NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Elbert, 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 Elbert, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 140 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 140
- 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 Elbert
The strongest of the 140 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on June 13, 1977; its path came within 25 miles. Of the 140, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 54 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 64. The most recent tornado was on July 14, 2025. Elbert has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 66% of the 157 Colorado cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 179 times since 1960, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Elbert has more hail reports within 10 miles than 63% of the 157 Colorado cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Elbert
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s21
- 2000s29
- 1990s34
- 1980s23
- 1970s14(1 EF3+)
- 1960s10
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 1977 | F3 | 25 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 2012 | EF2 | 16 mi | 7.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2009 | EF2 | 4 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 28, 2001 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 28, 2001 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 4, 1983 | F2 | 13 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 1977 | F2 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 20, 1961 | F2 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 14, 2025 | EF1 | 19 mi | 0.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 27, 2018 | EF1 | 17 mi | 1.17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 2015 | EF1 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 13, 2008 | EF1 | 25 mi | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 140, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Elbert
The Storm Prediction Center has 179 hail reports within 10 miles of Elbert since 1960, made on 106 separate days. Of these, 135 were 1 inch across or larger, and 16 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on June 19, 2018. The most recent report is from July 6, 2025. July has the most reports, 61.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Elbert
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Elizabeth 2NW, CO, 16 miles north of Elbert at 6,611 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 56°F; December is the coolest, at 43°F and 17°F. July is the wettest at 3.0 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 19.4 inches over 44 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 170 nights a year. Snowfall averages 74.8 inches a year, most of it in April. That 19.4 inches is more than at 75 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (82%). Peyton, 13 miles south, has its own station (Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, CO): 16.1 inches a year, 3.3 less than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 18 | 0.7 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Feb | 44 | 18 | 1.1 | 2 | 10.2 |
| Mar | 52 | 25 | 1.3 | 3 | 10.9 |
| Apr | 58 | 30 | 2.3 | 5 | 14.6 |
| May | 67 | 40 | 2.4 | 5 | 2.8 |
| Jun | 80 | 49 | 1.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 56 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 54 | 2.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 47 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 63 | 35 | 1.1 | 3 | 8.7 |
| Nov | 52 | 25 | 0.8 | 2 | 7.4 |
| Dec | 43 | 17 | 1.0 | 3 | 12.0 |
| Year | 62 | 34 | 19.4 | 44 | 74.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Elizabeth 2NW, CO (6,611 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 Elbert
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 35 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Elbert: 14 heavy rain events, 14 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods and 2 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $85,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on September 1, 2006. Of the 144 Colorado cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 53 have had fewer than Elbert.
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
Elbert County, which includes Elbert, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, on August 25, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Elbert County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.6 million a year, the 26th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.0 million (30%), 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 Elbert
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