NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Brush, 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 Brush, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 168 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 168
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Brush
The strongest of the 168 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on May 10, 1975; its path came within 13 miles. Of the 168, 14 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 103 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 62. The most recent tornado was on July 6, 2025. Brush has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 76% of the 157 Colorado cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 155 times since 1966, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Brush has more hail reports within 10 miles than 59% of the 157 Colorado cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Brush
By decade
- 2020s52
- 2010s28
- 2000s23
- 1990s32
- 1980s16
- 1970s8(1 EF3+)
- 1960s4
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1975 | F3 | 13 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2025 | EF2 | 19 mi | 8.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | EF2 | 16 mi | 4.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | EF2 | 24 mi | 1.85 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2018 | EF2 | 7 mi | 7.06 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2018 | EF2 | 2 mi | 7.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2018 | EF2 | 5 mi | 8.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 30, 1996 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1996 | F2 | 14 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1990 | F2 | 10 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 18, 1986 | F2 | 22 mi | 25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 1984 | F2 | 18 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 168, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Brush
The Storm Prediction Center has 155 hail reports within 10 miles of Brush since 1966, made on 84 separate days. Of these, 124 were 1 inch across or larger, and 20 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on June 30, 1989. The most recent report is from August 9, 2025. June has the most reports, 74.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Brush
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Woodrow 6NNE, CO, 11 miles south of Brush at 4,374 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 57°F; January and December are the coolest, at 42°F and 9°F. July is the wettest at 2.8 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 16.0 inches over 37 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 65 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 192 nights a year. Snowfall averages 32.2 inches a year, most of it in December. That 16.0 inches is more than at 50 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (55%). Fort Morgan, 10 miles west, has its own station (Fort Morgan, CO): 14.3 inches a year, 1.7 less than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 9 | 0.3 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Feb | 45 | 13 | 0.3 | 1 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 55 | 21 | 0.8 | 2 | 5.0 |
| Apr | 63 | 29 | 1.4 | 4 | 4.3 |
| May | 72 | 39 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 84 | 50 | 2.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 57 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 54 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 45 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 66 | 31 | 1.1 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Nov | 53 | 19 | 0.6 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Dec | 42 | 9 | 0.4 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Year | 65 | 31 | 16.0 | 37 | 32.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Woodrow 6NNE, CO (4,374 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 Brush
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 51 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Brush: 40 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 flash floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $320,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 83 mph, on July 2, 2008. August has had the most flash floods, 4 of 9. Of the 144 Colorado cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 86 have had fewer than Brush.
July 2, 2009: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Brush — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Damaging thunderstorm winds toppled two grain elevators and knocked a tree into a home. In addition, some empty trailers were blown onto their sides.”
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Brush's ZIP code 80723 have filed 28 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $226,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 7% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 56 Colorado cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 26 have fewer than Brush.
Morgan County, which includes Brush, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm, 1 severe storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Morgan County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.3 million a year, the 21st highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.4 million (47%), 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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