NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kersey, 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 Kersey, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 193 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 193
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Kersey
The highest rating among the 193 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 22, 2008, came within 15 miles. Of the 193, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 63 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 67. The most recent tornado was on July 14, 2025. Kersey has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 81% of the 157 Colorado cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 126 times since 1958, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Kersey has more hail reports within 10 miles than 53% of the 157 Colorado cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Kersey
By decade
- 2020s13
- 2010s22
- 2000s28(1 EF3+)
- 1990s48
- 1980s41
- 1970s20
- 1960s6
- 1950s15(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2008 | EF3 | 15 mi | 38.69 mi | 1 / 78 |
| May 15, 1952 | F3 | 4 mi | 7.4 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 7, 2021 | EF2 | 20 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 2016 | EF2 | 20 mi | 8.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1996 | F2 | 2 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 1987 | F2 | 6 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 1984 | F2 | 10 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 1984 | F2 | 14 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 1984 | F2 | 12 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 1982 | F2 | 6 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 1976 | F2 | 19 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1958 | F2 | 18 mi | 7.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 193, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kersey
The Storm Prediction Center has 126 hail reports within 10 miles of Kersey since 1958, made on 76 separate days. Of these, 94 were 1 inch across or larger, and 13 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on June 4, 1983. The most recent report is from July 31, 2025. June has the most reports, 33.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kersey
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Greeley Unc, CO, 10 miles west of Kersey at 4,715 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 59°F; December is the coolest, at 43°F and 18°F. May is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 14.9 inches over 36 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 58 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 153 nights a year. Snowfall averages 34.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 14.9 inches is more than at 38 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (42%). Ault, 19 miles northwest, has its own station (Nunn 7 NNE, CO): 13.4 inches a year, 1.5 less than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 18 | 0.5 | 2 | 5.7 |
| Feb | 48 | 20 | 0.5 | 2 | 5.1 |
| Mar | 59 | 28 | 0.9 | 2 | 5.1 |
| Apr | 66 | 35 | 1.8 | 4 | 3.7 |
| May | 75 | 45 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 86 | 54 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 59 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 57 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 49 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 68 | 37 | 1.1 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Nov | 54 | 26 | 0.7 | 2 | 5.4 |
| Dec | 43 | 18 | 0.6 | 2 | 5.6 |
| Year | 67 | 37 | 14.9 | 36 | 34.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Greeley Unc, CO (4,715 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 Kersey
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 33 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kersey: 25 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 lightning strikes, 2 floods, 1 flash flood and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $498,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on June 20, 2024.
June 5, 2009: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Kersey — 1 killed.
May 25, 2009: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Kersey — 2 injured.
May 9, 2004: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Kersey — 1 injured.
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
Weld County, which includes Kersey, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Weld County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $104.7 million a year, the 9th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $44.5 million (42%), 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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