NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cedaredge, 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 Cedaredge, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 6 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 6
- 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 Cedaredge
The highest rating among the 6 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 4 times; the most recent, on July 9, 2015, came within 13 miles. Of the 6, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 73% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Cedaredge. 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 Cedaredge.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Cedaredge
By decade
- 2010s2
- 2000s3
- 1990s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2015 | EF1 | 13 mi | 0.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 2005 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 11, 2002 | F1 | 16 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 2000 | F1 | 18 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 29, 2014 | EF0 | 21 mi | 0.19 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1994 | F0 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 6 of 6, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Cedaredge
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Cedaredge, from June 19, 2000: 0.75 inches (penny size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cedaredge
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cedaredge 3E, CO, 3 miles southeast of Cedaredge at 6,838 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 19°F. September is the wettest at 1.8 inches of precipitation on average and June and November the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 12.4 inches over 40 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 19 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 150 nights a year. Snowfall averages 39.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 12.4 inches is more than at 17 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (19%). Hotchkiss, 13 miles southeast, has its own station (Paonia 1SW, CO): 14.2 inches a year, 1.8 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 19 | 1.1 | 4 | 9.8 |
| Feb | 40 | 22 | 0.9 | 3 | 8.1 |
| Mar | 50 | 29 | 0.8 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Apr | 58 | 35 | 1.0 | 3 | 2.6 |
| May | 68 | 44 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 80 | 53 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 59 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 57 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 49 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 38 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 47 | 28 | 0.5 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Dec | 37 | 19 | 1.1 | 3 | 9.2 |
| Year | 60 | 38 | 12.4 | 40 | 39.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cedaredge 3E, CO (6,838 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 Cedaredge
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 8 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cedaredge: 5 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 heavy rain events and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $14,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 6, 2020.
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
Delta County, which includes Cedaredge, has been named in 9 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Delta County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $14.1 million a year, the 30th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.8 million (77%), 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 Cedaredge
- Hotchkiss, CO13 mi
- Delta, CO17 mi
- Paonia, CO19 mi
- Olathe, CO24 mi
- Palisade, CO26 mi
- Clifton, CO30 mi
- Grand Junction, CO35 mi
- Montrose, CO38 mi
- Parachute, CO39 mi
- Fruita, CO45 mi
- Carbondale, CO48 mi
- Loma, CO51 mi
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