Storm History: Pitkin County, Colorado

Events

1,521

Deaths

32

Injuries

60

Damage

$21 million

Episodes

1,184

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.

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• Avalanche, March 13, 20072 deaths · $1,000 · 1 event here
• Avalanche, March 17, 20002 deaths · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, January 13, 20031 death · 6 injured · $75,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 19961 death · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 24, 19971 death · 1 event here
• Avalanche, March 8, 19981 death · 1 event here
• Avalanche, January 23, 19991 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Avalanche, January 25, 20001 death · 1 event here
• Avalanche, February 1, 20021 death · 1 event here
• Avalanche, March 14, 20021 death · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Avalanche, March 14, 20021 death · 1 event here
• Avalanche, March 6, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Avalanche, December 21, 20061 death · 1 event here
• Avalanche, January 4, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 29, 20081 death · 22 injured · 1 event here
• Avalanche, December 14, 20081 death · 2 events here
• Avalanche, January 6, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Avalanche, February 23, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Avalanche, January 18, 20121 death · 1 event here
• Avalanche, January 22, 20121 death · 1 event here

• Wildfire, August 1, 2018$3.5 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, September 1, 2018$3.5 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, October 1, 2018$3.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2003$3.2 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, July 3, 2018$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, November 25, 2004$1.4 million · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, March 8, 2010$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 15, 2008$500,000 · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, July 29, 2021$500,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, July 22, 2021$300,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 1999$150,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 2, 1999$100,000 · 90 kt wind · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, May 11, 2009$100,000 · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, January 13, 20031 death · 6 injured · $75,000 · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, January 1, 2006$70,000 · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, May 9, 2003$50,000 · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, July 20, 2021$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 2006$40,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 1999$30,000 · 1 event here
• Avalanche, January 10, 2017$30,000 · 1 event here

• Debris Flow, July 29, 2021$500,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, July 24, 2021$25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, June 6, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 9, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 19991 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 20, 1975$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Pitkin County, with its track

• Winter Weather, May 5, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20262 events here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, March 31, 20261 event here
• High Wind, March 14, 202695 kt wind · 1 event here
• Avalanche, March 7, 20261 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20261 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20262 events here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20261 event here
• High Wind, February 16, 202676 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20262 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20262 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20261 event here
• Avalanche, January 9, 20261 injured · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 7, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, January 2, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20262 events here
• High Wind, December 17, 202584 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, December 7, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20251 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20252 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20252 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 17, 20251 event here
• Debris Flow, October 11, 20252 events here
• High Wind, October 4, 202569 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20252 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20252 events here
• Debris Flow, August 25, 20252 events here
• Wildfire, August 3, 20251 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20252 events here
• Debris Flow, July 3, 20251 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20252 events here
• High Wind, June 20, 202577 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 202565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 27, 20251 event here
• High Wind, May 20, 202566 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, May 18, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, April 17, 20251 event here
• High Wind, April 12, 202565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 1, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, March 31, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, March 21, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, March 18, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 20252 events here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20251 event here
• High Wind, February 5, 202572 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20256 events here
• Excessive Heat, January 17, 202513 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 1, 20251 event here
• High Wind, December 29, 202473 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 29, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, November 25, 20242 events here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, November 5, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, October 28, 20241 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 21, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, October 18, 20241 event here
• Debris Flow, August 4, 20241 event here
• Debris Flow, July 26, 20241 event here
• Debris Flow, July 1, 20241 event here
• High Wind, May 25, 202459 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, May 11, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, May 5, 20241 event here
• High Wind, May 4, 202483 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 26, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 15, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, April 5, 20241 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 202478 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 28, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20242 events here
• High Wind, February 26, 202477 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20242 events here
• Avalanche, February 23, 20242 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, February 6, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, January 13, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, December 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 7, 20232 events here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, November 30, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 27, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 13, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, October 11, 20231 event here
• Debris Flow, July 31, 2023$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 2, 2023$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 29, 20231 death · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, May 5, 2023$2,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, April 24, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, April 21, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, April 13, 20231 event here
• High Wind, April 3, 202369 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, March 30, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, March 21, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, March 14, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 20231 event here
• High Wind, March 5, 202374 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 28, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 26, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 1, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 30, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 27, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, December 14, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, November 4, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 2, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, October 25, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, October 22, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 15, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 14, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, July 30, 2022$2,000 · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, July 16, 2022$1,000 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 30, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 25, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 22, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 20, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, May 19, 20221 event here
• High Wind, May 8, 202279 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, April 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, April 11, 20222 events here
• High Wind, April 9, 202262 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 11, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 8, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, March 4, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, February 1, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, January 21, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, January 13, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 20214 events here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20212 events here
• Flash Flood, December 22, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20211 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20212 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 14, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20211 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20212 events here
• Wildfire, October 1, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, September 22, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, September 20, 20211 event here
• Wildfire, September 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20212 events here
• Debris Flow, August 4, 2021$5,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, August 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20212 events here
• Debris Flow, July 30, 2021$8,000 · 2 events here
• Debris Flow, July 29, 2021$500,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, July 24, 2021$25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, July 22, 2021$300,000 · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, July 20, 20211 event here
• Debris Flow, July 20, 2021$50,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, July 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20212 events here
• Wildfire, June 20, 20211 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20212 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 23, 20211 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20212 events here
• Avalanche, March 22, 20211 death · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20212 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, February 20, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20211 event here
• Avalanche, February 4, 20211 death · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20212 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20212 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 27, 20202 events here
• Dense Fog, December 22, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 11, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 10, 20201 event here
• Wildfire, December 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20202 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 22, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, November 13, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, November 7, 20201 event here
• Wildfire, November 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20202 events here
• Dense Fog, October 30, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, October 24, 20202 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 11, 20201 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20202 events here
• Wildfire, October 1, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, September 28, 20201 event here
• Wildfire, September 25, 2020$30,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, September 8, 20201 event here
• Wildfire, September 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20202 events here
• Wildfire, August 10, 20201 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20202 events here
• Winter Weather, June 8, 20201 event here
• High Wind, June 6, 202066 kt wind · 2 events here
• Debris Flow, June 6, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 24, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 22, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 20, 20201 event here
• High Wind, May 19, 202059 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 8, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 7, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 6, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 4, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, April 22, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, April 14, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, April 11, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, March 18, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20193 events here

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Tornadoes in Pitkin CountyEvery warning in Pitkin 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.