Storm History: Las Animas County, Colorado
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Las Animas 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
- 1,226
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- $38 million
- Episodes
- 677
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 | 269 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 238 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| High Wind | 211 | 1 | 3 | $660,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 193 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 129 | 0 | 1 | $298,000 |
| Flash Flood | 45 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Blizzard | 32 | 0 | 0 | $550,000 |
| Wildfire | 24 | 0 | 4 | $36 million |
| Winter Weather | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 17 | 0 | 3 | $2,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Wildfire, June 27, 2018
- Wildfire, July 1, 2013
- Wildfire, January 7, 2006
- Flood, April 30, 1999
- High Wind, November 12, 2011
- Blizzard, October 24, 1997
- Tornado, June 6, 1991
- Blizzard, April 5, 2005
- High Wind, December 5, 1996
- Wildfire, June 2, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2010
- Tornado, June 7, 1998
- High Wind, January 26, 1999
- High Wind, February 5, 1999
- Wildfire, April 30, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2009
- Hail, August 15, 2010
- Tornado, June 6, 2014
- Tornado, May 28, 2001
- Tornado, May 24, 1965
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 17, 2001
- Tornado, August 5, 2023
- Hail, August 6, 2018
- Hail, June 20, 2001
- Tornado, June 7, 2022
- Hail, August 4, 2025
- Hail, June 6, 2025
- Tornado, July 4, 2023
- Hail, July 28, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2004
- Hail, June 13, 2014
- Hail, June 11, 2010
- Hail, July 17, 2009
- Hail, June 19, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2007
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, May 5, 2026
- Dust Storm, March 14, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 23, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 2025
- Hail, September 17, 2025
- Hail, August 10, 2025
- Hail, August 4, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Tornado, June 17, 2025
- Hail, June 6, 2025
- Tornado, June 4, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2025
- High Wind, May 14, 2025
- Heavy Snow, May 5, 2025
- Heavy Snow, April 4, 2025
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 13, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 3, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 6, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 5, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 3, 2024
- High Wind, October 29, 2024
- Winter Storm, October 18, 2024
- Hail, August 12, 2024
- Hail, May 28, 2024
- Heavy Snow, May 7, 2024
- High Wind, April 6, 2024
- Winter Weather, April 1, 2024
- Tornado, March 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 10, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2024
- Blizzard, January 7, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2024
- Blizzard, December 22, 2023
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2023
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2023
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2023
- Tornado, August 5, 2023
- Tornado, July 13, 2023
- Tornado, July 4, 2023
- Tornado, June 28, 2023
- Tornado, June 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2023
- High Wind, April 27, 2023
- Heavy Snow, April 21, 2023
- High Wind, April 3, 2023
- Dust Storm, March 30, 2023
- High Wind, March 5, 2023
- High Wind, February 18, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2023
- High Wind, January 10, 2023
- High Wind, December 27, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Dust Storm, December 1, 2022
- High Wind, November 9, 2022
- Heavy Snow, October 27, 2022
- High Wind, October 22, 2022
- Hail, July 18, 2022
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2022
- High Wind, June 12, 2022
- Tornado, June 7, 2022
- Tornado, June 3, 2022
- Heavy Snow, May 20, 2022
- High Wind, May 8, 2022
- High Wind, April 29, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 24, 2022
- High Wind, April 22, 2022
- High Wind, April 11, 2022
- High Wind, April 5, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- High Wind, January 4, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2021
- Dust Storm, December 12, 2021
- High Wind, December 8, 2021
- High Wind, December 5, 2021
- High Wind, October 26, 2021
- High Wind, October 12, 2021
- High Wind, October 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2021
- Tornado, May 30, 2021
- Tornado, May 29, 2021
- High Wind, May 23, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2021
- Hail, May 21, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2021
- High Wind, March 29, 2021
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 14, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2020
- Heavy Snow, November 7, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 25, 2020
- Winter Storm, September 8, 2020
- Debris Flow, August 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2020
- Hail, June 18, 2020
- Hail, June 18, 2020
- High Wind, June 6, 2020
- Hail, May 17, 2020
- Hail, May 14, 2020
- High Wind, April 10, 2020
- High Wind, March 26, 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
- Hail, August 30, 2019
- Tornado, June 22, 2019
- Hail, June 18, 2019
- Winter Storm, May 8, 2019
- High Wind, March 13, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2019
- High Wind, March 6, 2019
- High Wind, February 13, 2019
- High Wind, February 3, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2018
- High Wind, December 12, 2018
- High Wind, November 24, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2018
- Winter Storm, October 30, 2018
- Heavy Snow, October 14, 2018
- Hail, August 7, 2018
- Hail, August 6, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2018
- Wildfire, July 1, 2018
- Wildfire, June 27, 2018
- High Wind, April 17, 2018
- High Wind, April 13, 2018
- High Wind, April 12, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 26, 2018
- High Wind, March 23, 2018
- High Wind, March 3, 2018
- High Wind, February 17, 2018
- High Wind, January 26, 2018
- High Wind, November 16, 2017
- High Wind, November 4, 2017
- Winter Weather, October 9, 2017
- Hail, September 17, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2017
- Winter Storm, May 10, 2017
- Tornado, May 8, 2017
- Winter Storm, April 28, 2017
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2017
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 28, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2017
- High Wind, March 23, 2017
- High Wind, March 5, 2017
- High Wind, February 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2017
- High Wind, January 10, 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, November 17, 2016
- High Wind, October 17, 2016
- Hail, July 30, 2016
- Hail, July 14, 2016
- Tornado, June 13, 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
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2016
- High Wind, December 25, 2015
- High Wind, December 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2015
- Hail, June 1, 2015
- Tornado, May 28, 2015
- Hail, May 27, 2015
- Tornado, May 7, 2015
- Winter Storm, April 26, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 18, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2015
- High Wind, November 29, 2014
- Winter Storm, November 13, 2014
- Winter Storm, October 9, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2014
- Hail, June 13, 2014
- Tornado, June 8, 2014
- Tornado, June 6, 2014
- Tornado, June 5, 2014
- High Wind, April 29, 2014
- Heavy Snow, April 13, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2014
- High Wind, February 15, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2013
- Heavy Snow, October 15, 2013
- Heavy Snow, October 10, 2013
- Hail, July 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2013
- Wildfire, July 1, 2013
- Wildfire, June 19, 2013
- High Wind, April 13, 2013
- Blizzard, March 7, 2013
- High Wind, January 11, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2012
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Las Animas CountyEvery warning in Las Animas 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.