Storm History: Otero County, Colorado

Events

556

Deaths

5

Injuries

0

Damage

$685,000

Episodes

377

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.

Open the live radar over Otero County

• Flash Flood, June 12, 20161 death · $10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Lightning, September 25, 19961 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 8, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, December 12, 20211 death · 93 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, June 8, 20241 death · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, June 26, 2007$130,000 · 2.75 in hail · 7 events here
• High Wind, June 15, 2006$100,000 · 71 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 11, 1997$85,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Hail, October 11, 1997$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1998$50,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2003$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 1, 2010$30,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2013$30,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 20, 1953$28,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 24, 1998$25,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 1998$25,000 · 71 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2002$20,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2014$11,000 · 83 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, September 17, 2001$10,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2007$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20161 death · $10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2011$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 13, 2004$4,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 21, 2001$3,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 1962$3,000 · F1 · 1 event here

• Hail, May 17, 20014.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 5, 20234 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 19993.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 20223.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 20233 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, July 29, 20183 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20173 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 25, 19583 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 23, 20132.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20102.75 in hail · 15 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2007$130,000 · 2.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, September 17, 2001$10,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, October 11, 1997$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 20192.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 24, 1979F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 20, 1953$28,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 1968F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 1983$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1984F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 7, 1987F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Otero County, with its track

• Dust Storm, March 14, 202666 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 8, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 3, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, March 13, 202576 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 3, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 11, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 6, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 5, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, October 18, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 20242 events here
• Flood, July 3, 20241 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20241.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 8, 20241 death · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20242.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 202471 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 24, 202454 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 202466 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 202457 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 10, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 7, 202470 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 3, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 1, 202357 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 5, 20234 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 2023EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 4, 20233 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 27, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 31, 202361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, March 30, 202366 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 202365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20221 event here
• Dust Storm, December 1, 202291 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 202276 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 6, 2022EF0 · 13 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 20223.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 202256 kt wind · 1 event 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 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 202188 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, December 12, 20211 death · 93 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, September 14, 20211.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 20211 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 20211.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 20211 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 20211.75 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 6, 202160 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 29, 202168 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 14, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 202071 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 25, 20202 events here
• Dust Storm, October 11, 202065 kt wind · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, August 29, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 16, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 20201.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 13, 202058 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 8, 202054 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 20201 event here
• High Wind, March 26, 202053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 201954 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 20191.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20191 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20190.88 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 20192.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 201983 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20191 event here
• High Wind, December 12, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 24, 201865 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 20183 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 20181 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 17, 201858 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 13, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 23, 20170.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20173 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 5, 20170.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 20172 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20170.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2017EF1 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, April 28, 20171 event here
• High Wind, March 23, 201765 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 5, 201774 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20171 event here
• High Wind, December 25, 201666 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 201665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20161 death · $10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20161 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 23, 201667 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 16, 201568 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 20152.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20151.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20152 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2015EF0 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20151 event here
• Hail, August 22, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20141 event here
• Flood, July 18, 20142 events here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 15, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2014$11,000 · 83 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, July 13, 20141 event here
• Flood, July 12, 20141 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 29, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 18, 201460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20141 event here
• Flood, September 13, 20132 events here
• Hail, June 23, 20132.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 2013$30,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 201357 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 2013EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 11, 201359 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 10, 201262 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 27, 20121.75 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 201264 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 26, 201279 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 18, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 28, 201263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 19, 20112 events here
• High Wind, November 5, 201163 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 6, 201163 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 201161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2011$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, July 23, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 201161 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 6, 20111 event here
• Wildfire, June 2, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 15, 201156 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 9, 201154 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 3, 20111 event here
• High Wind, April 3, 201176 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 21, 20111 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20102 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20102.75 in hail · 15 events here
• High Wind, May 24, 201065 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 2010EF0 · 4 events here
• Wildfire, April 1, 2010$30,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 201061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20101 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20091.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2009EF0 · 7 events here
• High Wind, April 4, 200958 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 26, 20091 event here
• Hail, August 29, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20080.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 22, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 2, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20081 event here
• Wildfire, December 1, 200752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 200752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 20072 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2007$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 3, 2007EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2007$130,000 · 2.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 24, 20071 event here
• Hail, May 22, 200752 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 24, 200754 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 12, 20071 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 20071 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20062 events here
• Blizzard, December 18, 20061 event here
• Tornado, July 9, 2006F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20061 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, June 15, 2006$100,000 · 71 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 7, 200661 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 14, 200571 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 8, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Wildfire, July 9, 20051 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20051 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20051 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 20051.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 6, 20051.5 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 200563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 30, 20051 event here
• Ice Storm, January 3, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20042 events here
• Hail, August 13, 2004$4,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20042 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2004F1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20041.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 18, 200459 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2003$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20031 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 200352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 15, 200361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2002$20,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20022.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20022 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 17, 2001$10,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 26, 20011 in hail · 3 events here
• Lightning, July 21, 2001$3,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20012.25 in hail · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Otero CountyEvery warning in Otero County since 1986Every county in Colorado

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.