NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Livermore, 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 Livermore, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 29 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 29
- 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 Livermore
The highest rating among the 29 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 22, 2008, came within 19 miles. Of the 29, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 7 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 9. The most recent tornado was on May 27, 2018. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 57% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Livermore. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 20 times since 1983, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 67% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Livermore.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Livermore
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s6(1 EF3+)
- 1990s8
- 1980s6
- 1970s1
- 1960s2(1 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2008 | EF3 | 19 mi | 38.69 mi | 1 / 78 |
| Apr 23, 1960 | F3 | 14 mi | 17.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF2 | 11 mi | 25.13 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 9, 1990 | F1 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 1988 | F1 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1987 | F1 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 1980 | F1 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 1958 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 1958 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 1957 | F1 | 14 mi | 6.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 7, 1954 | F1 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | 11 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 29, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Livermore
The Storm Prediction Center has 20 hail reports within 10 miles of Livermore since 1983, made on 14 separate days. Of these, 14 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on July 29, 2018. The most recent report is from August 1, 2020. July has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Livermore
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Virginia Dale 7 ENE, CO, 11 miles northeast of Livermore at 7,015 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 50°F; December is the coolest, at 38°F and 15°F. July is the wettest at 2.6 inches of precipitation on average and January and December the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 17.5 inches over 42 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 8 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 202 nights a year. Snowfall averages 92.0 inches a year, most of it in April. That 17.5 inches is more than at 62 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (68%). Laporte, 19 miles southeast, has its own station (Buckhorn Mountain 1 E, CO): 21.4 inches a year, 3.9 more than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 16 | 0.5 | 2 | 9.1 |
| Feb | 39 | 15 | 0.6 | 2 | 10.9 |
| Mar | 47 | 22 | 1.1 | 3 | 14.9 |
| Apr | 53 | 27 | 2.3 | 5 | 19.1 |
| May | 62 | 35 | 2.5 | 6 | 7.9 |
| Jun | 74 | 43 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 81 | 50 | 2.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 48 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 40 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 57 | 30 | 1.1 | 3 | 8.3 |
| Nov | 45 | 22 | 0.7 | 2 | 9.9 |
| Dec | 38 | 15 | 0.5 | 2 | 10.2 |
| Year | 57 | 30 | 17.5 | 42 | 92.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Virginia Dale 7 ENE, CO (7,015 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.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Larimer County, which includes Livermore, has been named in 30 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 fires, 7 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires, on January 15, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Larimer County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $126.5 million a year, the 6th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $54.3 million (43%), 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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