NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Loma, 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 Loma, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 8 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 8
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Loma
The highest rating among the 8 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 8 times; the most recent, on May 19, 2009, came within 25 miles. Of the 8, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 7 have come since 2000. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 68% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Loma. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 12 times since 1967, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 71% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Loma.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Loma
By decade
- 2000s7
- 1990s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2009 | EF0 | 25 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 2, 2005 | F0 | 9 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2005 | F0 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 17, 2004 | F0 | in town | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 3, 2002 | F0 | 9 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 2000 | F0 | 8 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 11, 2000 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 8, 1998 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 8 of 8, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Loma
The Storm Prediction Center has 12 hail reports within 10 miles of Loma since 1967, made on 10 separate days. Of these, 9 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 6, 2025. The most recent report is from September 12, 2025. September has the most reports, 6.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Loma
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fruita, CO, 7 miles southeast of Loma at 4,498 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 15°F. October is the wettest at 1.2 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 10.1 inches over 30 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 70 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 167 nights a year. That 10.1 inches is more than at 10 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (11%). Grand Junction, 17 miles southeast, has its own station (Grand Junction Walker Field, CO): 9.0 inches a year, 1.1 less than here, and the same July average high, 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 15 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Feb | 47 | 21 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Mar | 59 | 29 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Apr | 67 | 35 | 0.9 | 3 |
| May | 78 | 45 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Jun | 89 | 53 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Jul | 95 | 60 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Aug | 92 | 58 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Sep | 83 | 48 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Oct | 69 | 36 | 1.2 | 4 |
| Nov | 54 | 25 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Dec | 40 | 16 | 0.7 | 3 |
| Year | 68 | 37 | 10.1 | 30 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fruita, CO (4,498 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 Loma
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 66 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Loma: 39 thunderstorm wind reports, 13 heavy rain events, 10 flash floods and 4 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $70,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 74 mph, on April 26, 2012. Of the 144 Colorado cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 94 have had fewer than Loma.
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
Mesa County, which includes Loma, 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 Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Mesa County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $34.7 million a year, the 13th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $21.8 million (63%), 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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