NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Oak Creek, 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 Oak Creek, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 1 tornado has touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 1
- 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 Oak Creek
The only tornado within 25 miles was an F0 on June 15, 1995; its path came within 11 miles. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 95% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Oak Creek. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 5 times since 2002, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Oak Creek.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Oak Creek
By decade
- 1990s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 1995 | F0 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 1 of 1, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Oak Creek
The Storm Prediction Center has 5 hail reports within 10 miles of Oak Creek since 2002. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on June 24, 2005. The most recent report is from August 16, 2011.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Oak Creek
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Yampa, CO, 8 miles south of Oak Creek at 7,857 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 47°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 7°F. April is the wettest at 1.8 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 17.0 inches over 57 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs of 90°F are rare: fewer than one day a year on average. Lows fall below freezing on about 222 nights a year. Snowfall averages 131.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 17.0 inches is more than at 57 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (63%). Steamboat Springs, 17 miles north, has its own station (Steamboat Springs, CO): 24.7 inches a year, 7.7 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 79°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 26.1 |
| Feb | 35 | 9 | 1.3 | 5 | 21.3 |
| Mar | 43 | 17 | 1.3 | 5 | 16.8 |
| Apr | 52 | 24 | 1.8 | 6 | 15.5 |
| May | 62 | 33 | 1.6 | 6 | 4.7 |
| Jun | 74 | 40 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 79 | 47 | 1.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 45 | 1.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 70 | 37 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 57 | 27 | 1.3 | 4 | 6.9 |
| Nov | 42 | 17 | 1.2 | 4 | 17.4 |
| Dec | 32 | 8 | 1.3 | 4 | 21.4 |
| Year | 55 | 26 | 17.0 | 57 | 131.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Yampa, CO (7,857 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
Routt County, which includes Oak Creek, has been named in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm, 1 drought, 1 fire). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 28, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Routt County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.2 million a year, the 27th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.6 million (78%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Oak Creek
- Steamboat Springs, CO17 mi
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- Granby, CO52 mi
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