Storm History: Ouray County, Colorado
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Ouray 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
- 1,584
- Deaths
- 17
- Injuries
- 18
- Damage
- $142 million
- Episodes
- 1,048
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 | 562 | 0 | 2 | $20,000 |
| Winter Weather | 317 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Drought | 271 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 178 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 62 | 14 | 15 | $202,000 |
| Wildfire | 35 | 0 | 1 | $139 million |
| Debris Flow | 30 | 1 | 0 | $552,000 |
| Blizzard | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 23 | 0 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| High Wind | 18 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 8 | 1 | 0 | $21,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 1 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $60,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Avalanche, February 1, 2021
- Debris Flow, July 30, 2006
- Avalanche, March 30, 2010
- Lightning, June 13, 1996
- Avalanche, January 21, 1998
- Avalanche, March 15, 2002
- Avalanche, February 11, 2010
- Avalanche, February 13, 2012
- Avalanche, January 5, 2019
- Avalanche, February 19, 2019
- Avalanche, March 3, 2019
- Avalanche, January 18, 2020
- Strong Wind, June 6, 2020
- Avalanche, January 22, 2024
- Avalanche, January 7, 2025
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, August 1, 2024
- Wildfire, July 10, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 31, 1999
- Wildfire, July 28, 2024
- Wildfire, August 1, 2024
- Wildfire, July 10, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2025
- Debris Flow, July 8, 2018
- Wildfire, July 31, 2023
- Wildfire, August 1, 2023
- Wildfire, September 1, 2023
- Avalanche, January 6, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 28, 1999
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 31, 2026
- Drought, March 31, 2026
- Drought, March 24, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2026
- Avalanche, February 21, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2026
- High Wind, February 16, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 27, 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
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, 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, July 10, 2025
- Wildfire, July 10, 2025
- Wildfire, July 10, 2025
- Drought, July 1, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Winter Weather, May 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, May 4, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Winter Storm, April 17, 2025
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2025
- Winter Weather, April 1, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2025
- Avalanche, February 25, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 13, 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
- Winter Weather, December 27, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 5, 2024
- Winter Weather, November 2, 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
- Winter Storm, May 5, 2024
- Winter Weather, April 26, 2024
- Winter Storm, April 5, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 14, 2024
- Winter Weather, March 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2024
- Avalanche, January 22, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 13, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, November 30, 2023
- Winter Storm, November 23, 2023
- Winter Weather, November 18, 2023
- Heavy Snow, October 27, 2023
- Wildfire, September 1, 2023
- Debris Flow, August 26, 2023
- Wildfire, August 1, 2023
- Wildfire, July 31, 2023
- Winter Weather, May 10, 2023
- Winter Weather, April 24, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 19, 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
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 9, 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
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 9, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 2, 2022
- Wildfire, November 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, October 25, 2022
- Winter Storm, October 22, 2022
- Wildfire, October 1, 2022
- Wildfire, September 1, 2022
- Wildfire, August 31, 2022
- Debris Flow, August 26, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2022
- Debris Flow, July 30, 2022
- Debris Flow, July 28, 2022
- Debris Flow, July 27, 2022
- Debris Flow, July 26, 2022
- Debris Flow, July 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2022
- Wildfire, May 19, 2022
- High Wind, April 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, April 11, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 28, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 29, 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
- Heavy Snow, October 12, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Debris Flow, July 30, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Drought, June 1, 2021
- Drought, May 1, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, March 25, 2021
- Winter Weather, March 23, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Avalanche, February 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 27, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 10, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Heavy Snow, November 22, 2020
- Winter Storm, November 7, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 24, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Winter Storm, September 8, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Debris Flow, July 27, 2020
- Drought, July 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, June 8, 2020
- Strong Wind, June 6, 2020
- Wildfire, June 5, 2020
- Drought, June 1, 2020
- Drought, May 6, 2020
- Winter Storm, March 18, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2020
- Avalanche, January 18, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2019
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2019
- Heavy Snow, November 19, 2019
- Wildfire, November 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2019
- Wildfire, October 16, 2019
- High Wind, September 28, 2019
- Winter Weather, May 27, 2019
- Heavy Snow, May 19, 2019
- Winter Weather, May 8, 2019
- Heavy Snow, May 1, 2019
- Heavy Snow, April 29, 2019
- Winter Weather, April 9, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2019
- Avalanche, March 12, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 7, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2019
- Avalanche, March 3, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Avalanche, February 19, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2019
- Drought, February 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2019
- Avalanche, January 5, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2019
- Drought, January 1, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2018
- Drought, December 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 29, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 22, 2018
- Drought, November 1, 2018
- Wildfire, October 1, 2018
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Ouray CountyEvery warning in Ouray 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.