Summit County, Colorado
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1985 and 2024, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
2
Hail reports
1
Floods since 1996
18
All events
2
Deaths
$230K
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.
A man drowned when strong microburst winds knocked him off his paddle board.
Lightning killed a woman as she was hiking in French Gulch near Breckenridge. Four other people hiking with the woman were knocked down but suffered only minor injuries.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Sudden microburst winds knocked 30 people off their paddle boards and kayaks in Lake Dillon.
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Flash Flood Flash Flood
Severe thunderstorms caused flash flooding in Summit County around Breckenridge. Extensive flooding damaged the Breckenridge Golf Course. In addition, Airport Road was closed.
Lightning Lightning
Lightning struck a church.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A mudslide partially closed a section of State Highway 9.
Lightning Lightning
Lightning struck a boat in Dillon Reservoir.
Lightning Lightning
Lightning struck a home in Keystone, damaging the roof.
Two search and rescue volunteers were injured while rescuing a skier atop Peak 10 at Breckenridge Ski Area. Lightning struck the first man as he was towing the injured skier by snowmobile and toboggan. The bolt struck the snowmobile, then the rescuer. He received minor burns to h…
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
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