NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Craig, 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 Craig, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 3
- 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 Craig
The strongest of the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on August 26, 2004; its path came within 24 miles. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 82% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Craig. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 5 times since 1973, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Craig.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Craig
By decade
- 2000s1
- 1990s1
- 1980s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2004 | F1 | 24 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 2, 1992 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 20, 1986 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 3 of 3, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Craig
The Storm Prediction Center has 5 hail reports within 10 miles of Craig since 1973. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 11, 1973. The most recent report is from June 21, 2009.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Craig
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Craig Moffat Co Airport, CO, 7 miles southeast of Craig at 6,186 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 47°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 3°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 32 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 221 nights a year. That 14.2 inches is more than at 30 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (33%). Hayden, 19 miles east, has its own station (Hayden, CO): 18.6 inches a year, 4.4 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Feb | 36 | 9 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Mar | 48 | 20 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Apr | 59 | 27 | 1.7 | 5 |
| May | 69 | 35 | 1.6 | 5 |
| Jun | 81 | 41 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Jul | 89 | 47 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Aug | 87 | 46 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Sep | 77 | 37 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Oct | 62 | 26 | 1.5 | 5 |
| Nov | 47 | 17 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Dec | 32 | 5 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Year | 60 | 26 | 14.2 | 44 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Craig Moffat Co Airport, CO (6,186 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 Craig
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 18 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Craig: 17 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $326,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on June 6, 2020.
June 6, 2020: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Craig — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Several homes on Dunn Drive in Craig, CO had severe damage. One home suffered damage to three sections of metal roofing.”
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
Moffat County, which includes Craig, has been named in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 3 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 Moffat County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.0 million a year, the 42nd highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.8 million (68%), 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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