Gilpin County, Colorado
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1986 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
16
Hail reports
2
Floods since 1996
19
All events
0
Deaths
$500K
Property damage
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.
Hail Hail
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Continuous moderate to heavy rainfall produced flash flooding. CO72 was closed from CO119 in Gilpin County to CO93 in Jefferson County. US 6 from Golden to the junction of US 6 and CO119 was closed in both directions due dangerous conditions from falling rocks.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
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Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain triggered a mudslide in Blackhawk. The mudslide blocked Main Street and caused an estimated $500,000 in damage to the Golden Gate Casino.
Lightning Lightning
Hail Hail
Hail covered ground 2-3 inches deep in and near Rollinsville.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
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