Denver County, Colorado
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
19
Tornado reports
350
Hail reports
31
Floods since 1996
549
All events
4
Deaths
$193.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Denver County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 19 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
One man was killed, his girlfriend critically injured, when they were struck by lightning at the Kennedy Golf Course. Both were struck in the head when they took refuge under a tree during a downpour.
Two plumbers were injured, one critically, when lightning struck a pipe they were working on in a building under construction. The bolt apparently hit one man in the hand, it then passed through his chest and struck the other worker. The critically injured man died a few days lat…
Severe thunderstorms producing very large hail caused extensive damage across southern sections of the Denver metropolitan area. Parts of Aurora, Lakewood, Littleton and South Denver incurred much of the damage. The combined damage to homes and automobiles, not including commerci…
Large hail punched at least 14,000 holes and cracks in the flat roofs of several buildings at Denver International Airport. In addition, 93 planes and hundreds of cars were damaged. Approximately 100 flights were canceled, stranding 1500 travelers. The airport was completely shut…
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Station KDEN Denver International Airport.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
The report was received via mPING.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
The report was received via mPING.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Most of the hail was smaller.
Hail Hail
The report was received via mPING.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
The report was received via mPING.
Hail Hail
The report was received via mPING.
Hail Hail
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Strong microburst hit Denver International Airport in a rare early morning event. Damage occurred to a Delta Airlines plane parked at the airport. The strong winds knocked the plane out of the chocks, and rotated it 90 degrees. Damage occurred to the nose cone as it hit another o…
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CDOT weather sensor I-70 and Washington Street.
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CDOT weather sensor at I-70 and York Street.
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Mesonet station CO205 Denver located at I-70 and Colorado Avenue.
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Social media report of multiple tree branches down in Globeville. Time estimated.
Hail Hail
Flood Flood
Report of 1 to 2 feet of standing water on Interstate 70 near the Pecos St interchange, with all but the leftmost lane impassable.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Heavy rain caused Cherry Creek to rise with water reaching the Cheery Creek Bike Trail.
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Station Denver Intl Airport.
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The ASOS station KDEN Denver International Airport reported the wind gust.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Denver Fire Department reported 15-20 water rescues across Denver over a one hour period due to heavy rainfall rates.
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Hail Hail
This includes Northfield and Central Park.
Hail Hail
The report was via mping.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
The report was via mping.
Hail Hail
The report was via mping.
Hail Hail
The report was via mping.
Hail Hail
The report was via mping.
Hail Hail
The report was via mping.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
The report was via mping.
Hail Hail
The report was via mping.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 37 | 0 |
| 2023 | 44 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 23 | 1 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 |
| 2015 | 21 | 1 |
| 2014 | 17 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 1 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 |
| 2011 | 17 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 |
| 2009 | 14 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 1 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 2 |
| 1987 | 5 | 2 |
| 1986 | 4 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 1 |
| 1981 | 10 | 2 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 4 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 4 | 1 |
| 1966 | 4 | 1 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | 3 | 0 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | 4 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 2 | 0 |
| 1955 | 2 | 0 |
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