NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Akron, CO
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Akron, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 200 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 200
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Akron
The highest rating among the 200 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on August 8, 2023, came within 14 miles. Of the 200, 17 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 129 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 79. The most recent tornado was on July 6, 2025. Akron has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 84% of the 157 Colorado cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 154 times since 1957, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Akron has more hail reports within 10 miles than 58% of the 157 Colorado cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Akron
By decade
- 2020s60(1 EF3+)
- 2010s40
- 2000s29
- 1990s39(1 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s9(1 EF3+)
- 1960s6
- 1950s9
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2023 | EF3 | 14 mi | 15.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1996 | F3 | 14 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1975 | F3 | 5 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2025 | EF2 | 10 mi | 8.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | EF2 | 18 mi | 4.93 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | EF2 | 5 mi | 4.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | EF2 | 7 mi | 1.85 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2018 | EF2 | 14 mi | 7.06 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2018 | EF2 | 21 mi | 7.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2018 | EF2 | 20 mi | 8.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1990 | F2 | 15 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 1982 | F2 | 11 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 200, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Akron
The Storm Prediction Center has 154 hail reports within 10 miles of Akron since 1957, made on 91 separate days. Of these, 115 were 1 inch across or larger, and 40 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on May 20, 2024. The most recent report is from May 23, 2025. June has the most reports, 53.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Akron
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Akron 4 E, CO, 3 miles northeast of Akron at 4,542 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 41°F and 16°F. May is the wettest at 2.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 16.3 inches over 38 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 48 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 166 nights a year. That 16.3 inches is more than at 53 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (58%). Brush, 24 miles west, has its own station (Woodrow 6NNE, CO): 16.0 inches a year, 0.3 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | 16 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Feb | 44 | 18 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Mar | 54 | 26 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Apr | 61 | 33 | 1.5 | 4 |
| May | 71 | 43 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Jun | 83 | 54 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Jul | 89 | 60 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Aug | 87 | 58 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Sep | 79 | 49 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Oct | 65 | 36 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Nov | 52 | 25 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Dec | 42 | 16 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Year | 64 | 36 | 16.3 | 38 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Akron 4 E, CO (4,542 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Akron
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 111 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Akron: 103 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $235,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 113 mph, on June 8, 2020. June has had the most flash floods, 3 of 5. Of the 144 Colorado cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 53 have had fewer than Akron.
September 22, 2014: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Akron — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain, up to 3 inches in one hour, washed out numerous county roads along a 10-mile swath stretching from southwest of Akron to southeast of Otis. Water reportedly ran across CO 36 east of Anton at Washington County Road HH.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Washington County, which includes Akron, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm, 1 fire). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, on August 25, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Washington County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.3 million a year, the 56th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.6 million (36%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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