NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Englewood, 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 Englewood, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 206 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 206
- 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 Englewood
The highest rating among the 206 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 15, 1988, came within 6 miles. Of the 206, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 51 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 88. The most recent tornado was on July 14, 2025. Englewood has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 85% of the 157 Colorado cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 787 times since 1955, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Englewood has more hail reports within 10 miles than 98% of the 157 Colorado cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Englewood
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s18
- 2000s22
- 1990s42
- 1980s66(1 EF3+)
- 1970s23(1 EF3+)
- 1960s21
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 1988 | F3 | 6 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 18, 1975 | F3 | 17 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 2025 | EF2 | 20 mi | 0.94 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 1988 | F2 | 6 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1988 | F2 | 22 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1988 | F2 | 25 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 2, 1987 | F2 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 1987 | F2 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1986 | F2 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1986 | F2 | 7 mi | 1.1 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jul 19, 1985 | F2 | 10 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 3, 1981 | F2 | 16 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 42 |
The strongest 12 of 206, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Englewood
The Storm Prediction Center has 787 hail reports within 10 miles of Englewood since 1955, made on 269 separate days. Of these, 562 were 1 inch across or larger, and 27 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on August 5, 1983. The most recent report is from July 6, 2025. June has the most reports, 327.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Englewood
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marston Fltr Plt, CO, 5 miles west of Englewood at 5,610 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 46°F and 19°F. May is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 16.7 inches over 40 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 33 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 147 nights a year. Snowfall averages 34.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 16.7 inches is more than at 56 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (62%). Centennial, 5 miles southeast, has its own station (Denver Centennial Airport, CO): 15.0 inches a year, 1.7 less than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 19 | 0.5 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Feb | 47 | 20 | 0.7 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Mar | 55 | 28 | 1.2 | 3 | 5.4 |
| Apr | 60 | 35 | 2.1 | 4 | 4.1 |
| May | 69 | 44 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 81 | 53 | 1.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 60 | 2.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 58 | 1.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 49 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 37 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Nov | 53 | 28 | 0.7 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Dec | 45 | 20 | 0.6 | 2 | 5.9 |
| Year | 64 | 37 | 16.7 | 40 | 34.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Marston Fltr Plt, CO (5,610 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 Englewood
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 167 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Englewood: 106 thunderstorm wind reports, 26 flash floods, 24 lightning strikes, 6 heavy rain events and 5 floods. They killed 4 people and injured 20, and the NWS estimated $13.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 6, 2020. Of the 144 Colorado cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 134 have had fewer than Englewood.
May 14, 2007: heavy rain event 7 miles from the centre of Englewood — 1 killed, 1 injured.
July 24, 2018: flash flood 1 mile from the centre of Englewood — 1 killed, $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall, 1 to 2 inches in less than 30 minutes. At 4600 South Acoma, the floodwaters quickly inundated a basement apartment and trapped a 32-year-old woman inside.”
August 2, 2008: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Englewood — 1 killed.
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Englewood's 2 ZIP codes have filed 26 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $395,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2015, with 10. Of the 56 Colorado cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 25 have fewer than Englewood.
Arapahoe County, which includes Englewood, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 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 Arapahoe County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hail and lightning; Relatively High for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $171.5 million a year, the 4th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $64.0 million (37%), is from hail.
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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