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NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database

Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kremmling, 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 Kremmling, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
0

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
2

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
0

no recorded deaths

What the records show for Kremmling

The highest rating among the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 8, 1984, came within 6 miles. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 87% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Kremmling. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2009, with stones of 1.25 inches (half dollar size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 89% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Kremmling.

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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Kremmling

By decade

  • 1980s1
  • 1970s1
Strongest tornadoes near Kremmling, Colorado
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Jun 8, 1984F16 mi0.3 mi0 / 0
May 10, 1974F121 mi0.3 mi0 / 0

The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Kremmling

The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Kremmling, from August 8, 2009: 1.25 inches (half dollar size).

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Kremmling

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Kremmling, CO, 7 miles southeast of Kremmling at 7,460 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 44°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and -1°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 2 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 235 nights a year. Snowfall averages 52.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 11.9 inches is more than at 15 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (16%). Granby, 25 miles east, has its own station (Grand Lake 6 SSW, CO): 13.8 inches a year, 1.9 more than here, and a July average high of 75°F against 81°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Kremmling, CO
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan26-10.7310.7
Feb3130.739.1
Mar43160.736.0
Apr53241.245.8
May64311.441.9
Jun76380.930.0
Jul81441.450.0
Aug79421.350.0
Sep72341.340.1
Oct58230.933.1
Nov42130.726.5
Dec2910.729.2
Year552211.94052.4

Averages for 1991–2020 at Kremmling, CO (7,460 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 Kremmling

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 10 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kremmling: 10 thunderstorm wind reports. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on July 4, 2023.

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

Grand County, which includes Kremmling, has been named in 8 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires, on January 15, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Grand County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.3 million a year, the 20th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.1 million (60%), 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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