NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Aspen, 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 Aspen, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 2
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Aspen
The strongest of the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on June 20, 1975; its path came within 22 miles. The most recent tornado was on May 29, 2021. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 87% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Aspen. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 1995, with stones of 0.75 inches (penny size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 89% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Aspen.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Aspen
By decade
- 2020s1
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 1975 | F2 | 22 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2021 | Unrated | 21 mi | 0.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Aspen
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Aspen, from August 27, 1995: 0.75 inches (penny size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Aspen
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Aspen 1SW, CO, 1 mile southwest of Aspen at 8,175 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 76°F and low of 48°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 10°F. April is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 24.6 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs of 90°F are rare: fewer than one day a year on average. Lows fall below freezing on about 210 nights a year. Snowfall averages 170.8 inches a year, most of it in February. That 24.6 inches is more than at 85 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (93%). Snowmass Village, 7 miles west, has its own station (Aspen Pitkin Co Airport, CO): 14.8 inches a year, 9.8 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 76°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 10 | 1.9 | 7 | 28.1 |
| Feb | 35 | 13 | 2.2 | 7 | 28.3 |
| Mar | 43 | 20 | 2.6 | 7 | 26.9 |
| Apr | 50 | 27 | 2.7 | 8 | 20.9 |
| May | 60 | 35 | 2.2 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Jun | 71 | 42 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 76 | 48 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 73 | 47 | 1.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 67 | 40 | 1.9 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Oct | 55 | 30 | 2.1 | 6 | 10.2 |
| Nov | 42 | 19 | 2.1 | 7 | 20.5 |
| Dec | 32 | 10 | 2.0 | 7 | 27.5 |
| Year | 53 | 28 | 24.6 | 77 | 170.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Aspen 1SW, CO (8,175 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.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Aspen's ZIP code 81611 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1984, and were paid $156,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 56 Colorado cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 0 have fewer than Aspen.
Pitkin County, which includes Aspen, has been named in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm, 1 drought, 1 fire). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pitkin County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $26.4 million a year, the 16th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.5 million (48%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.