NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Divide, 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 Divide, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 34 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 34
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Divide
The highest rating among the 34 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 24, 1979, came within 15 miles. Of the 34, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 18 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on July 30, 2025. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Divide. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 87 times since 1971, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 54% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Divide.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Divide
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s7
- 2000s5
- 1990s7
- 1980s2
- 1970s4(2 EF3+)
- 1960s2
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 1979 | F3 | 15 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 13, 1977 | F3 | 9 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 2014 | EF2 | 10 mi | 6.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 1977 | F2 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 1977 | F2 | 11 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 30, 2025 | EF1 | 7 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | EF1 | 4 mi | 0.43 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | EF1 | 9 mi | 0.92 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | EF1 | 7 mi | 1.45 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 2015 | EF1 | 24 mi | 0.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 2014 | EF1 | 15 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 18, 2009 | EF1 | 9 mi | 9.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 34, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Divide
The Storm Prediction Center has 87 hail reports within 10 miles of Divide since 1971, made on 63 separate days. Of these, 58 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on July 30, 1979. The most recent report is from July 20, 2023. July has the most reports, 42.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Divide
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Florissant Fossil Bed, CO, 5 miles west of Divide at 8,402 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 42°F; December is the coolest, at 39°F and 5°F. August is the wettest at 3.0 inches of precipitation on average and February and December the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 14.9 inches over 41 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 250 nights a year. Snowfall averages 58.9 inches a year, most of it in March. That 14.9 inches is more than at 39 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (43%). Woodland Park, 8 miles northeast, has its own station (Ruxton Park, CO): 24.0 inches a year, 9.1 more than here, and a July average high of 74°F against 79°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Feb | 41 | 8 | 0.4 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Mar | 49 | 15 | 0.9 | 3 | 11.7 |
| Apr | 56 | 21 | 1.1 | 3 | 9.4 |
| May | 65 | 29 | 1.6 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Jun | 75 | 37 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 79 | 42 | 2.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 76 | 41 | 3.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 33 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 60 | 23 | 0.7 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Nov | 48 | 14 | 0.5 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Dec | 39 | 5 | 0.4 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Year | 58 | 23 | 14.9 | 41 | 58.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Florissant Fossil Bed, CO (8,402 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 Divide
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 17 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Divide: 13 flash floods, 2 thunderstorm wind reports, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $65,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 71 mph, on August 29, 1996. August has had the most flash floods, 7 of 13. Of the 144 Colorado cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 105 have had fewer than Divide.
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
Teller County, which includes Divide, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, on August 25, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Teller County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.8 million a year, the 25th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.7 million (16%), 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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