NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Glenwood Springs, 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 Glenwood Springs, 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 Glenwood Springs
The only tornado within 25 miles was an F2 on June 20, 1975; its path came within 25 miles. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 95% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Glenwood Springs. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 1984, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 82% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Glenwood Springs.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Glenwood Springs
By decade
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 1975 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.5 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 Glenwood Springs
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Glenwood Springs since 1984. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on September 1, 1984. The most recent report is from August 4, 2010.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Glenwood Springs
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Glenwood Spgs #2, CO, 1 mile south of Glenwood Springs at 5,895 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 53°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 12°F. May is the wettest at 1.7 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 15.7 inches over 45 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 39 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 174 nights a year. Snowfall averages 38.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 15.7 inches is more than at 47 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (52%). Basalt, 21 miles southeast, has its own station (Aspen Pitkin Co Airport, CO): 14.8 inches a year, 0.9 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 12 | 1.1 | 4 | 13.7 |
| Feb | 42 | 19 | 1.2 | 4 | 6.3 |
| Mar | 53 | 26 | 1.2 | 4 | 2.4 |
| Apr | 60 | 32 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.6 |
| May | 71 | 40 | 1.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 46 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 53 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 52 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 44 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 33 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 49 | 24 | 1.1 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Dec | 36 | 15 | 1.2 | 3 | 10.8 |
| Year | 62 | 33 | 15.7 | 45 | 38.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Glenwood Spgs #2, CO (5,895 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 Glenwood Springs
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 24 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Glenwood Springs: 9 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 heavy rain events, 5 flash floods and 3 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $16,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 64 mph, on October 4, 2018. July has had the most flash floods, 4 of 5. Of the 144 Colorado cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 53 have had fewer than Glenwood Springs.
May 21, 2023: flood 3 miles from the centre of Glenwood Springs — 1 killed.
NWS: “The Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon ran high and fast as a result of accelerated snowmelt. While rafting in Glenwood Canyon, two rafters fell into the river while navigating a rapid and eddy.”
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 Glenwood Springs's ZIP code 81601 have filed 14 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $31,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 56 Colorado cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 11 have fewer than Glenwood Springs.
Garfield County, which includes Glenwood Springs, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Garfield County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate 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 $29.6 million a year, the 14th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $21.5 million (73%), 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 Glenwood Springs
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