NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Limon, 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 Limon, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 151 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 151
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Limon
The highest rating among the 151 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 31, 1999, came within 8 miles. Of the 151, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 75 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 68. The most recent tornado was on May 19, 2024. Limon has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 70% of the 157 Colorado cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 160 times since 1962, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Limon has more hail reports within 10 miles than 60% of the 157 Colorado cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Limon
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s36
- 2000s33
- 1990s41(3 EF3+)
- 1980s17
- 1970s11
- 1960s4
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1999 | F3 | 8 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1990 | F3 | in town | 7 mi | 0 / 14 |
| Jun 6, 1990 | F3 | 7 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 2004 | F2 | 18 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1999 | F2 | 9 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 1982 | F2 | 14 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 18, 1977 | F2 | 19 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 18, 1977 | F2 | 18 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 17, 2015 | EF1 | 11 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 17, 2015 | EF1 | 10 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 2015 | EF1 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 2015 | EF1 | 23 mi | 0.22 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 151, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Limon
The Storm Prediction Center has 160 hail reports within 10 miles of Limon since 1962, made on 89 separate days. Of these, 128 were 1 inch across or larger, and 19 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on June 2, 2005. The most recent report is from August 9, 2025. June has the most reports, 54.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Limon
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Limon WSMO, CO, 6 miles south of Limon at 5,364 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 54°F; December is the coolest, at 42°F and 10°F. August is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and January and December the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 15.0 inches over 35 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 32 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 196 nights a year. That 15.0 inches is more than at 40 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (44%). Deer Trail, 30 miles northwest, has its own station (Byers 5 ENE, CO): 16.5 inches a year, 1.5 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 10 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Feb | 44 | 13 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Mar | 54 | 21 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Apr | 61 | 28 | 1.4 | 3 |
| May | 70 | 38 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Jun | 81 | 48 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Jul | 87 | 54 | 2.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 85 | 53 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Sep | 77 | 43 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Oct | 64 | 29 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Nov | 52 | 18 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Dec | 42 | 10 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Year | 63 | 30 | 15.0 | 35 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Limon WSMO, CO (5,364 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 Limon
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 75 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Limon: 67 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 7, and the NWS estimated $290,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on June 6, 2020. June has had the most flash floods, 3 of 7. Of the 144 Colorado cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 77 have had fewer than Limon.
May 6, 2019: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Limon — 4 injured.
NWS: “Four men were struck by lightning and one was injured while standing near a wrought iron fence at the Riverbend Cemetery. Age of the injured was 39 and the uninjured were 65, with two in their 80s.”
August 18, 2000: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Limon — 2 injured.
July 27, 1997: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Limon — 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
Lincoln County, which includes Limon, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, on August 25, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lincoln County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hail and strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.6 million a year, the 51st highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.1 million (45%), 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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