Grand and Battlement Mesas County, Colorado
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1996 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
1
Floods since 1996
819
All events
3
Deaths
$516K
Property damage
Year by year
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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.
Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area. Travel was impacted along Colorado Highway 65 and a crash caused the road to be closed for close to 4 hours. The crash resulted in one fatality as a 27-year-old man's car slid 300 yards off the highway.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Generally 10 to 15 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 20 inches of snow at Park Reservoir. 15 inches of snow was reported at Skyway.
Drought Drought
At the beginning of the month of April, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Exceptional (D4) Drought as covering approximately 35% of Colorado Zone 009 - Grand and Battlement Mesas, with 55% of the zone under Extreme (D3) Drought, and 10% under Severe (D2) Drought. Drought…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Generally 10 to 15 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 20 inches of snow at Park Reservoir. 15 inches of snow was reported at Skyway.
Drought Drought
With the 3/24 US Drought Monitor update, an area of Extreme (D3) Drought was analyzed as covering approximately 50% of Colorado Zone 009 - Grand and Battlement Mesas, with the remaining 50% under Severe (D2) Drought conditions. With the 3/31 US Drought Monitor update, Exceptional…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 6 to 9 inches of snow fell across the area.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 5 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 13 inches reported at Skyway. 8.4 inches was reported at Cedaredge 3.5 N.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Generally 12 to 24 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to around 31.5 inches at Park Reservoir. Winds gusted in the 40 to 55 mph range with a peak wind gust of 55 mph at Mesa.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 4 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with up to 11.5 inches reported at Skyway.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 7 to 13 inches of snow fell across the area with 12.5 inches reported at Skyway.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 6 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with 7 inches reported at Skyway.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 5 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 5 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 6 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amount up to 17 inches at Park Reservoir.
Drought Drought
The US Drought Monitor removed the last area of Extreme (D3) Drought from Colorado Zone 009 - Grand and Battlement Mesas on October 14th, 2025. Extreme (D3) Drought did not reoccur for a month. Therefore this will be the last entry for this zone until such time as Extreme (D3) Dr…
Drought Drought
At the beginning of the month of October, the US Drought Monitor indicated that 100% of Colorado Zone 009 - Grand and Battlement Mesas was under Extreme (D3) Drought conditions. With the 10/14 Drought Monitor update, significant improvement was noted. Extreme (D3) Drought was com…
Drought Drought
At the beginning of the month of September, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Exceptional (D4) Drought that covered roughly 80% of Colorado Zone 009 - Grand and Battlement Mesas, with the remaining 20% of the zone under Extreme (D3) Drought conditions. With the 9/3 Droug…
Wildfire Wildfire
The Leroux Fire started in early August due to a lightning strike 5 miles north of Hotchkiss, Colorado. The fire grew to 195 acres before it was contained in mid August. The estimated cost to date was $1,900,000.
Drought Drought
At the beginning of the month of August, the US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions that covered the entirety of Colorado Zone 009 - Grand and Battlement Mesas. With the 8/13/25 Drought Monitor update, an area of Exceptional (D4) Drought conditions…
Drought Drought
The US Drought Monitor analyzed an area of Extreme (D3) Drought in Colorado Zone 009 - Grand and Battlement Mesas. This area of drought remained largely unchanged throughout the month of July. No reports of crop damage or failures, or other drought related impacts, were received.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions remained unchanged through the month of June, with Extreme (D3) Drought conditions covering most of the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) Drought was analyzed as covering over half of the Grand and Battlement Mesas zone at the beginning of the month of May. By the end of the month, Extreme (D3) Drought had expanded to cover over 80% of the zone, with only the far northern portion of the zone still unde…
Drought Drought
The US Drought Monitor update on April 29th added a large pocket of Extreme (D3) Drought to central Western Colorado, including portions of Mesa, Delta, and Montrose Counties. This area, combined with the small sliver of D3 conditions in the southern San Juans, put just under 6.5…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 6 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area with 7.5 inches of snow reported at Skyway.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 3 to 9 inches of snow fell across the area with 9 inches of snow reported at Skyway.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Generally 12 to 20 inches of snow fell across the area with 20 inches reported at Skyway. Peak wind gust of 47 mph occurred at Mesa at the onset of the event, however the report out of Skyway indicated that the snow was wind affected.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 7 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 14 inches reported at Skyway. 12 inches of snow was reported at Cedaredge 10.5 NNW.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 6 to 13 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 20 inches at Park Reservoir. 6 inches of snow was reported at Cedaredge 10.5 NNW with 13 inches reported at Skyway. Peak wind gust of 46 mph occurred at Mesa.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 5 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area with 11 inches reported at Cedaredge 10.5 NNW.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Generally 10 to 18 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amounts up to 24 inches at Park Reservoir. 16 inches of snow was reported at Cedaredge 10.5 NNW. Wind gusts stayed below 45 mph.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The SKYWAY Mesonet station on the Grand Mesa recorded an approximately one hour period where temperatures were below 25F, winds were at or above 10 mph, either gusting or sustained, and wind chill values were below 15F. Temperatures remained around 8F, and winds remained around 1…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The SKYWAY Mesonet station on the Grand Mesa recorded a two hour period where temperatures were below 25F, winds were at or above 10 mph, gusting or sustained, and wind chill values were below 15F. Temperatures ranged from 8F to 9F, and winds hovered around 10 mph. The coldest wi…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The SKYWAY Mesonet station on the Grand Mesa recorded an approximately 6 hour period where temperatures were below 25F, winds were at or above 10 mph, either gusting or sustained, and wind chill values were below 15F. Temperatures ranged from 0F to 4F and winds ranged from 10 mph…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The SKYWAY Mesonet station on the Grand Mesa recorded a three hour period where temperatures were below 25F, winds were at or above 10 mph, gusting or sustained, and wind chill values were below 15F. Temperatures ranged from 3F to 7F, and wind ranged from 10 mph to 11 mph. The co…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The SKYWAY Mesonet station on the Grand Mesa recorded a one hour period where temperatures were below 25F, winds were at or above 10 mph, either gusting or sustained, and wind chill values were below 15F. Temperatures during this period remained around 16F, and winds close to 11 …
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The SKYWAY Mesonet station on the Grand Mesa recorded a 12 hour period where temperatures were below 25F, winds were at or above 10 mph, sustained or gusting, and wind chill values were below 15F. Temperatures ranged from 8F to 24F, and winds ranged from 12 mph to 21 mph. The col…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The SKYWAY Mesonet station on the Grand Mesa recorded several periods of temperatures below 25F, winds at or above 10 mph, either gusting or sustained, and wind chill values below 15F. There were shorter periods where temperatures either climbed above 25F or winds dropped to near…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The SKYWAY Mesonet station on the Grand Mesa recorded an approximately three hour period where temperatures were below 25F, winds were at or above 10 mph, either sustained or gust, and wind chill values were below 15F. Temperatures during this period ranged from -11 to -6 and win…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The SKYWAY Mesonet station on the Grand Mesa recorded an approximately three hour period where temperatures were below 25F, winds were at or above 10 mph, either gusting or sustained, and wind chill values were below 15F. Temperatures ranged from 2F to 3F, and winds ranged from 1…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The SKYWAY Mesonet station on the Grand Mesa recorded a one hour period where temperatures were at or below 25F, winds were at or above 10 mph, either sustained or gusting, and wind chill values were below 15F. Temperatures during this period hovered around 3F, and winds around 1…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The SKYWAY Mesonet station on the Grand Mesa recorded a three hour period where temperatures were below 25F, winds were at or above 10 mph, either sustained or gust, and wind chill values were below 15F. Temperatures ranged from -1F to 4F, and winds ranged from 10 mph to 11 mph. …
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 4 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with 10 inches reported at Cedaredge 10.5 NNW and Skyway.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The SKYWAY mesonet site on the Grand Mesa recorded an eleven hour period where temperatures were at or below 25F, winds were at or above 10 mph, either gusting or sustained, and wind chill values were below 15F. Temperatures during this period ranged from 14F to 25F, and winds ra…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 4 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with 10 inches of snow reported at Cedaredge 10.5 NNW.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 4 to 10 inches of snow fell across the area with 7 inches at Skyway and 10.5 inches of snow reported at Cedaredge 10.5 NNW.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across the area with 6 inches reported at Cedaredge 3.5 N.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Generally 10 to 20 inches of snow fell across the area with locally higher amount of 29 inches of snow reported at Cedaredge 10.5 NNW.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Generally 4 to 9 inches of snow fell across the area with 9 inches reported at Cedaredge 10.5 NNW.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | 0 |
| 2020 | 19 | 0 |
| 2019 | 33 | 0 |
| 2018 | 39 | 0 |
| 2017 | 19 | 0 |
| 2016 | 20 | 0 |
| 2015 | 22 | 0 |
| 2014 | 24 | 0 |
| 2013 | 36 | 0 |
| 2012 | 36 | 0 |
| 2011 | 36 | 0 |
| 2010 | 38 | 0 |
| 2009 | 28 | 0 |
| 2008 | 32 | 0 |
| 2007 | 38 | 0 |
| 2006 | 35 | 0 |
| 2005 | 46 | 0 |
| 2004 | 39 | 0 |
| 2003 | 40 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
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