NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bailey, 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 Bailey, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 9 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 9
- 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 Bailey
The highest rating among the 9 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 3 times; the most recent, on July 21, 2015, came within 24 miles. Of the 9, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 68% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Bailey. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 40 times since 1970, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 61% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Bailey.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Bailey
By decade
- 2010s2
- 2000s2
- 1990s1
- 1980s2
- 1960s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2015 | EF1 | 24 mi | 0.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 1987 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 1982 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 28, 2012 | EF0 | 12 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 2009 | EF0 | 24 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 18, 2007 | EF0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1995 | F0 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 1965 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 1965 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 9 of 9, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bailey
The Storm Prediction Center has 40 hail reports within 10 miles of Bailey since 1970, made on 29 separate days. Of these, 26 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on July 15, 1985. The most recent report is from August 23, 2025. August has the most reports, 15.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bailey
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bailey, CO, 4 miles south of Bailey at 7,752 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 44°F; December is the coolest, at 37°F and 9°F. July is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 17.2 inches over 49 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 1 days a year. Lows fall below freezing on about 235 nights a year. Snowfall averages 82.6 inches a year, most of it in April. That 17.2 inches is more than at 59 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (65%). Conifer, 10 miles northeast, has its own station (Evergreen, CO): 18.7 inches a year, 1.5 more than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 79°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 9 | 0.5 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Feb | 40 | 10 | 0.7 | 3 | 10.3 |
| Mar | 48 | 18 | 1.4 | 4 | 15.4 |
| Apr | 54 | 23 | 2.0 | 5 | 17.8 |
| May | 63 | 31 | 2.0 | 6 | 4.2 |
| Jun | 75 | 38 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 79 | 44 | 2.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 77 | 43 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 35 | 1.4 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 59 | 25 | 1.1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Nov | 45 | 16 | 0.7 | 2 | 9.4 |
| Dec | 37 | 9 | 0.6 | 2 | 9.4 |
| Year | 57 | 25 | 17.2 | 49 | 82.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bailey, CO (7,752 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 Bailey
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 6 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bailey: 3 flash floods, 2 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $56,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on June 20, 2003.
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
Park County, which includes Bailey, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Park County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.9 million a year, the 34th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.6 million (33%), 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 Bailey
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