NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Breckenridge, 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 Breckenridge, 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 Breckenridge
The strongest of the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on June 13, 1977; its path came within 17 miles. The most recent tornado was on July 28, 2012. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 87% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Breckenridge. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 1988, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 85% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Breckenridge.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Breckenridge
By decade
- 2010s1
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 1977 | F2 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 28, 2012 | EF0 | 23 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 Breckenridge
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Breckenridge since 1988. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1 inch (quarter size), fell on June 12, 1988. The most recent report is from June 8, 2024.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Breckenridge
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dillon 1 E, CO, 10 miles north of Breckenridge at 9,065 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 75°F and low of 38°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 2°F. July and August are the wettest at 1.9 inches of precipitation on average and November and December the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 15.0 inches over 49 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 274 nights a year. Snowfall averages 115.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 15.0 inches is more than at 40 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (44%). Fairplay, 18 miles south, has its own station (Climax, CO): 25.4 inches a year, 10.4 more than here, and a July average high of 67°F against 75°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 18.0 |
| Feb | 33 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 17.0 |
| Mar | 41 | 11 | 1.2 | 4 | 17.5 |
| Apr | 48 | 18 | 1.4 | 5 | 17.3 |
| May | 58 | 26 | 1.3 | 4 | 6.4 |
| Jun | 69 | 33 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 75 | 38 | 1.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 73 | 37 | 1.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 66 | 30 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 54 | 21 | 1.0 | 3 | 7.1 |
| Nov | 41 | 11 | 0.9 | 3 | 14.6 |
| Dec | 32 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | 15.8 |
| Year | 52 | 19 | 15.0 | 49 | 115.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dillon 1 E, CO (9,065 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 Breckenridge
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 9 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Breckenridge: 6 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 lightning strikes and 1 flash flood. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $235,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on June 6, 2020.
July 16, 2022: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Breckenridge — 1 killed.
July 18, 2011: flash flood in Breckenridge — $210,000 damage.
NWS: “Severe thunderstorms caused flash flooding in Summit County around Breckenridge. Extensive flooding damaged the Breckenridge Golf Course.”
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
Summit County, which includes Breckenridge, has been named in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 2 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 Summit County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $29.5 million a year, the 15th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $15.1 million (51%), 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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