Baca County, Colorado
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
84
Tornado reports
399
Hail reports
11
Floods since 1996
621
All events
1
Deaths
$5.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Baca County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 84 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
High end EF1 damage occurred with a very compact microburst. A manufactured home was completely destroyed, along with three power poles.
Trees and tree limbs down, causing damage to power lines, structures and vehicles. Two people sustained very minor injuries.
Hail Hail
Hail up to 1.75 inches was measured in north central Baca County.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flooding on Hwy 160 near Walsh. Flooding reported at Walsh Health Center.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Metal roof blown off a building on County Road 43. Time of damage is estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree down 400 block of Maplewood in Walsh. Power also out in Walsh. Time of damage is estimated.
Hail Hail
Hail measured to 1 inches fell in far southern Baca County.
Hail Hail
Hail up to 1 inch in diameter fell in central Baca County from a supercell thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
Hail up to 1 inch in diameter fell in central Baca County from a supercell thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
Hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter fell in Baca County from a supercell thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
Hail up to 2 inches in diameter fell in far western Baca County from a supercell thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
Hail up to 2.75 inches in diameter fell in Baca County from a supercell thunderstorm.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Reported 64 mph with gusts from kspd asos.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Asos station kspd 8 S springfield measured 69 mph wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station ucnc2 Ute Canyon measured 58 mph wind gust.
Hail Hail
Hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter fell across eastern Baca County from a cluster of severe thunderstorms.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
There was a 50 knot wind gust reported at location.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Shingles and siding blown off house. Crop damage to corn.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Strong outflow winds of 80mph were recorded in Two Buttes.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed power poles along of 287 north of mm 46.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station dw6957 at Walsh reported 64mph wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
ASOS at Springfield (KSPD) reported a measured wind of 56 kts due to a severe thunderstorm.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
ASOS at Springfield (KSPD) reported a measured wind gust of 51kts due to a severe thunderstorm.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Brief touchdown - only 30 seconds.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Brief touchdown - lasted 20 seconds.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A pole snapped.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Barn roofs torn off, with most damage centered around County Road 13 and AA and Z. Time is estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Power pole blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Power pole blown down.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Springfield airport reported.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
There was also a second damaging tornado, rated EF-1, that occurred this day on June 23, 2023. This tornado drifted across mostly open rural land across far southern Baca County east of Campo, Colorado for most of its lifespan. At a point during the middle of the tornadoes life, …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Reported by the airport surface observation just north of Springfield, Colorado.
Hail Hail
Storm chaser reported.
Hail Hail
CoCoRaHS observer reported the 4 inch hail stone.
Hail Hail
Emergency Manager reported hail.
Hail Hail
The hail stone was a little under 4 inches.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
There was a 74 mph wind gusts at Lamar ASOS.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Over 2.5 inches fell during the afternoon.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Heavy rainfall of 1.54 inches.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Heavy rainfall of 1.23 inches.
Hail Hail
Tornado EFU Tornado
Law enforcement confirmed tornado touched the ground.
Tornado EFU Tornado
Trained spotter reports tornado touched down northeast of Two Buttes.
Hail Hail
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19 | 3 |
| 2022 | 15 | 2 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 26 | 1 |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 |
| 2015 | 32 | 2 |
| 2014 | 11 | 1 |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 |
| 2012 | 19 | 2 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | 42 | 6 |
| 2009 | 27 | 3 |
| 2008 | 18 | 0 |
| 2007 | 22 | 2 |
| 2006 | 16 | 1 |
| 2005 | 22 | 3 |
| 2004 | 29 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 2 |
| 1999 | 24 | 3 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 37 | 7 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 8 |
| 1991 | 4 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 1 |
| 1985 | 4 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 | 1 |
| 1979 | 3 | 3 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 2 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 2 | 2 |
| 1966 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | 4 | 3 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 4 | 3 |
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