NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Avon, 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 Avon, 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 Avon
The strongest of the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on April 6, 1974; its path came within 16 miles. The most recent tornado was on June 30, 2004. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 87% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Avon. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2000, with stones of 0.75 inches (penny size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 89% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Avon.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Avon
By decade
- 2000s1
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 1974 | F1 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 2004 | F0 | 14 mi | 0.1 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 Avon
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Avon, from August 28, 2000: 0.75 inches (penny size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Avon
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Vail, CO, 9 miles east of Avon at 8,304 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 77°F and low of 42°F; January and December are the coolest, at 29°F and 7°F. April is the wettest at 2.4 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 22.5 inches over 74 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 248 nights a year. Snowfall averages 189.2 inches a year, most of it in February. That 22.5 inches is more than at 81 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (89%). Frisco, 21 miles east, has its own station (Dillon 1 E, CO): 15.0 inches a year, 7.5 less than here, and a July average high of 75°F against 77°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 7 | 2.0 | 7 | 35.3 |
| Feb | 33 | 9 | 2.0 | 7 | 35.7 |
| Mar | 42 | 17 | 1.8 | 6 | 28.2 |
| Apr | 49 | 24 | 2.4 | 7 | 21.2 |
| May | 60 | 31 | 2.0 | 6 | 4.8 |
| Jun | 71 | 36 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 77 | 42 | 1.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 74 | 41 | 1.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 67 | 34 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 54 | 25 | 1.8 | 5 | 8.6 |
| Nov | 38 | 15 | 2.0 | 6 | 25.9 |
| Dec | 28 | 7 | 1.7 | 6 | 28.0 |
| Year | 52 | 24 | 22.5 | 74 | 189.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Vail, CO (8,304 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 Avon
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 9 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Avon: 5 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $512,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 64 mph, on May 25, 2024.
June 6, 2019: flood 1 mile from the centre of Avon — 1 killed.
NWS: “A raft carrying five young men down the Eagle River flipped when it hit a tall wave and a hole on the other side of the river near Eagle-Vail. As a result, all five passengers were thrown into the raging river.”
August 16, 2008: lightning strike 7 miles from the centre of Avon — $500,000 damage.
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
Eagle County, which includes Avon, has been named in 9 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Eagle County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate 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 $48.5 million a year, the 10th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $38.8 million (80%), 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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Cities near Avon
- Edwards, CO5 mi
- Vail, CO8 mi
- Eagle, CO14 mi
- Frisco, CO21 mi
- Gypsum, CO27 mi
- Breckenridge, CO28 mi
- Dillon, CO29 mi
- Leadville, CO30 mi
- Basalt, CO30 mi
- Aspen, CO34 mi
- Kremmling, CO36 mi
- Snowmass Village, CO37 mi
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