NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Snowmass Village, 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 Snowmass Village, Colorado since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 2
- 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 Snowmass Village
The strongest of the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on June 20, 1975; its path came within 15 miles. The most recent tornado was on May 29, 2021. Of the 157 Colorado cities on this site, 87% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Snowmass Village. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2006, with stones of 0.75 inches (penny size). Of the 157 Colorado cities, 89% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Snowmass Village.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Snowmass Village
By decade
- 2020s1
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 1975 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2021 | Unrated | 18 mi | 0.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Snowmass Village
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Snowmass Village, from July 10, 2006: 0.75 inches (penny size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Snowmass Village
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Aspen Pitkin Co Airport, CO, 4 miles east of Snowmass Village at 7,720 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 48°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 9°F. April is the wettest at 1.8 inches of precipitation on average and December the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 14.8 inches over 50 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 2 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 212 nights a year. That 14.8 inches is more than at 37 of the 91 Colorado stations used on this site (41%). Aspen, 7 miles east, has its own station (Aspen 1SW, CO): 24.6 inches a year, 9.8 more than here, and a July average high of 76°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 9 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Feb | 38 | 12 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Mar | 46 | 21 | 1.0 | 4 |
| Apr | 55 | 28 | 1.8 | 6 |
| May | 65 | 35 | 1.5 | 5 |
| Jun | 77 | 42 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Jul | 82 | 48 | 1.6 | 6 |
| Aug | 80 | 47 | 1.5 | 5 |
| Sep | 72 | 40 | 1.4 | 4 |
| Oct | 60 | 29 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Nov | 45 | 19 | 1.0 | 4 |
| Dec | 34 | 9 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Year | 57 | 28 | 14.8 | 50 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Aspen Pitkin Co Airport, CO (7,720 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 Snowmass Village
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 7 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Snowmass Village: 2 flash floods, 2 floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 thunderstorm wind report. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $13,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 60 mph, on May 22, 2006.
May 29, 2023: flood 9 miles from the centre of Snowmass Village — 1 killed.
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
Pitkin County, which includes Snowmass Village, 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 Pitkin County a Relatively 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 $26.4 million a year, the 16th highest of 64 Colorado counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.5 million (48%), 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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