Larimer County, Colorado
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
33
Tornado reports
619
Hail reports
80
Floods since 1996
918
All events
24
Deaths
$307.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Larimer County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 28 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 EF3 Tornado
The tornado contiinued its track into Larimer County. At least 25 homes between Longmont and Berthoud were damaged; three of them destroyed. No injuries were reported as the winds tore apart homes and rolled vehicles.
Two people were killed when very heavy rainfall produced flash flooding in the Cameron Peak burn area.
A debris flow moved into Black Hollow Gulch and damaged or destroyed several structures including four homes. Four people in one of the homes perished when their residence washed away in the floodwaters.
Lightning killed one man and injured four others in RMNP.
Lightning killed one person and injured seven others at RMNP.
Heavy rain continued to produce widespread flash flooding. A 79-yr old Larimer County resident was killed when she was swept away while trying to climb to safety from her home in Cedar Point. In addition, A 61-yr old Cedar Point resident died when her home was swept down the Big …
Strong thunderstorm winds occurred at Boyd Lake. Two women drowned when the boat they were in capsized. Four others that were in the boat had to be hospitalized, one was in intensive care.
Lightning struck and killed one man, and injured another, while they were fishing along the shore of Boyd Lake.
A 43-year old man was killed by lightning as he stood under a tree.
Lightning killed one hiker and injured two others, while they were hiking a remote drainage in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Lightning killed a 35-yr old man and seriously injured his wife and young daughter. The family was hiking near the Gore Range Overlook along Trail Ridge Road when the thunderstorm developed, at an elevation of 11,700 feet.
A flash flood killed 5 women and injured 40 others when a 10-15 foot wall of water surged through 2 mobile home parks. Over 8 inches of rainfall was measured in southwest Fort Collins during the evening hours as a series of storms developed, dumping heavy rain over the same area.…
Lightning injured nine migrant workers.
Lightning struck near a beach area at Boyd Lake. Nine people were injured, five were treated at the park and four other were hospitalized.
Six people received minor injuries when lightning struck a nearby scenic overlook atop Trail Ridge Road. The charge apparently travelled across the ground and shocked the group.
Thunderstorm winds gusting to 60 mph (52 knots) buffeted portions of Southeast Larimer County. Winds toppled a tent at an outdoor music concert in Loveland (12 miles south southeast of Fort Collins), injuring eight people and causing damage to musical instruments. A truck driver …
Heavy rain, ranging from 6 to 12 inches through the storm event caused widespread flooding, including the entire drainage systems of the Big Thompson and Cache La Poudre Rivers. Some of the hardest hit communities included: Estes Park, Drake, Glen Haven, High Park burn area and L…
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Report from mping.
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Flash Flood Flash Flood
Several rocks laying across Hwy 34, right off the Alexander Mountain burn scar. This was a delayed report and the time was estimated.
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Broadcast media source provided photos of flattened and shredded crops from a combination of wind and hail at a malthouse east of Campion.
Hail Hail
Broadcast media source provided numerous photos of crop damage due to hail and wind at a malthouse. Significant crop loss was noted across 120 acres of distillers corn, 12 acres of trial blue corn, 300 acres of alfalfa and 70 acres of Genie barley. All of the corn and barley acre…
Hail Hail
A CoCoRaHS observer reported half inch to 1 inch diameter hail which lasted for 5 minutes.
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Hail Hail
Reported via mPing.
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Hail up to the size of a half dollar fell for a duration of 6 minutes.
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Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain and flooding forced the closure of country roads 27 and 44H.
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Hail caused extensive leaf damage to an apple tree and garden.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 0 |
| 2022 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020 | 19 | 0 |
| 2019 | 27 | 0 |
| 2018 | 40 | 1 |
| 2017 | 14 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 23 | 1 |
| 2014 | 46 | 0 |
| 2013 | 48 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 40 | 0 |
| 2010 | 18 | 0 |
| 2009 | 35 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33 | 1 |
| 2007 | 22 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 39 | 1 |
| 2004 | 26 | 0 |
| 2003 | 15 | 0 |
| 2002 | 14 | 1 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 33 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 1 |
| 1994 | 36 | 3 |
| 1993 | 10 | 2 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 1 |
| 1990 | 8 | 4 |
| 1989 | 9 | 1 |
| 1988 | 13 | 3 |
| 1987 | 11 | 2 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 1 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 1 |
| 1982 | 17 | 1 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 1 |
| 1979 | 8 | 1 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 1 |
| 1963 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 2 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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