NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pine, 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 Pine, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 16 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 16
- 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 Pine
The strongest of the 16 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on June 3, 1981; its path came within 25 miles. Of the 16, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 10. The most recent tornado was on June 22, 2023. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 62% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Pine. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 64 times since 1970, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Pine.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Pine
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s2
- 2000s1
- 1990s2
- 1980s6
- 1970s1
- 1960s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 1981 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | EF1 | 20 mi | 6.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 2015 | EF1 | 19 mi | 0.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 1987 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 1987 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1985 | F1 | 25 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 1982 | F1 | 19 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 14, 1976 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 1965 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 28, 2012 | EF0 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 2009 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1995 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 16, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Pine
The Storm Prediction Center has 64 hail reports within 10 miles of Pine since 1970, made on 48 separate days. Of these, 41 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on July 15, 1985. The most recent report is from August 23, 2025. August has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Pine
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bailey, CO, 7 miles southwest of Pine at 7,752 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 44°F; December is the coolest, at 37°F and 9°F. July is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 17.2 inches over 49 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 1 days a year. Lows fall below freezing on about 235 nights a year. Snowfall averages 82.6 inches a year, most of it in April. That 17.2 inches is more than at 59 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (65%). Conifer, 5 miles northeast, has its own station (Evergreen, CO): 18.7 inches a year, 1.5 more than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 79°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 9 | 0.5 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Feb | 40 | 10 | 0.7 | 3 | 10.3 |
| Mar | 48 | 18 | 1.4 | 4 | 15.4 |
| Apr | 54 | 23 | 2.0 | 5 | 17.8 |
| May | 63 | 31 | 2.0 | 6 | 4.2 |
| Jun | 75 | 38 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 79 | 44 | 2.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 77 | 43 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 35 | 1.4 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 59 | 25 | 1.1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Nov | 45 | 16 | 0.7 | 2 | 9.4 |
| Dec | 37 | 9 | 0.6 | 2 | 9.4 |
| Year | 57 | 25 | 17.2 | 49 | 82.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bailey, CO (7,752 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 Pine
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 5 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Pine: 2 flash floods, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind report and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $61,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on June 20, 2003.
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
Jefferson County, which includes Pine, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, on August 25, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jefferson County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hail and lightning; Relatively High for tornadoes, inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $231.4 million a year, the highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $77.4 million (33%), 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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