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Saguache County, Colorado

Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1973 and 2025, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.

7
Tornado reports
40
Hail reports
6
Floods since 1996
64
All events
1
Deaths
$432K
Property damage

Tornado paths in Saguache County

The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 7 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.

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Year by year

19732025
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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.

July 27, 2003 · Saguache, Colorado
Lightning Lightning1 death, 1 injury
September 13, 2025 · Saguache, Colorado
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A brief tornado developed along the northern slopes of Sawtooth Mountain during the early afternoon of September 13th, 2025. This tornado was at approximately 11,300ft in elevation. It quickly pushed eastward causing tree damage and then dissipated after about 5 minutes. Images f…
July 22, 2025 · Saguache, Colorado
Debris Flow Debris Flow
Heavy rainfall over Medano Pass, in Great Sand Dunes National Park, triggered flash flooding and debris flows along Medano Pass Primitive Road. Sections of the road, culverts and other drainage infrastructure were washed out or covered in debris.
June 9, 2024 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
A public source (via mPing) reported hail of 0.75 inches in diameter.
June 9, 2024 · Saguache, Colorado
Tornado EFU Tornado
Picture on social media showing a small funnel with ground circulation.
August 1, 2022 · Saguache, Colorado
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Colorado DOT reports CO 114 closed due to flash flooding from CR 36 to FS road 840.
August 2, 2021 · Saguache, Colorado
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Scouring of gravel road surfaces, with deep trenches in some road ditches. Near by normally dry arroyo was bank full.
August 2, 2021 · Saguache, Colorado
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Trained spotter reported road damage.
August 2, 2021 · Saguache, Colorado
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
July 24, 2021 · Saguache, Colorado
Flash Flood Flash Flood
There was a report of one house flooded and multiple houses being sandbagged near Willow Creek in the Baca Grande region of Crestone, Colorado.
July 23, 2021 · Saguache, Colorado
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Heavy rainfall of 1.25 inches.
August 3, 2019 · Saguache, Colorado
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Over one inch of rainfall fell within 70 minutes causing minor street flooding and a small creek to near bank-full.
July 29, 2018 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
June 27, 2015 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
July 2, 2014 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
September 22, 2013 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
September 22, 2013 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
September 22, 2013 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
September 22, 2013 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
September 22, 2013 · Saguache, Colorado
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A severe wind on the southern edge of a storm knocked down around three dozen trees, and broke a few windows and did some roof damage to structures southeast of Crestone.
August 17, 2012 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
August 1, 2012 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
June 6, 2010 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
July 12, 2009 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
August 16, 2008 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
August 16, 2008 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
August 29, 2007 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
July 5, 2007 · Saguache, Colorado
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flash flooding occurred at Highway 114 and County Road 38EE.
June 23, 2007 · Saguache, Colorado
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
May 25, 2007 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
June 3, 2005 · Saguache, Colorado
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Microburst thunderstorm winds caused significant roof damage to the elementary school in Moffat.
April 24, 2005 · Saguache, Colorado
Tornado F0 Tornado
A funnel cloud moved onto the western slopes of the Sangre de Cristo mountains near Crestone. As the terrain intercepted the funnel cloud...it became a tornado on the mountainside for a brief time causeing some minor tree damage.
July 7, 2002 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
June 21, 2002 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
July 15, 2001 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
June 9, 2001 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
August 22, 2000 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
August 22, 2000 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
July 15, 2000 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
July 3, 2000 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
June 27, 2000 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
June 5, 2000 · Saguache, Colorado
Tornado F0 Tornado
A brief, weak landspout tornado occurred over open country with no known damage.
June 2, 2000 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
July 25, 1999 · Saguache, Colorado
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rainfall flooded Saguache Creek and its tributaries both north and south of highway 114. County roads and a few bridges were washed out. Property adjacent to the creeks was inundated, washing out driveways to ranch houses and destroying some hay fields.
October 1, 1998 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
September 30, 1998 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
September 30, 1998 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
September 30, 1998 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
July 31, 1998 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
July 30, 1998 · Saguache, Colorado
Hail Hail
Events by year, as a table
YearEventsTornadoes
202521
202421
202210
202150
201910
201810
201510
201410
201350
201220
201010
200910
200820
200740
200521
200310
200220
200120
200071
199910
199870
199610
199410
199310
199211
199111
198920
198820
198310
198011
197320