El Paso County, Colorado
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1951 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
97
Tornado reports
1,911
Hail reports
201
Floods since 1996
2,710
All events
12
Deaths
$446.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in El Paso County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 93 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.
Tornado F3 Tornado
Fountain Creek at the forecast point at Nevada Avenue went above flood stage.
A severe thunderstorm moved south across the eastern side of Colorado Springs, causing copious amounts of hail and heavy rain. Two teenage boys were in a drainage culvert on Cottonwood Creek near Woodmen Road and Austin Bluffs Parkway, when the wave of water hit, and both drowned…
Four soldiers on Fort Carson were struck by lightning. Three were taken to area hospitals, treated and released. The other remained in a coma for three weeks, and died of his injuries on June 20th.
18 year old male was killed by initial lightning strike of a developing thunderstorm as he was standing in a boulder field very near the top of Pikes Peak.
A 39-year-old man was struck and serious burned by a lightning bolt in a small open field in Monument. He was transported to a Denver hospital for treatment, but died the next day.
Eight persons were transported to the hospital from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Time and hail estimated.
A lightning flash struck close to the Grace Fellowship Church's football team, sending a side flash into the group. Eight team members were knocked to the ground, but no one was seriously injured. One player suffered a concussion.
Severe straight-line thunderstorm winds in the range of 80 to 100 mph caused damage along and just west of the Ellicott Highway in eastern El Paso county from State Highway 94 to about 5 miles north of State Highway 94. Four mobile homes and five outbuildings were destroyed...and…
A very severe thunderstorm dumped giant hail from the Elbert-El Paso county line into Calhan. The hail swath was around 2 miles wide. Damage estimates were still preliminary at the time of submission.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Minor street flooding, road closure, stranded vehicles.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Small stream flooding, cropland and basement flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Small stream flooding, cropland and basement flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Minor street flooding, vehicle stranded.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Minor stream flooding, cropland/basement flooding.
Hail Hail
Hail measured to 1 inches fell in central El Paso County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
KFCS at Fort Carson measured a wind gust of 59 mph.
Hail Hail
Hail measured to 1 inches fell in eastern El Paso County.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Water on roadway 6 inches to a foot deep at Hwy 115 and Star Ranch Road.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flooded roadways, small streams overflowing banks, road closures, vehicles stranded.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Standing and flowing water at the RV Park and nearby roads, Oak Place and Manitou Avenue. Flash flood alert sirens and preemptive evacuations were made for local gov't facilities and RV campground along Fountain Creek. Quick rises were observed along Fountain and Ruxton Creeks, b…
Hail Hail
Hail measured to 1.5 inches occurred in central El Paso County.
Hail Hail
Hail measured to 1 inches occurred in central El Paso County.
Hail Hail
Hail measured to 1 inches occurred in northeastern El Paso County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 60 mph wind gust was measured in north central El Paso County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 60 mph wind gust was measured in central El Paso County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 62 mph wind gust was measured in central El Paso County.
Hail Hail
Hail measured to 1 inch occurred in Colorado Springs.
Hail Hail
Hail measured to 1 inch occurred in El Paso County.
Hail Hail
Hail measured to 1 inch occurred in El Paso County.
Hail Hail
Report from mPING. Hail measured to 1 inch occurred in Colorado Springs.
Hail Hail
Report from mPING. Hail measured to 1 inch occurred in El Paso County.
Hail Hail
Report from mPING. Hail measured to 1 inch occurred in Fountain.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 106 | 0 |
| 2024 | 55 | 0 |
| 2023 | 277 | 3 |
| 2022 | 52 | 0 |
| 2021 | 76 | 0 |
| 2020 | 118 | 0 |
| 2019 | 90 | 2 |
| 2018 | 168 | 0 |
| 2017 | 36 | 1 |
| 2016 | 177 | 0 |
| 2015 | 79 | 4 |
| 2014 | 80 | 1 |
| 2013 | 60 | 0 |
| 2012 | 66 | 4 |
| 2011 | 33 | 2 |
| 2010 | 87 | 0 |
| 2009 | 92 | 0 |
| 2008 | 40 | 1 |
| 2007 | 62 | 0 |
| 2006 | 42 | 0 |
| 2005 | 34 | 1 |
| 2004 | 93 | 4 |
| 2003 | 31 | 0 |
| 2002 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 59 | 7 |
| 2000 | 36 | 2 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 |
| 1998 | 56 | 1 |
| 1997 | 57 | 0 |
| 1996 | 89 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 2 |
| 1994 | 24 | 2 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 31 | 7 |
| 1991 | 34 | 12 |
| 1990 | 34 | 12 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 2 |
| 1984 | 6 | 1 |
| 1982 | 13 | 1 |
| 1981 | 14 | 2 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 4 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 8 |
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1975 | 4 | 1 |
| 1974 | 4 | 0 |
| 1973 | 6 | 0 |
| 1972 | 10 | 1 |
| 1971 | 10 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 3 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 13 | 3 |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | 4 | 0 |
| 1962 | 5 | 2 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 18 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 1 |
| 1956 | 3 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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