Storm History: Rio Grande County, Colorado

Events

1,053

Deaths

7

Injuries

1

Damage

$23 million

Episodes

497

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 19, 20102 deaths · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 27, 19971 death · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 2, 19981 death · 5 events here
• Blizzard, November 20, 20101 death · 4 events here
• Avalanche, February 16, 20121 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Avalanche, February 2, 20161 death · 1 event here

• Wildfire, June 19, 2002$11 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, July 1, 2002$11 million · 1 event here
• Blizzard, October 24, 1997$200,000 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, May 3, 2001$150,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 2, 2001$120,000 · 5 events here
• High Wind, May 21, 2002$60,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 5, 1996$50,000 · 87 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, April 30, 1999$25,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 10, 1999$20,000 · 66 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, May 10, 2000$10,000 · 84 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 1994$5,000 · 0.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 2012$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 24, 2010$4,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 29, 1995$3,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Wildfire, June 6, 2007$1,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, August 19, 20242 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, October 18, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 29, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 19671.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 12, 19551.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 30, 19981.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 19991.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 4, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20001 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 19981 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 11, 1977F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Rio Grande County, with its track

• High Wind, May 18, 202660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 1, 20261 event here
• Dust Storm, March 14, 202666 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 6, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 23, 20262 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 8, 20262 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 202662 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 3, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 202563 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, March 13, 202576 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 202555 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 9, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 25, 20244 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 24, 202468 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 6, 20243 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 5, 20247 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 3, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, October 18, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 20242 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, May 7, 20243 events here
• High Wind, April 6, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 24, 202454 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 20248 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 7, 20243 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 202466 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 202457 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 10, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 6, 20246 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20247 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 202465 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 7, 202470 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 3, 20243 events here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20234 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 202356 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 202379 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 4, 20231 event here
• High Wind, April 3, 202370 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, March 30, 202366 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 202365 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 15, 20231 event here
• High Wind, March 5, 202370 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20231 event here
• High Wind, February 18, 202385 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 20233 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20231 event here
• Dust Storm, December 1, 202291 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 9, 202266 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 2, 20221 event here
• High Wind, October 22, 202269 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 3, 20223 events here
• High Wind, May 30, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 8, 202275 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 22, 202270 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 11, 202278 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20222 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 25, 202188 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 23, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, December 12, 202193 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20211 event here
• High Wind, October 19, 202158 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 12, 202154 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 202168 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 202153 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 13, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20212 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20202 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 10, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 23, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 7, 202066 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, October 25, 20205 events here
• Winter Storm, September 8, 202053 kt wind · 16 events here
• High Wind, June 13, 202058 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 6, 202076 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20192 events here
• High Wind, November 29, 201977 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, November 29, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 27, 20193 events here
• Winter Storm, November 19, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, May 19, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, May 8, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, March 21, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20194 events here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, December 31, 20183 events here
• High Wind, April 17, 201858 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 12, 201853 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 20, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20181 event here
• High Wind, February 17, 201874 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, November 17, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, February 27, 20172 events here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20172 events here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20172 events here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20172 events here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20172 events here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 20172 events here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, November 21, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, April 15, 20165 events here
• Avalanche, February 2, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20164 events here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, December 14, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 20152 events here
• Winter Weather, November 10, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 4, 20152 events here
• Winter Weather, October 20, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, May 15, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 27, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20154 events here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, November 13, 20142 events here
• Winter Storm, May 11, 20142 events here
• Winter Storm, April 26, 20142 events here
• Winter Storm, March 26, 20142 events here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 201467 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20142 events here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 2, 201370 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 24, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20134 events here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 201365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 10, 201365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, July 1, 20132 events here
• Wildfire, June 5, 20132 events here
• Winter Storm, April 8, 20132 events here
• Blizzard, March 7, 20132 events here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20132 events here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20122 events here
• Winter Storm, December 14, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, December 9, 20122 events here
• Winter Storm, November 9, 20121 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 2012$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 26, 201255 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, April 14, 20121 event here
• High Wind, March 26, 201279 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 18, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, February 27, 20122 events here
• Avalanche, February 16, 20121 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, November 5, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, October 25, 20111 event here
• High Wind, October 6, 201163 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, October 5, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, April 23, 20111 event here
• Wildfire, March 18, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20112 events here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20112 events here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 20103 events here
• Blizzard, November 24, 20102 events here
• Blizzard, November 20, 20101 death · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, November 8, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, October 24, 20101 event here
• Wildfire, June 6, 20101 event here
• High Wind, May 24, 2010$4,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Avalanche, March 19, 20102 deaths · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 19, 20102 events here
• Winter Storm, March 14, 20102 events here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20102 events here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20102 events here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20103 events here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 200973 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20093 events here
• Winter Storm, November 13, 20092 events here
• Winter Storm, October 28, 20094 events here
• Winter Storm, April 15, 20092 events here
• Winter Storm, April 11, 20092 events here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 20092 events here
• Winter Storm, March 26, 20096 events here
• Winter Storm, March 6, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20085 events here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20082 events here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20083 events here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20082 events here
• Winter Storm, November 27, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, November 4, 20082 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 9, 20082 events here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20083 events here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20082 events here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20083 events here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20083 events here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20082 events here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20082 events here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20082 events here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20073 events here
• Winter Storm, December 5, 20072 events here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20072 events here
• Winter Storm, November 30, 20072 events here
• Winter Storm, November 23, 20071 event here
• Wildfire, June 6, 2007$1,000 · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1994
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• 1986
• 1981
• 1977
• 1973
• 1971
• 1967
• 1960
• 1955

Tornadoes in Rio Grande CountyEvery warning in Rio Grande 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.