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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Loveland, 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 Loveland, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 114 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
0

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
114

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
2

1 deaths in all

What the records show for Loveland

The highest rating among the 114 tornadoes within 25 miles is EF3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 4, 2015, came within 11 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on May 22, 2008, killed 1 person. Of the 114, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 30 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 41. The most recent tornado was on June 20, 2024. Loveland has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 61% of the 157 Colorado cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 215 times since 1955, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Loveland has more hail reports within 10 miles than 70% of the 157 Colorado cities.

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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Loveland

By decade

  • 2020s7
  • 2010s7(1 EF3+)
  • 2000s16(1 EF3+)
  • 1990s27
  • 1980s27
  • 1970s14
  • 1960s6
  • 1950s10
Strongest tornadoes near Loveland, Colorado
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
May 22, 2008EF310 mi38.69 mi1 / 78
Jun 4, 2015EF311 mi6.71 mi0 / 0
Jun 7, 2021EF217 mi7.5 mi0 / 0
Jun 9, 1990F222 mi23 mi0 / 0
Jun 25, 1982F225 mi1 mi0 / 0
Jun 4, 1976F212 mi0.5 mi0 / 0
Jun 4, 1976F220 mi1.5 mi0 / 0
May 30, 1957F211 mi1.3 mi0 / 1
May 30, 1957F210 mi9.1 mi0 / 0
Jul 10, 1955F222 mi4.3 mi0 / 0
Oct 4, 2004F111 mi0.1 mi0 / 0
Oct 4, 2004F114 mi0.1 mi0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 114, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Loveland

The Storm Prediction Center has 215 hail reports within 10 miles of Loveland since 1955, made on 92 separate days. Of these, 149 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently August 2, 1986. The most recent report is from September 16, 2025. June has the most reports, 80.

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

Radar-estimated hail days in Loveland since 2019 →

Weather by month in Loveland

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Loveland 2N, CO, 2 miles north of Loveland at 5,080 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 55°F; January is the coolest, at 44°F and 13°F. May is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 15.7 inches over 38 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 38 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 174 nights a year. Snowfall averages 47.0 inches a year, most of it in February. That 15.7 inches is more than at 48 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (53%). Berthoud, 8 miles south, has its own station (Longmont 2 ESE, CO): 15.5 inches a year, 0.2 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 89°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Loveland 2N, CO
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan44130.526.0
Feb46150.628.2
Mar56231.337.9
Apr62312.255.7
May71402.761.1
Jun83491.640.0
Jul89551.540.0
Aug87531.330.0
Sep79441.430.0
Oct65321.233.5
Nov53210.827.0
Dec44130.627.6
Year653215.73847.0

Averages for 1991–2020 at Loveland 2N, CO (5,080 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 Loveland

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 48 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Loveland: 27 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 flash floods, 6 floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 4 people and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on September 20, 2010. Of the 144 Colorado cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 103 have had fewer than Loveland.

  • July 2, 2005: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Loveland — 2 killed, 4 injured.

    NWS: “Strong thunderstorm winds occurred at Boyd Lake. Two women drowned when the boat they were in capsized.”

  • September 12, 2013: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Loveland — 2 killed.

  • August 28, 2001: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Loveland — 2 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

Flood insurance policyholders in Loveland's 2 ZIP codes have filed 104 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $5.8 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Late summer storms in 2013: 77 claims (74% of all) and $5.6 million. 75% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 56 Colorado cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 44 have fewer than Loveland.

Flood insurance claims in Loveland by named event
EventClaimsPaid
Late summer storms201377$5.6 million

Larimer County, which includes Loveland, 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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