Jefferson County, Colorado
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1960 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
13
Tornado reports
528
Hail reports
45
Floods since 1996
682
All events
7
Deaths
$2.8B
Property damage
Tornado paths in Jefferson County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 13 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 was swept away in flash flooding. Rescue crews searched Lakewood Gulch, after the report of a person in the water near West 12th Avenue and Miller Street. Her body was found in 10 ft of water the following day along Lakewood Gulch near West 12th Avenue and Lee Street.
Two men at the Indian Tree Golf Course were struck by lightning when they sought shelter from a rapidly developing thunderstorm under a tree. One man suffered minor injuries, while the other died from this injuries.
A father and son practicing on the driving range at the Meadows Golf Club were were struck by lightning. The father was killed by the bolt and his 16-yr old was son seriously injured. Three others standing nearby received only minor injuries.
Dozens were injured at Red Rocks Park when a severe thunderstorm pummeled the venue with large hail.
The estimated damage is for the entire episode.
Heavy rain, ranging from 6 to 16 inches through the storm event, caused widespread flooding and included the entire drainage systems of Bear, Coal, Clear, Leyden, Ralston and Van Bibber Creeks. In Arvada, Quaker St. near W. 82nd Ave. was closed due to flooding and infrastructure …
Lightning sparked a wildfire near Deckers. Extremely dry conditions and very strong winds the following day allowed the fire to consume 3,860 acres before it could be contained. Thirteen structures were destroyed, including 4 homes.
Large hail, strong winds and torrential rain hammered portions of Lakewood and South Denver. Nearly 1 inch of rain fell in the span of 10 minutes in South Denver with a storm total of 1.81 inches reported. Street flooding was extensive as gutters and other drainage systems in the…
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Flash flooding occurred along Bear and Upper Bear Creek in the Evergreen/Kittridge area late evening June 24 2006 and early morning June 25. Rainfall reports showed two to four inches of rain fell in a two hour period with much of it falling in one hour. Damage occurred to busine…
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 49 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20 | 0 |
| 2017 | 20 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 |
| 2014 | 27 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 0 |
| 2009 | 33 | 0 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 |
| 2007 | 17 | 0 |
| 2006 | 23 | 0 |
| 2005 | 17 | 0 |
| 2004 | 32 | 0 |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 1 |
| 1995 | 5 | 1 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 1 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 2 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 3 |
| 1981 | 6 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 1 |
| 1965 | 5 | 3 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
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