NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Crested Butte, 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 Crested Butte, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 1 tornado has touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 1
- 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 Crested Butte
The only tornado within 25 miles, on May 29, 2021, has no rating; its path came within 11 miles. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 95% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Crested Butte.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Crested Butte
By decade
- 2020s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2021 | Unrated | 11 mi | 0.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 1 of 1, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Crested Butte
The Storm Prediction Center has no hail reports within 10 miles of Crested Butte since 1955.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Crested Butte
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Crested Butte, CO, in Crested Butte at 8,867 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 76°F and low of 40°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and -6°F. January is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 23.7 inches over 72 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 269 nights a year. Snowfall averages 203.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 23.7 inches is more than at 83 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (91%). Snowmass Village, 24 miles north, has its own station (Aspen Pitkin Co Airport, CO): 14.8 inches a year, 8.9 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 76°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | -6 | 2.7 | 8 | 42.2 |
| Feb | 29 | -2 | 2.5 | 7 | 35.2 |
| Mar | 38 | 7 | 2.1 | 7 | 29.1 |
| Apr | 47 | 19 | 2.0 | 7 | 19.4 |
| May | 58 | 29 | 1.5 | 4 | 6.7 |
| Jun | 70 | 34 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 76 | 40 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 74 | 38 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 66 | 31 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 54 | 22 | 1.7 | 5 | 8.5 |
| Nov | 39 | 9 | 2.0 | 6 | 25.3 |
| Dec | 27 | -4 | 2.3 | 7 | 35.1 |
| Year | 50 | 18 | 23.7 | 72 | 203.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Crested Butte, CO (8,867 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.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Gunnison County, which includes Crested Butte, has been named in 9 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 2 floods, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Gunnison County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate 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 $21.3 million a year, the 18th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.3 million (58%), 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 Crested Butte
- Snowmass Village, CO24 mi
- Aspen, CO24 mi
- Gunnison, CO28 mi
- Paonia, CO33 mi
- Carbondale, CO35 mi
- Basalt, CO36 mi
- Hotchkiss, CO42 mi
- Leadville, CO43 mi
- Buena Vista, CO44 mi
- Glenwood Springs, CO50 mi
- Cedaredge, CO52 mi
- Eagle, CO53 mi
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