NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fort Morgan, 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 Fort Morgan, 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 Fort Morgan
The strongest of the 140 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on May 10, 1975; its path came within 23 miles. Of the 140, 18 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 68 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 46. The most recent tornado was on July 6, 2025. Fort Morgan has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 66% of the 157 Colorado cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 176 times since 1962, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Fort Morgan has more hail reports within 10 miles than 63% of the 157 Colorado cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Fort Morgan
By decade
- 2020s23
- 2010s21
- 2000s24
- 1990s38
- 1980s17
- 1970s9(1 EF3+)
- 1960s4
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1975 | F3 | 23 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2018 | EF2 | 16 mi | 7.06 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2018 | EF2 | 12 mi | 7.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2018 | EF2 | 15 mi | 8.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 2016 | EF2 | 19 mi | 8.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 30, 1996 | F2 | 12 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1996 | F2 | 4 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1990 | F2 | 16 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 18, 1986 | F2 | 19 mi | 25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 1984 | F2 | 11 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 1956 | F2 | 3 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 1, 1956 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.1 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 Fort Morgan
The Storm Prediction Center has 176 hail reports within 10 miles of Fort Morgan since 1962, made on 101 separate days. Of these, 133 were 1 inch across or larger, and 22 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on June 30, 1989. The most recent report is from August 9, 2025. June has the most reports, 90.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fort Morgan
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fort Morgan, CO, 4 miles northwest of Fort Morgan at 4,376 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 13°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 51 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 170 nights a year. Snowfall averages 22.7 inches a year, most of it in December. That 14.3 inches is more than at 31 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (34%). Brush, 10 miles east, has its own station (Woodrow 6NNE, CO): 16.0 inches a year, 1.7 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 13 | 0.3 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Feb | 45 | 15 | 0.3 | 1 | 3.9 |
| Mar | 56 | 25 | 0.7 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Apr | 63 | 33 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.7 |
| May | 72 | 43 | 2.2 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 84 | 54 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 60 | 2.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 57 | 1.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 47 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 34 | 1.1 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Nov | 52 | 21 | 0.5 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Dec | 42 | 13 | 0.3 | 1 | 4.4 |
| Year | 65 | 35 | 14.3 | 35 | 22.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fort Morgan, CO (4,376 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 Fort Morgan
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 88 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fort Morgan: 68 thunderstorm wind reports, 16 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 10, and the NWS estimated $865,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 83 mph, on July 2, 2008. June has had the most flash floods, 6 of 16. Of the 144 Colorado cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 116 have had fewer than Fort Morgan.
July 24, 1999: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Fort Morgan — 10 injured.
NWS: “Intense straight-line winds associated with a wet microburst blew 6 vehicles off Interstate 76, including a pickup pulling a horse trailer. Several windows were blown out of homes and vehicles in the Fort Morgan and Brush areas.”
July 3, 2009: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Fort Morgan — $150,000 damage.
NWS: “A wet microburst produced damaging wind and very heavy rain in the Fort Morgan area. Flash flooding occurred in Fort Morgan when up to 2 inches of rain reportedly fell in less than 20 minutes.”
July 24, 2016: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Fort Morgan — $125,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain, an estimated 2 to 4 inches in 30 minutes, produced extensive flooding of streets, businesses and basements in town.”
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
Morgan County, which includes Fort Morgan, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm, 1 severe storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Morgan County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.3 million a year, the 21st highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.4 million (47%), 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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