Storm History: Montrose County, Colorado
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Montrose 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
- 3,716
- Deaths
- 32
- Injuries
- 34
- Damage
- $217 million
- Episodes
- 1,591
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 | 1,169 | 0 | 2 | $57,000 |
| Drought | 799 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 617 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 348 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 148 | 0 | 0 | $17 million |
| Avalanche | 90 | 28 | 27 | $203,000 |
| High Wind | 89 | 0 | 0 | $287,000 |
| Wildfire | 75 | 0 | 3 | $197 million |
| Dense Fog | 70 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 64 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 41 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Debris Flow | 30 | 1 | 0 | $78,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 24 | 0 | 0 | $61,000 |
| Hail | 19 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Strong Wind | 19 | 1 | 0 | $84,000 |
| Flood | 14 | 0 | 0 | $39,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 5 | 2 | 1 | $1,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Tornado | 3 | 0 | 1 | $23,000 |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Avalanche, February 6, 1999
- Avalanche, February 1, 2021
- Avalanche, February 16, 2019
- Debris Flow, July 30, 2006
- Avalanche, March 30, 2010
- Avalanche, January 21, 1998
- Avalanche, February 25, 2001
- Avalanche, February 6, 2002
- Avalanche, March 15, 2002
- Lightning, May 12, 2004
- Lightning, September 7, 2006
- 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
- Wildfire, July 10, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2025
- Wildfire, September 1, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2024
- 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
- Wildfire, July 10, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2003
- Wildfire, July 28, 2024
- Wildfire, August 1, 2024
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2013
- Hail, July 14, 1994
- Hail, August 30, 2000
- Hail, May 10, 1989
- Hail, August 8, 1983
- Hail, August 14, 1968
- Hail, October 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2024
- Hail, May 11, 2020
- Hail, September 18, 2023
- Debris Flow, July 24, 2021
- Hail, June 22, 2019
- Hail, September 16, 2007
- Hail, August 16, 2005
- Hail, September 12, 2002
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
- Dense Fog, January 1, 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
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2025
- High Wind, October 4, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Wildfire, September 1, 2025
- Wildfire, September 1, 2025
- Drought, August 20, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2025
- Drought, August 1, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2025
- Wildfire, July 10, 2025
- Wildfire, July 10, 2025
- Wildfire, July 10, 2025
- Wildfire, July 10, 2025
- Wildfire, July 10, 2025
- Drought, July 1, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Drought, May 27, 2025
- Winter Weather, May 18, 2025
- Drought, May 13, 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
- Frost/Freeze, October 29, 2024
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2024
- Winter Storm, October 18, 2024
- Debris Flow, August 11, 2024
- Wildfire, August 1, 2024
- Wildfire, August 1, 2024
- Wildfire, July 28, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 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
- Strong Wind, March 2, 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 Weather, February 8, 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
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2023
- Winter Weather, October 11, 2023
- Wildfire, October 1, 2023
- Hail, September 18, 2023
- Wildfire, September 1, 2023
- Wildfire, September 1, 2023
- Flood, August 14, 2023
- Wildfire, August 1, 2023
- Wildfire, August 1, 2023
- Wildfire, July 31, 2023
- Wildfire, July 26, 2023
- High Wind, July 4, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2023
- Flood, May 23, 2023
- Flood, May 15, 2023
- Winter Weather, May 10, 2023
- Flood, April 25, 2023
- Winter Weather, April 24, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, April 20, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2023
- Winter Weather, April 13, 2023
- Flood, April 9, 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 14, 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
- Winter Weather, November 9, 2022
- High Wind, November 9, 2022
- High Wind, November 2, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 2, 2022
- Wildfire, November 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, October 25, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, October 24, 2022
- High Wind, October 23, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, October 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, October 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2022
- Wildfire, October 1, 2022
- Hail, October 1, 2022
- Wildfire, September 1, 2022
- Wildfire, August 31, 2022
- Debris Flow, August 14, 2022
- Debris Flow, July 30, 2022
- High Wind, May 29, 2022
- Winter Weather, May 19, 2022
- Wildfire, May 19, 2022
- High Wind, May 10, 2022
- High Wind, May 8, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, April 25, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, April 23, 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
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Montrose CountyEvery warning in Montrose 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.