NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Sedalia, 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 Sedalia, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 96 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 96
- 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 Sedalia
The highest rating among the 96 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2 or EF2, reached 5 times; the most recent, on June 15, 2009, came within 23 miles. Of the 96, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 28 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 44. The most recent tornado was on July 30, 2025. Sedalia has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 55% of the 157 Colorado cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 46 times since 1969, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 59% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Sedalia.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Sedalia
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s9
- 2000s16
- 1990s16
- 1980s23
- 1970s13
- 1960s11
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2009 | EF2 | 23 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1985 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 1977 | F2 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 1977 | F2 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 20, 1961 | F2 | 11 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 30, 2025 | EF1 | 23 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 2025 | EF1 | 17 mi | 0.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | EF1 | 15 mi | 6.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 2015 | EF1 | 6 mi | 0.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 2014 | EF1 | 16 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 23, 2008 | EF1 | 16 mi | 0.64 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 23, 2008 | EF1 | 15 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 96, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Sedalia
The Storm Prediction Center has 46 hail reports within 10 miles of Sedalia since 1969, made on 36 separate days. Of these, 26 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 4 days, most recently June 11, 2010. The most recent report is from August 19, 2021. June has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Sedalia
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Strontia Springs Dam, CO, 7 miles northwest of Sedalia at 5,840 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 54°F; December is the coolest, at 42°F and 14°F. April is the wettest at 2.9 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 20.3 inches over 51 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 19 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 207 nights a year. Snowfall averages 85.7 inches a year, most of it in March. That 20.3 inches is more than at 78 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (86%). Castle Rock, 10 miles northeast, has its own station (Castle Rock, CO): 17.7 inches a year, 2.6 less than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 14 | 0.8 | 3 | 12.3 |
| Feb | 46 | 15 | 0.9 | 3 | 13.2 |
| Mar | 54 | 22 | 2.0 | 4 | 16.0 |
| Apr | 59 | 29 | 2.9 | 5 | 13.9 |
| May | 68 | 38 | 2.6 | 6 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 79 | 47 | 1.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 54 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 52 | 2.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 43 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 64 | 31 | 1.4 | 3 | 4.6 |
| Nov | 51 | 23 | 1.1 | 3 | 9.2 |
| Dec | 42 | 14 | 0.9 | 3 | 14.4 |
| Year | 62 | 32 | 20.3 | 51 | 85.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Strontia Springs Dam, CO (5,840 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 Sedalia
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 14 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Sedalia: 4 flash floods, 4 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 lightning strikes, 2 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 9, and the NWS estimated $186,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 67 mph, on June 6, 2020.
May 7, 2017: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Sedalia — 1 killed, 1 injured, $5,000 damage.
June 30, 2019: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Sedalia — 8 injured.
NWS: “A group of climbers were injured by a nearby lightning strike, one critically.”
August 22, 2013: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Sedalia — $100,000 damage.
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 Sedalia's ZIP code 80135 have filed 15 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2006, and were paid $424,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 56 Colorado cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 13 have fewer than Sedalia.
Douglas County, which includes Sedalia, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 fires, 3 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 Douglas 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 $113.5 million a year, the 8th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $43.7 million (38%), 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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