, 2026
- High Wind, March 14, 2026
- High Wind, March 11, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Avalanche, February 21, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2026
- High Wind, February 18, 2026
- High Wind, February 16, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2026
- Drought, February 11, 2026
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2026
- Dense Fog, January 8, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2026
- Dense Fog, January 2, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 27, 2025
- High Wind, December 17, 2025
- Dense Fog, December 11, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2025
- Winter Weather, November 29, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 23, 2025
- Winter Weather, November 22, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 20, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 20, 2025
- Winter Weather, November 16, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, October 27, 2025
- High Wind, October 4, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Wildfire, September 1, 2025
- Drought, August 20, 2025
- Drought, August 1, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2025
- Wildfire, July 10, 2025
- Drought, July 1, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Drought, May 27, 2025
- Winter Weather, May 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, May 4, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Drought, April 29, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2025
- Avalanche, April 19, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, April 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, April 17, 2025
- High Wind, April 17, 2025
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2025
- Winter Weather, April 1, 2025
- High Wind, April 1, 2025
- Winter Weather, March 21, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2025
- Avalanche, March 8, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2025
- Avalanche, February 25, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2025
- Dense Fog, February 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2025
- High Wind, February 7, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2025
- Excessive Heat, January 17, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Avalanche, January 7, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2025
- High Wind, December 29, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 28, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 27, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 27, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 5, 2024
- Winter Weather, November 2, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, October 30, 2024
- High Wind, October 29, 2024
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2024
- Winter Storm, October 18, 2024
- Debris Flow, August 13, 2024
- Debris Flow, August 9, 2024
- Debris Flow, June 28, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2024
- Winter Weather, May 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, May 5, 2024
- High Wind, May 4, 2024
- Winter Weather, April 26, 2024
- Wildfire, April 14, 2024
- Winter Storm, April 5, 2024
- High Wind, April 5, 2024
- Winter Weather, March 28, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 14, 2024
- Winter Weather, March 12, 2024
- Avalanche, March 6, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2024
- High Wind, March 1, 2024
- High Wind, February 26, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2024
- Avalanche, February 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 27, 2024
- Avalanche, January 22, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 13, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2023
- Wildfire, December 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, November 30, 2023
- Avalanche, November 25, 2023
- Winter Storm, November 23, 2023
- Winter Weather, November 18, 2023
- Wildfire, November 1, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, October 29, 2023
- Heavy Snow, October 27, 2023
- Winter Weather, October 11, 2023
- Wildfire, October 1, 2023
- Wildfire, September 1, 2023
- Debris Flow, August 25, 2023
- Debris Flow, August 24, 2023
- Wildfire, August 1, 2023
- Wildfire, July 26, 2023
- High Wind, July 4, 2023
- Flood, May 31, 2023
- Flood, May 23, 2023
- Winter Weather, May 10, 2023
- Debris Flow, May 5, 2023
- Flood, April 30, 2023
- Winter Weather, April 24, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, April 20, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2023
- Winter Weather, April 13, 2023
- High Wind, April 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 24, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 19, 2023
- Avalanche, March 17, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2023
- High Wind, March 5, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2023
- High Wind, February 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2023
- Dense Fog, February 13, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2023
- Dense Fog, January 7, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 7, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2022
- High Wind, December 2, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2022
- High Wind, November 9, 2022
- High Wind, November 2, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 2, 2022
- Winter Weather, October 25, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, October 24, 2022
- High Wind, October 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, October 22, 2022
- Debris Flow, August 19, 2022
- Debris Flow, August 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2022
- High Wind, May 29, 2022
- Winter Weather, May 19, 2022
- High Wind, May 10, 2022
- High Wind, May 8, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, April 25, 2022
- High Wind, April 22, 2022
- High Wind, April 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, April 11, 2022
- Winter Weather, April 4, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 28, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 4, 2022
- Avalanche, February 25, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2022
- Dense Fog, January 21, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2021
- High Wind, December 26, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, October 26, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, October 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, October 12, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2021
- Heat, July 7, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Drought, June 1, 2021
- Tornado, May 29, 2021
- Winter Weather, May 3, 2021
- Drought, May 1, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 20, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 17, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 17, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, March 23, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2021
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Gunnison CountyEvery warning in Gunnison 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.