Douglas County, Colorado
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
64
Tornado reports
435
Hail reports
45
Floods since 1996
632
All events
2
Deaths
$20.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Douglas County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 63 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
A woman and her horse were killed after they were struck by lightning. A 15-year-old girl also sustained serious injuries and was treated for electrocution.
One construction worker was killed, two others injured, when a strong wind gust caused the scaffolding they were standing on to collapse.
A group of climbers were injured by a nearby lightning strike, one critically.
Up to 3 inches of heavy rain in the Hayman burn area caused destructive flash flooding along West Creek, between Deckers and Westcreek. Horse Creek, which drains into West Creek, swelled from a normally small creek, into a raging torrent, 25 to 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide. The…
Lightning sparked a blaze which gutted a 10-unit apartment building in Highlands Ranch. Twenty-eight people were left homeless.
Large hail, up to golfball size and accumulating several inches deep, caused a large section of a corrugated metal roof of a greenhouse complex to collapse. About a third of the roof covering the 30,000 square foot building collapsed. Thirty five workers were trapped in the debri…
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
The report was received from mPING.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station located at I-25 and C470.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
The report was received via mPING.
Hail Hail
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
The funnel dropped from the south west edge of the storm. Was clean and wide for about 5 minutes, then became ropy before disappearing.
Hail Hail
The report was received from MPING.
Hail Hail
The report was received from MPING.
Hail Hail
The report was received from MPING.
Hail Hail
The report was received from MPING.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The wind gust was recorded at the ASOS station located at the Centennial airport (APA).
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The wind gust was recorded at the mesonet station CO001 located at I-25 and C470.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
Lasted about 90 seconds. Damage to the roof (was removed) of a commercial building.
Hail Hail
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Rainfall of 1.58 inches was reported.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
The report was from Mping.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
From the Centennial Airport (APA).
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The observation was from the station CO001 located at I-25 and C-470.
Hail Hail
Report via mPing.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
The report was received via social media. The location and time were estimated.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
South Metro Fire reported cars are being swamped due to rising waters.
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 41 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 |
| 2019 | 24 | 1 |
| 2018 | 14 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 29 | 0 |
| 2015 | 26 | 1 |
| 2014 | 24 | 1 |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 | 22 | 2 |
| 2011 | 18 | 0 |
| 2010 | 19 | 0 |
| 2009 | 30 | 2 |
| 2008 | 14 | 3 |
| 2007 | 20 | 0 |
| 2006 | 19 | 1 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| 2004 | 22 | 2 |
| 2003 | 27 | 0 |
| 2002 | 20 | 1 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 2 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 4 |
| 1990 | 4 | 2 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 6 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 4 |
| 1984 | 5 | 3 |
| 1983 | 9 | 1 |
| 1982 | 6 | 3 |
| 1981 | 4 | 2 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 3 |
| 1978 | 4 | 4 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 1 |
| 1967 | 2 | 2 |
| 1965 | 4 | 4 |
| 1961 | 3 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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