NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Holyoke, 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 Holyoke, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 105 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 105
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Holyoke
The highest rating among the 105 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on July 5, 2000, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on June 27, 1960, killed 2 people. Of the 105, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 53 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on April 25, 2024. Holyoke has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 57% of the 157 Colorado cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 95 times since 1962, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 51% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Holyoke.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Holyoke
By decade
- 2020s15
- 2010s16
- 2000s22(1 EF3+)
- 1990s28
- 1980s1
- 1970s9
- 1960s9(1 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1960 | F3 | 12 mi | 6.5 mi | 2 / 3 |
| Jul 5, 2000 | F3 | 22 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 7, 2016 | EF2 | 25 mi | 7.94 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jul 9, 1977 | F2 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 1965 | F2 | 6 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 27, 1960 | F2 | 19 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1955 | F2 | 13 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 5, 1950 | F2 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 19, 2021 | EF1 | 11 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 11, 2019 | EF1 | 23 mi | 1.58 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 2015 | EF1 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 2008 | EF1 | 24 mi | 0.86 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 105, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Holyoke
The Storm Prediction Center has 95 hail reports within 10 miles of Holyoke since 1962, made on 65 separate days. Of these, 72 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 2 days, most recently September 12, 2019. The most recent report is from April 25, 2024. June has the most reports, 35.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Holyoke
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Holyoke, CO, 3 miles southwest of Holyoke at 3,780 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 13°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 40 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 170 nights a year. Snowfall averages 30.4 inches a year, most of it in February. That 17.9 inches is more than at 67 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (74%). Imperial, NE, 33 miles east, has its own station (Imperial, NE): 19.9 inches a year, 2.0 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 13 | 0.3 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Feb | 44 | 15 | 0.5 | 2 | 6.1 |
| Mar | 54 | 23 | 0.9 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 62 | 31 | 1.9 | 5 | 3.7 |
| May | 71 | 43 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 83 | 53 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 59 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 56 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 47 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 65 | 33 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.9 |
| Nov | 53 | 21 | 0.5 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Dec | 42 | 13 | 0.4 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Year | 64 | 34 | 17.9 | 40 | 30.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Holyoke, CO (3,780 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 Holyoke
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 59 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Holyoke: 56 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 98 mph, on May 5, 2023.
May 28, 2004: thunderstorm wind in Holyoke — 1 injured.
NWS: “Strong thunderstorm winds flipped over a travel trailer at a mobile home park. One of the occupants had to be treated for minor cuts and bruises.”
July 4, 2006: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Holyoke — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Stong thunderstorm winds ruptured a large storage bin containing 85,000-90,000 bushels of popcorn at Jack's Bean Company southeast of Holyoke. When the large bin ruptured, the collapse damaged two smaller 55,000 bushel bins adjacent to it.”
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
Phillips County, which includes Holyoke, has been named in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm, 1 flood, 1 severe storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Phillips County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes and strong wind; Very Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.9 million a year, the 44th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.5 million (21%), 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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